Nyos skimmer 160... I’m at a loss

[lonewonderer]

Hello everyone, I’m I really confused and felt let down because of my nyos 160 skimmer. So I was browsing around and noticed that nyos 160 skimmers only use 18w of power. So I was like wow its really efficient. So I checked my apex and was surprised that it was using 52-55w. The skimmer is about 13 months old and I clean it every 4 months. No gunk, no debris nothing. So I emailed them and said that i need to buy a new pump which is kinda let down for a high end skimmer that fails quickly.

 

[Crabby48]

I read that from a few people. It seems that the norm even On new Nyos skimmers to use that much power

 

[lonewonderer]

I read that from a few people. It seems that the norm even On new Nyos skimmers to use that much power

Yeah, I mean it should be posted as “18-55w” not advertised as 18w : (

 

[Crabby48]

True. Haven’t turned my on yet to see. Found it funny they said buy a new pump.

 

[Fritzhamer]

I find that every skimmer (except deltec and Tunze) pulls twice what they advertise.

 

[lonewonderer]

I find that every skimmer (except deltec and Tunze) pulls twice what they advertise.

I’m just affraid that the pump is on hyper mode and might cause excessive heat to the tank. This should be addressed correctly by them.

 

[Crabby48]

I wonder how many calls or emails they get on this. I’m guess not enough or to many different tech guys that they don’t see them problem.
Maybe try and email them back saying that it’s a common problem and for them to check new ones.
Maybe it’s 18 watts in Europe

 

[lonewonderer]

Maybe huh. I don’t mind running it on 55w as long as it’s safe. But how about other people that looks for energy consimption? Like what happened with volkswagen.

 

[Fritzhamer]

My 120 is advertised as 8w. It pulls and has always pulled 26 watts!

 

[lonewonderer]

My 120 is advertised as 8w. It pulls and has always pulled 26 watts!

Pretty crazy huh!

 

[Fritzhamer]

Yeah it’s pretty messed up. Reef octopus is three or four times off as well.

 

[lake985]

For what it's worth, my bubble magus curve 7 is rated at 16W, but is currently pulling 72W according to my apex. I think this is a common occurrence and not specific to nyos.

 

[lonewonderer]

Yeah it’s pretty messed up. Reef octopus is three or four times off as well.

I wonder why don’t put the actual power consumption on thier ads. I know that it reads 18w out of water BUT who uses a protein skimmer without water? Lol

 

[60CubeReefer]

My 120 pulled ~25 watts. Opened a ticket with Ecotech, they sent a new pump and it pulled about the same.

Currently have a 220. It is currently pulling 41 watts.

 

[rkpetersen]

My eshopps S-200 skimmers, of similar capability as the nyos 160, each use 23-25 W. Listed as 18W, so not nearly as far off the mark as some other skimmers.

 

[AcanthurusRex]

Could be Neptunes power calculation on a reactive load are off. Has anyone compared number to a Killawatt or equivalent?

 

[Crabby48]

If my memory is right I remember reading about this on Neptune forums thinking it was a apex problem.
I believe Terence said his draws more then advertised
Not sure if there was even a point to this post lol

 

[lonewonderer]

My 120 pulled ~25 watts. Opened a ticket with Ecotech, they sent a new pump and it pulled about the same.

Currently have a 220. It is currently pulling 41 watts.

Mine went overboard. 53w for a 160 nyos

 

[roberthu526]

Yeah it’s pretty messed up. Reef octopus is three or four times off as well.

All four of my reef octopus skimmers seem to be in line with the labels. One of them is over five years old and are still pretty much dead on.

To OP, 50+ watt seems a little extreme. My super reef octopus 6000 external which is rated for 450 gallon heavy load tank is only pulling 57 watt.

 

[lonewonderer]

All four of my reef octopus skimmers seem to be in line with the labels. One of them is over five years old and are still pretty much dead on.

To OP, 50+ watt seems a little extreme. My super reef octopus 6000 external which is rated for 450 gallon heavy load tank is only pulling 57 watt.

Yeah that is what I’m thinking plus both knobs of the nyos are almost closed and still it does not overflow. Maybe its a bad motor. If it is i can only say wow! Less than 18 months and its already dead.