Aquarium Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/hobbies-pastimes/aquarium/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:55:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Aquarium Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/hobbies-pastimes/aquarium/ 32 32 2696646 Derwen and Dingle https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/09/derwen-and-dingle/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/09/derwen-and-dingle/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:55:29 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=40807 After an exciting Friday on the sea, we had a slightly more relaxed Saturday. Steve headed home feeling a little battered and bruised. I was quite tired too. However, while he was here I suggested we all meet up in Derwen Garden Centre on Saturday. We checked with Anna and Biddy and they were keen...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/04/algae-free/feed/ 0 37421 Aquarium Algae https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/12/aquarium-algae/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/12/aquarium-algae/#respond Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:56:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=36941 I let my aquarium slip a little after my heart attack. I wasn’t really up to maintaining it as lugging heavy buckets of water around was out of the question. It did OK as it is quite self-sufficient, but it did suddenly get a little overwhelmed with algae after a while. Balanced Ecosystem The tank...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/12/aquarium-algae/feed/ 0 36941 Shrimps by Post https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/02/shrimps-by-post/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/02/shrimps-by-post/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:52:44 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=35800 I’m not entirely sure of the ethics from an animal welfare point of view or sending shrimps in the post but it seems to have worked OK. Battling Algae I was getting something of a build up of algae in my planted aquarium so need some Amano Shrimps to help keep on top of it....

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/02/shrimps-by-post/feed/ 1 35800 An Altogether Better Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:02:52 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=29572 I’m pleased to report that Sunday went a little better than Saturday did. Running through the Bluebells It started with a nice trail run around Penglais Woods in the early morning sunshine. The ground beneath the trees was awash with Bluebells and the birds were singing in the trees. I put in a half decent...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/feed/ 0 29572 More Aquarium Repairs https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/11/more-aquarium-repairs/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/11/more-aquarium-repairs/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:04:22 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=27826 Unfortunately, the most recent set of repairs I made to my failing aquarium didn’t work. I tried emailing Aquatlantis again but had no response from them. They seem to have washed their hands of the matter and clearly don’t want to help. So, I have now had another go at making repairs. This time I drained...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/11/more-aquarium-repairs/feed/ 1 27826 Fish Tank Rebuild – Back to the Drawing Board https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild-back-to-the-drawing-board/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild-back-to-the-drawing-board/#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:18:07 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=27208 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...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild-back-to-the-drawing-board/feed/ 0 27208 Fish Tank Rebuild – Refilling https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild-refilling/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild-refilling/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:50:35 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=27181 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...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild-refilling/feed/ 0 27181 Fish Tank Rebuild https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild/#respond Sat, 01 Sep 2018 10:08:39 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=27154 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...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/fish-tank-rebuild/feed/ 0 27154 Aquarium Issues https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/aquarium-issues/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/aquarium-issues/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:22:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26135 I haven’t mentioned my aquarium or the aquascape within it for quite a while. It was all looking really good lately though and the plants, fish and shrimp inhabitants were all doing well. That was until I noticed the bracing piece of glass in the middle of the tank had fallen off! Actually, one end...

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