Actually the balls had been removed from my system and I was soaking them in bleach for a week and just used the machine to rinse them and spin dry. No I didn't use any softner.
Their bagged and put away for why I have no idea. I'll never use them on another reef system.
Ocnreef I know what your talking about. Whenever I crack the top of my canopy to help rid the heat build up, I get the same treatment from my wife that it's blinding her. She also loves when I run around the house turning everything off, of course she dosen't pay the electric bill. Running 720 watts all day long sure does wonders on the electric bill not including all the pumps.
