Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
I agree, MRC makes an excellent external skimmer and that would be my choice if i was using an external, if you decide on an internal i would recommend an ASM or a euroreef. but it all comes down to personal preference