At first we weren't sure why Steve had to bring starfish, but after making the trek and seeing how difficult it is to even get off the main road his cave is on I can completely understand why he is relegated to serving livestock from his own tanks to guests...
The only thing I would ever run other than an American Beckett is an American needlewheel. You cant argue with the pics. It skims out bristleworms and brittle stars. Imagine what is does to smaller things. Id rather go skimmerless than use some Chinese garbage, or some overpriced Euro-garbage.