What type of Cham? If you can I would meter the UV intensity in that area and see how many hours. Make sure to meter from inside whatever type of enclosure you plan on using. I meter in full sun and have seen 7.0ish drop to 4 or 5 from inside the mesh of the enclosure. If your only getting...
I find that mine starts stinking if there is die off. I recently bought 500 crix instead of my normal 250 and half were dead already and several of those made it into my keeper. I usually buy every two weeks but may order more quickly and cycle them out.
I have cut back my misting schedule by 30 seconds on each of the 4 intervals. Solely to make my water last longer. I added a little dripper to Mythos' side but still havent witnessed him drinking.
Table is holding up great. I add 2 gallons of water to my AquaZamp once every 4-5 days and...
I've only had the AquaZamp so I can't compare for you. I will say, I'm happy with it and I like that the water resevoir comes with it and that the pump attaches to the lid. Very easy installation.