Punchanello
Well-Known Member
This is by no means a new model and nothing more than a basic skimmer but for the benefit of people starting out in he hobby, I wanted to tell share my experience.
3 years ago I purchased my first ever protein skimmer - a Nyos Quantum. It looked great. Which, if I'm being honest, was one of the reasons I bought it despite my LFS recommending a Reef Octopus. It has worked fine for that period but got noisy a couple of weeks ago. I did all the maintenance but the pump noise continued. I tried to find a replacement pump but nothing doing here in Australia. I decided to use it as an excuse to buy a smaller skimmer for my new build.
I unboxed and assembled the Classic SSS in 5 minutes. No screwdrivers, no complicated assembly. Just hand tightening. Rinsed it quickly with RO water and put it straight in my sump. I more or less set it visually by twisting the adjusting pipe. None of the usually crazy overflowing. I set it, walked away and came back the next morning and it was bubbling along producing skimmate at the level I left it. I thought, surely it can't be that easy?
Sometimes you just have to experience 'okay' to appreciate what 'excellent' is. Just to the touch the acrylic was thick and more solid than my Nyos. Instead of having to remove 9 or so screws (with a screwdriver) and disassemble who knows how many components on my Nyos, I just need to hand unscrew 5 fasteners with the Classic. I could mess around constantly with the air intake and adjustment pipe on the Nyos and struggle to get some consistency. It tended to run high and overflow often even at the lowest setting with the sump level at the recommended height. Each time I cleaned it it would overflow. No such problems with the Classic. The classic It is quieter than the Nyos ever was.
If you are after a good quality, simple, entry level skimmer that does what it says on the box, I would recommend this product every time. It was half the price of the Nyos. I can't speak for it's performance over a few months or years but I am told to expect a long life. It's not the sexiest kit, but I won't mistake looks for quality again in this hobby.
3 years ago I purchased my first ever protein skimmer - a Nyos Quantum. It looked great. Which, if I'm being honest, was one of the reasons I bought it despite my LFS recommending a Reef Octopus. It has worked fine for that period but got noisy a couple of weeks ago. I did all the maintenance but the pump noise continued. I tried to find a replacement pump but nothing doing here in Australia. I decided to use it as an excuse to buy a smaller skimmer for my new build.
I unboxed and assembled the Classic SSS in 5 minutes. No screwdrivers, no complicated assembly. Just hand tightening. Rinsed it quickly with RO water and put it straight in my sump. I more or less set it visually by twisting the adjusting pipe. None of the usually crazy overflowing. I set it, walked away and came back the next morning and it was bubbling along producing skimmate at the level I left it. I thought, surely it can't be that easy?
Sometimes you just have to experience 'okay' to appreciate what 'excellent' is. Just to the touch the acrylic was thick and more solid than my Nyos. Instead of having to remove 9 or so screws (with a screwdriver) and disassemble who knows how many components on my Nyos, I just need to hand unscrew 5 fasteners with the Classic. I could mess around constantly with the air intake and adjustment pipe on the Nyos and struggle to get some consistency. It tended to run high and overflow often even at the lowest setting with the sump level at the recommended height. Each time I cleaned it it would overflow. No such problems with the Classic. The classic It is quieter than the Nyos ever was.
If you are after a good quality, simple, entry level skimmer that does what it says on the box, I would recommend this product every time. It was half the price of the Nyos. I can't speak for it's performance over a few months or years but I am told to expect a long life. It's not the sexiest kit, but I won't mistake looks for quality again in this hobby.
