My 700 gallon basement system

[badflash]

How much is an Aquacube?

I think mine was about $200. I've never had to clean it or do anything to it in over 2 years. These need a big air pump to operate. I use a regen blower.

[catfish]

Where can I get the air supply you are talking about?

Also what model of Aquacube do you have and where can you find them?

[badflash]

Read this post.

Check ebay.

[catfish]

You mention that in your picture you have drilled 1" holes to help pick up solids. Does this then dump the solids into the biofilter or where do they go?

Also you mention the electric went up, have you been able to tell how much this system raised you bill each month?

[badflash]

The solids go into the sump and are sucked up bt the pump. They then are trapped bt the sand filter. For the aquarium system, they go into the bead filter. I clean the bead filter in a deep sink. The sand filer I backflush just like a pool filter.

[badflash]

Also you mention the electric went up, have you been able to tell how much this system raised you bill each month?

In winter with the heater on the system draws 3KW between the heater, pump and blower. My electrical cost is around 10 cents a KW-Hr. That is costing me $216 a month.

[catfish]

Also you mention the electric went up, have you been able to tell how much this system raised you bill each month?

In winter with the heater on the system draws 3KW between the heater, pump and blower. My electrical cost is around 10 cents a KW-Hr. That is costing me $216 a month.

So is the $216 your total bill or that is how much extra it is per month now that you have the Tilapia?

[davidstcldfl]

Catfish, I think the $216 is 'extra'. 'If' he heats his house with electric (in the freezing New York winters... ).....he owes his soul to the power company...

[Hotrodmike]

Hey Bad
Where in the world did you find a regenerative blower that small . We used to use those when I worked in plastics . They used the vaccumm side to pull the plastic up into the hoppers but I never knew they made them that small
Have A Kind Day
Mike

[badflash]

$216 is extra.

I got the blower from a guy on Aquabid. Turns out he lives less than an hour a way. It is a standard laboratory blower. They come in all sizes.