So I decided to do a complete fishtank makeover. The "easy fishkeeping" DVD that came with the tank suggested all I needed to do was lay some gravel, plant some plants, fill it up with water, bung in some fish and voila! - fishtank done. I've since done a little more reading (interpret that as many hours scouring the internet for advice) and have adjusted my technique slightly...
Unfortunately the fish I chose aren't exactly known for their ability to survive in the fluctuating conditions of a brand new tank, so I'm afraid that I've had a 50% mortality rate :(
At least I seem to be able to grow plants.
Craig and Sharelle came up last week for a visit, along with the intention to do some work in our backyard, which was awesome. They cleared a heap of leaves/weeds/trees and we are discovering that there might actually be some useful ground under all that rubbish. Now we're envisioning terraces, drainage systems, grass, plants, maybe a goat.
All these garden beds are emerging from under a decade's worth of leaf litter...
Now we have one GIANT pile of rubbish (not that you can really tell from the photo). You might get a better idea of how much is there by the fact that we took a couple of loads away to the tip today, which totaled half a ton. And that was slightly less than half the pile. Sigh.
At least now we have put a significant dent into the cleanup effort (well - Craig and Sharelle have put a significant dent into the cleanup effort)(enourmous thankyou). Now it's a race to see if we can get the rest done before it all accumulates again. I still think the goat is not that bad an idea :)
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