Posts Tagged ‘house’

Lounge, Stairwell and Landing Decoration (Before)

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Since we moved in last August 2006 after having the damp course fixed, we’ve been waiting for the walls to dry out, before we could decorate. A decorator has been found, and we’ve decided to have all the walls lined in the lounge, stairwell and landing, and then painted with antic white paint. (almost white but not quite). Esther’s booked into the cattery, and we are off to Plymouth for 10 days, whilst the decorator is in residence. Here are some photos before:-

Lounge

Lounge1 Before Decor

Lounge3 Before Decor

Lounge4 Before Decor

Lounge5 Before Decor

Lounge6 Before Decor

Stairs and stairwell

Lounge2 Before Decor

Stairs2 Before Decor

Stairs1 Before Decor

Stairs3 Before Decor

Landing

Landing1 Before Decor

Landing2 Before Decor

Another stealth mission…

Friday, April 13th, 2007

I picked up six new tanks for the fish house this evening, six 30x12x15inch tanks, these will be used for breeding only. Pictures to follow. It’s going to take me a few weeks, to install them in the fish house.

New Gearbox .. Ouch!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Oh and just when I thought I was flush with money this month, the gearbox in the Yellow Peril broke, it’s not been happy selecting 2nd Gear for over 12 months, and then it stopped going into 2nd Gear!

New gearbox required!

New Gearbox!
If you look carefully, the new silver thing is the new shiny gearbox! Hope this one does 157,000 miles!

Spring’s Warming Up..

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Since, I’ve put all the insulation in the fish house, it’s warming up nicely now at a constant room temperature of 26 degrees C. I’ll need to put an air conditioning unit in there soon, if it becomes too hot.

Esther on Alfred!

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Esther and Alfred
Esther on Alfred!

Possible Pair of N.Adoketa

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Lots of flaring of gills in the quarantine tank, I think there is a possible pair of N.Adoketa. These small South American Cichlids are very aggressive, I may have to seperate before the end of the qurantine period, otheriwse I may experience loses.

I’ve finished sealing the plastered ceiling in the fish house this evening with a PVA/water solution ready to paint with white emlusion paint.

The additional air compressor is causing a larger buzz/hum, which can now be heard in the master bedroom above. I may beed to move the air pumps.

Mystery Tree in the front garden.

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

We’ve finally worked out what one of the trees in our front garden is.

It’s a Magnolia Tree!

Magnolia 1

Magnolia 2

Magnolia 3

Magnolia 4

Outstanding projects

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

I finally completed the centralised ring system for the supply of air to the individual tanks via Algarde right-angled elbows, air clamps and standard 4mm silicone air piping. I’ve used 22mm Speedfit piping for the main ring system. This was left over from the old fish house. This project has been well over-due, and should have been completed before I moved the tanks into the new fish house, it’s also given me the opputunity to add another 55lph Hailea ACO-308, so the total air on the centralised ring system is approximately 95lph, handy for those 2 foot deep tanks.

I’ve also laid some carpet on the fish house floor, to insulate the fish house a bit more, it’s also more comfortable when lying on the floor to take photographs! I’ve had this carpets months, it was obtained from the York Freecycle Group. Finally installed.

The N.Adoketa are colouring up well, I may have two males, and one female, the two smaller fish, are to small to sex.

A very special fish – Nannacara adoketa

Friday, March 30th, 2007

I saw these fanastic, stunning, excellent South American Dwarf Cichlids two weeks ago in a local tropical fish shop in York. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the quarantine space to purchase these fish at the time, and was tempted to purchase them, and ask the shop to keep them a few weeks for me. (All fish into the fish house is quarantined, before moving to different holding/breeding/display tanks)

I didn’t purchase them two weeks ago, and I didn’t post a blog entry either, just in case any other readers snapped them up! (crafty eh!). I’ve only ever seen Nannacara anomala, which I had a pair of many years ago, and successfully bred – another lovely South American Dwarf Cichlid, until 12 months ago, when a local fishkeeper, which specialises in Rare South American Cichlids, show me he/she had managed to breed successfully Nannacara adoketa – but he/she wasn’t selling any young, despite how much money I offered! It is possible that these are the young fish sold to a local shop, because I know he/she visits the same shop.

But I did purchase them today. Five Nannacara adoketa in total, three large fish, and two smaller fish. (Well it was payday!)

Nannacara adoketa1
Four Nannacara adoketa photographed from above, in Fintro.

Nannacara adoketa2
Single Nannacara adoketa, poor picture, try and get some better pictures.

I’ll quarantine the fish, feed them up for a few months, and later get a breeding tank ready.

False Zebra Plecos

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

I saw a few of my False Zebra Plecos this evening at feeding time, when feeding the Congo Tetras Tetra Prima, it’s the first time in months, maybe ever – I’ve seen them since adding them to the tank in July 2006, I know there in the tank because I can see movement under the bogwood. Maybe now I’ve included some “dither” fish, to the tank, they are happier!

Fish house temperature has decreased recently to just below 20 degrees C, which is unsual because it’s been a steady 23 degrees C average, I found an insulated panel, that was causing a draft since, the aluminium tape had come un-stuck. Fixed with gaffer tape!