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Is that rubbermaid raised off the ground? That should be something else you should consider, basement floors get cold, it would probably help your electricty bill a little!
Depending on how much of a dip the drains have to take, it might not matter that much, a little U bend will probably help...
I think it all depends on how bad your water is going into it. The higher TDS the faster the filters will deplete, also putting a certain date range on filters is kind of silly, they don't know whether you're making 6 gallons a week or 600.
I usually change my filters when they visually look...
Wow..That's terrible!
Hearing stuff like this really burns me up, ruining someone elses holidays because people are too lazy to go out and get a freaking job!!!!!
I haven't used the cotton balls in a long time, I have better air flow without them. At one time I used a little piece of carbon filter pad in there...I thought it might help clean the air a little before it went into the skimmer...
It's hard to tell from the size of that picture...I don't...
I take apart my beckett's about once a month for a total cleaning. I have to say, disassembling them and cleaning the becketts makes all the difference!
I also squirt a little RO into air intake on the injectors at least once a week, this helps keep the air intakes from getting clogged.
I have the same problem when restarting my MRC. I basically play with the valve on my pump (turning it on and off) until the water "settles in" to the right height. I usually disconnect the waste container before I do this, the rush of air into the skimmer will usually trip the float in the...
I think it's really hit or miss. I have a Sohal which I thought was non agressive, until I put a 1/2 black mimic (which is of totally different coloration and body shape) in, the Sohal nearly killed him in about 2 hours, it got so bad that the mimic actually let me net it out.
I would also try...