my comment was specific to nicehash, and my antminers:
search online about how to configure your nicehash connection so that it only reports "up" if profitability is above a chosen amount.  The profitability amount is configured through the password you use.   I don't have the instructions, and I am on the other side of the worked from my miners and home;  I did a google search and found it easily when I first configured it.  I have nicehash as my primary which is always down unless the profitability is high enough;  and zpool as my secondary which is up 99% of the time.  my 3rd pool is nicehash without the special password configuration so that it will failover to it if zpool has a stratum disconnect.

Since zpool has been under ~0.0050mBTC/Gh in the past few weeks;  That's the threshold I set for myself.