A Simple Life of Luxury

Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means

Monthly Archive: September 2018

Failed Sealant 0

Aquarium

Fish Tank Rebuild – Back to the Drawing Board

Well, the more substantial repairs that I made to my Aquatlantis fish tank didn’t last long. I refilled it earlier in the week hoping that the repairs would hold up. Within about 8 hours though they had failed so I’m back to square one. The sealant holding the brace to the side of the tank...

Fixed Fish Tank 0

Aquarium

Fish Tank Rebuild – Refilling

Well, after rebuilding my fish tank last week, I left it over the weekend with very little water in it so that the sealant could fully dry. Today I refilled it gradually with water so as not to stress the fish too much and so that I could keep an eye on the structural integrity...

Swim Start 1

Lifestyle / Quadrathlon

Shrewsbury Quadrathlon 2018 – Race Report

Once again, Anna’s birthday weekend fell on the same week as the Shrewsbury Triathlon and Quadrathlon. I was competing in the Quad so Anna was treated to a weekend away! See, I’m a true romantic at heart, taking my wife away for a family camping trip on her birthday and even swimming, kayaking, cycling and...

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General

Luna

Our cats are still a little odd. Luna does at least like spending time with us and comes into the lounge most evenings for a bit of a head rub. She even posed for a photo the other day. So, as it’s Anna’s birthday, here’s a ‘Happy Birthday’ to Anna from Luna

Wooden Brace 0

Aquarium

Fish Tank Rebuild

I’ve had a few issues with my Aquatlantis Fusion fish tank lately. As I mentioned back in February, the main brace that holds it together across the top of the tank had fallen off. I glued it back on, but as the tank had bowed a little there was quite a big (0.5-1cm) gap between...