Payouts Experiment: TIDES vs FPPS

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I asked about a month ago if anyone had data on different payout structures (TIDES vs FPPS Payouts) but no one got back to me so about a week ago (2025.06.02) I started a payouts experiment at home with an S9 to build a dataset for myself on which pool payout type is best for home miners.

Some quick parameters:
Machine: 1x S9 running BraiinsOS
Why an S9?: It’s what I have on hand and I know a lot of plebs use them for space heaters.
Hashrate: Hashrate is split 50/50 using Braiins Pool Groups. Half to OCEAN with my own DATUM gateway and half to Braiins.
Why Braiins?: I’m aware there are cheaper FPPS pools out there, but Braiins has lightning payout which is essential for this little amount of hashrate.
Run time: I have a stupid time of use plan with my utility where electricity rates double or triple from 1300-1900 on weekdays so the miner is shut off then, on all other times (thanks Home Assistant automations).
Wattage: 800-1000w depending on how hot my garage is getting.

Is it the best experiment? Probably not but it’s what I came up with. I think it reflects my actual usage during the heating season.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I’ll post updates on this thread.

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A week in and Braiins is crushing OCEAN.

Totals so far:
Braiins 1678 sats
OCEAN 792 sats

Some interesting notes:
OCEAN has had terrible luck finding blocks since I started this. I think at one point it went 85-ish hours between blocks. My OCEAN account has 1933 sats in the share window, so if OCEAN goes on a tear finding blocks it should catch up and/or surpass Braiins.

Initial takeaways:
If you’re mining in the short term, FPPS is seemingly more profitable. If you’re running long term (ie heating season), I expect to see OCEAN be more profitable but that’s dependent on how often they’re finding blocks which is dependent on the overall hashrate of the pool.

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We have crossed the rubicon. I have finally provided enough shares for the entirety of the OCEAN share window.

Current stats (2025.06.13 8:57am MST):
Braiins 2233 sats
OCEAN 1357 sats (with 2307 sats estimated in the share window)

Braiins is still winning but the spread is tightening.

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