I'm also on the FR Colorado. Mine took an age to get to beetle stage (over 3 months) and now I have a billion beetles only. No sign of small worms yet, but I'm thinking that our dry conditions just put everything into slow motion.
mine is 250 watt, but I have horizontal nipples in stead of more usual vertical ones.
I found the vertical nipples froze, but since changing to horizontal nipples, have had no issues. (-25C today)
I think the vertical nipples are longer, so would be more prone to freezing as the extremely of...
ha, yeah, again shouldn't have been in there :D
I know the heater is via a thermocube, and I assume the pump is the same?
This is my project for Monday.
I use those small blue barrels that many companies throw away with seal-able lockable tops.
Mine come from a company that makes vitamin pills - they get the raw materials in these containers and either throw them away or sell them on for $10-15 (all are food grade)
I use them to keep BOSS...
It seems like some HOAs in Jeffco are not following the county's lead.
Trying to get a straight answer about Westridge is proving tricky - I'm going to the Taj tomorrow to talk to someone