Dr. Pete Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hopefully, somebody can help me with this. I received the Bubble Magus NAC QQ protein skimmer today. This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway. What do I do with the little plastic piece that looks like a tooth pick? I'm not sure where this fits into the skimmer. I can post a pic if needed. Thanks. Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Is that part of the pump? It disassembles easily enough, but I don't a similar looking piece. I'll attach a pic. Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I can't quite figure out how to attach pics with my chromebook. Here is a link for pics at Picasa though. https://picasaweb.google.com/10843488405235...CLzruv_4v5WS7QE Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Thanks for attaching the pics. Link to comment
solefald Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yep. Definitely looks like an impeller shaft. You will have to open the pump intake and pull out the impeller assembly to see it, but I think this one is just a spare. Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Good to know. Thanks very much. Link to comment
solefald Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Let me know how you like this skimmer. I am less than impressed with my AquaticLife 115 mini skimmer and going with external fuge/sump, so a better skimmer is on my list of things to spend money on Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yep. Definitely looks like an impeller shaft. You will have to open the pump intake and pull out the impeller assembly to see it, but I think this one is just a spare. The impellar shaft that comes preinstalled in the pump is made of metal. I replaced it with the ceramic one as seen in this pic. So...metal vs ceramic. Are there any pros or cons to using either one? Link to comment
spoonnz Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 the metal ones tend to rust they are normally steel or cheap grade stainless steel and dont last that long. one also wants to avoid metals in the tank ( unless titanium or high grade stainless) Link to comment
JDK Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Let me know how you like this skimmer. I am less than impressed with my AquaticLife 115 mini skimmer and going with external fuge/sump, so a better skimmer is on my list of things to spend money on +1 and off topic but I agree 115 Mini was a waste of money IMO. Skimmer upgrade coming this week- AquaMaxx HOB-1 Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 the metal ones tend to rust they are normally steel or cheap grade stainless steel and dont last that long. one also wants to avoid metals in the tank ( unless titanium or high grade stainless) Thanks. That makes sense. Link to comment
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