new skimmer reef octo Vs nyos

[Aaronreef]

I'm looking for a new skimmer
Can anyone help me between reef octopus and nyos ?

 

[Jekyl]

I have a reef octo HoB and love it

 

[Miller535]

I have never had a nyos. But I have had 2 Reef octopus skimmers now, and loved them both.

 

[Frogspon]

I have never had a nyos. But I have had 2 Reef octopus skimmers now, and loved them both.

I have a reef octo HoB and love it

+1 on reef octopus. Have their HOB and it's quiet, efficient, and leak free. No problems so far. Can't ask for much more.

 

[azazello]

Reef octopus, Nyos never worked as well as reef octopus for me

 

[DC Reefer]

I have both. I have had two Reef octopus skimmers going for 8+ years. Been happy with them but feel like I have to replace the pumps more often than I should (on 3rd of 4th pump on my largest one). I have a Nyos 120 on my Red Sea 170 and have liked it (6 months into it). It is very quiet (but also a lot smaller than my Reef Octos). The build quality on the Nyos is a bit higher but have not seen it perform better than the Reef Octopus. On the Reef Octopus skimmers I run Avast Marine swabbies and external skimmate storage so I don't touch them but every few months.

 

[Aaronreef]

I do like the look of the reef octopus more to be honest
I'm looking at the regal Vs the elite any suggestions between the two

 

[Aaronreef]

I have both. I have had two Reef octopus skimmers going for 8+ years. Been happy with them but feel like I have to replace the pumps more often than I should (on 3rd of 4th pump on my largest one). I have a Nyos 120 on my Red Sea 170 and have liked it (6 months into it). It is very quiet (but also a lot smaller than my Reef Octos). The build quality on the Nyos is a bit higher but have not seen it perform better than the Reef Octopus. On the Reef Octopus skimmers I run Avast Marine swabbies and external skimmate storage so I don't touch them but every few months.

I was looking at the nyos because of its smaller size but was unsure of being smaller would have a negative effect on the performance

What pumps are your reef octopus skimmers running? I've read they are rated for around 10years under normal usage?

 

[Kershaw]

I have the 150 elite int and love how quite it is. Keep in mind i don’t have a tank at the moment so have only run it a sump to make sure it works. And have owned many classic used octos in the past. And they all perform well.
with that said I am not a fan of the pumps that come on the classic models. I prefer the bubble blaster pumps and various pumps.

 

[MrsBugmaster]

Reef Octopus

 

[DC Reefer]

I would be happy with another Nyos. Next time one of my pumps go out will likely change skimmers and they are high on my list to look at again...

 

[mdb_talon]

Never had a Nyos but have 3 reef octopus of various sizes on different systems and rarely had an issue. They are all 6+ years old with an average age of about 7 years. Changed one pump and 2 impellers in total in that time.

 

[DHill6]

Nyos 120 on reefer 170, smaller size doesn’t impact performance. Had a Nyos 160 on a 75, also worked great, quiet.

 

[Aaronreef]

I've found a reef octopus elite 200 int
Does anyone own one ? I need to know how tall it is when the collection cup is removed? Or obviously how tall the collection cup is on its own

 

[Kershaw]

23.2” the nice thing about the elite is it is a twist lock cup so it comes off easy you may only need another 1/2 inch to get it off. Sorry I have the 150 so can’t give you size of cup

 

[Aaronreef]

23.2” the nice thing about the elite is it is a twist lock cup so it comes off easy you may only need another 1/2 inch to get it off.

Thanks that's the total height with the cup attached? I need to know how tall it is without the cup.
My sump is an odd design and have to remove the collection cup to access parts of the filtration

 

[Kershaw]

Thanks that's the total height with the cup attached? I need to know how tall it is without the cup.
My sump is an odd design and have to remove the collection cup to access parts of the filtration

Might be able to do the math. Or contact them

 

[Kershaw]

Dis regard that does not give you info you need. I tried looking up replacement cups. But no luck

 

[Aaronreef]

i did try and figure it out but as you say it doesn't actually give the cup size and I also couldn't find replacement cups, I have emailed to ask the question but wondered if anyone here had one

 

[Aaronreef]

What sort of price would be reasonable for a used elite 200 int ( pump outside)