We have all watched Blue Planet 2 (go watch it right now if you haven’t already) and it has started a lot of conversations about living ‘green’ and looking after the planet around us. I have always been aware of my responsibility to be green but not acted on it as much as I would […]
Category: Home
Home Automation – My Start
OK, I think all geeks must have thought about stepping into home automation at least a few times so I decided to finally give it a go. During my first hour of research it all seemed too daunting and confusing because there are so many systems at such different prices and so many different systems that dont appear to work alongside each […]
A New House
Some people may recall that we have been looking at houses on and off for a few years but always put the search on hold using excuses like ‘I dont know what I will be doing for work in a years time’. After years of procastinating we finally started to look again with the target of being […]
Remove algae from tropical fish tank
I am having a few problems with an algae bloom in my community tropical fish tank and thought it may be helpful to other to explain the causes/fixes for this very common problem now that I am starting to win the battle
A new fish Tank
As a good way of getting some pets into a small rented flat we decided on a tropical fish tank as an attempt to not annoy the landlord. I have wanted fish for a long time but never been brave enough to let the moths out of the wallet and actually buy some. The tank […]