Skimmer Recommendation with reefmat considerations

ReefMonkey13 · Dec 24, 2022

Hi All,

As title mentioned looking for skimmer recommendations for a nuvo 100-ext (approximately 90 gallons) and approximately 20 gallon sump running a Red Sea reefmat 500.

thanks in advance for your guidance

blaxsun · Dec 24, 2022

I like my Nyos Quantum 160, but you may want to look at the new Red Sea DC skimmers they just released.

ReefMonkey13 · Dec 24, 2022

Thanks will look into the NYOS 160.
I did watch one of the BRS videos citing to under size slimmers since the reefmat is very efficient at removing detritus prior to it being available on the water column for the skimmer to remove. They suggested to undersize the skimmer. Would a NYOS 120 be more suitable?

blaxsun · Dec 24, 2022

ReefMonkey13 said:
Thanks will look into the NYOS 160.
I did watch one of the BRS videos citing to under size slimmers since the reefmat is very efficient at removing detritus prior to it being available on the water column for the skimmer to remove. They suggested to undersize the skimmer. Would a NYOS 120 be more suitable?

Yes, the Nyos 120 or Red Sea RSK-300 would probably be the two I'd look at. There's another really good skimmer from Italy, but I'm drawing a blank this morning... Ultra Reef?

normsreef · May 30, 2023

ReefMonkey13 said:
Hi All,

As title mentioned looking for skimmer recommendations for a nuvo 100-ext (approximately 90 gallons) and approximately 20 gallon sump running a Red Sea reefmat 500.

thanks in advance for your guidance

Hey wondering if you still have this set up. Purchasing the IM nuvo 100 EXT I’d like to set up sump so I can run the Red Sea reefmat and a skimmer. Could you give me more info please?

apb03 · May 30, 2023

I have a Nyos 160 and a Reefmat 1200, definitely don't get a lot of skimmate anymore, but the Nyos didn't have a huge cup either. I can go a week now before it's full, which is nice.

normsreef · May 31, 2023

apb03 said:
I have a Nyos 160 and a Reefmat 1200, definitely don't get a lot of skimmate anymore, but the Nyos didn't have a huge cup either. I can go a week now before it's full, which is nice.

That’s exactly what I was thinking for my size tank. Which sump are you running? I’m hoping to also fit a narrow ATO in there but I know space is limited!

apb03 · May 31, 2023

normsreef said:
That’s exactly what I was thinking for my size tank. Which sump are you running? I’m hoping to also fit a narrow ATO in there but I know space is limited!

I have a Waterbox sump, it's 45ish gallons or so. Was able to get the 1200 to fit but I had to do a hack. You really need a good 15 inches for the 1200 if you include the hose. I had to hard plumb it so that it would fit in 12 inches.

Lex_510 · Aug 2, 2023

apb03 said:
I have a Waterbox sump, it's 45ish gallons or so. Was able to get the 1200 to fit but I had to do a hack. You really need a good 15 inches for the 1200 if you include the hose. I had to hard plumb it so that it would fit in 12 inches.

Any pics on how you hard plumped

Lex_510 · Aug 2, 2023

ReefMonkey13 said:
Hi All,

As title mentioned looking for skimmer recommendations for a nuvo 100-ext (approximately 90 gallons) and approximately 20 gallon sump running a Red Sea reefmat 500.

thanks in advance for your guidance

What you end up going with