Recent content by stormook

Thanks. I actually have a replacement gage (or two), but since I can still read this one I have not bothered to change it.

That's what I thought but air did build up in my filter, quite a bit sometimes. Now nothing.

I could only find a very old thread when I was looking for a way to automatically vent the air from my filter. So based on some information there I made one. The most expensive part was the brass vent itself (less than $11.00), the rest is a 1/2 inch threaded pvc T, two threaded st. ells, two...

I originally used lead fishing sinkers with wire run through them but the wire would eventually wear through the lead and the sinkers would fall off. I then switched to brass copper tubing nuts of various sizes attaching them with electrical wire at intervals on the hose for best hose depth.

I had the same problem with my Betta 1 and the Barracuda hose. I used weights to take the hose slightly below the surface but that did not work too well and it hung up often. But after I got the Betta 2 the problem went away for the most part, I still use the weights but I think the Betta 2 is...

Needless to say we do not get much rain in Southern CA. I keep my water level about two inches above the skimmer entry opening and installed an automatic pool fill device when I had my pool remodeled in Jan. of 2021 since I was tired of filling the pool every two weeks or so, and sometimes...

Sorry about the delay, I do not check in too often. As Orion said, I got the Betta 2 for $200. When I called about my last Betta 1 failure Vivian just said they would sell me the Betta 2 for $200 even. After I got it and before thirty days had passed I did purchase the 3 year warranty also...

The new motors are not covered by the propeller at all so maybe that is what they meant my self cleaning. My other Bettas all developed a lot of calcium (lime) build-up inside the propellers and inside the motor rotor and I thought that was what was taking them out since it put a strain on the...

I saw the various extended warranties on their website and when you get the new one there is a card inside the box telling about the warranty choices. I too hope this model has a much improved life expectancy. We will be among the first to know.

Well it is still working, of course it has only been a day and a half. It may be my imagination but this one seems even quieter than the original Betta. Anyway, the new one has very different motors and propellers and no longer has the blue and red lights in the back, just green flashing LED's...

Hey Dan. I contacted Instapark and Vivian said I could send it in for repair, for $60, or they would sell me the new Betta II (now showing on Amazon) at a discount. I would not consider sending it in for repair since when I sent my second new one in for repair it only lasted three days before...

Hi again everyone. I was sorry to hear that Orion's Betta failed. I was thinking he had the the only bullet proof one out there. The last time I wrote (in Dec.) my fifth new Betta had failed and I was going to ask for a refund finally but Vivian said she would send another one, refurbished...

Well, the new Betta I received in August (the 5th. one) began failing in late Nov. At first I thought its intermittent operation was do to some cloudy days but that turned out not to be the problem. The problem, once again was the motors, specifically the left one, it was magnetically seizing...

Mine does the same thing at different times. Sometimes it runs all night then stops to recharge during the day. Other times it seems to run all day and night. These things have very idiosyncratic behavior and I have stopped worrying about it as long as it always re-starts.