When I was setting up the aquarium I took a bunch of photos as I went along. I have compiled these into a time lapse movie. Couple of things to note: The wires on the bottom at the start are a Red Sea Root therm system. The bottom layer of substrate is laserite from Boronia... Read More

As setting up the new aquarium has involved a bunch of new equipment I have been looking online for the gear. This is less about price and more about choice. The online stores simply have a better range of gear and I am able to check out information online about the equipment... Read More

The lighting on the aquarium is going to be upgraded from 1×55 watt power compact and a 14 watt regular globe, to a setup with 4 x 55 watt power compact globes. This will be achieved with 3 light fixtures, 1 double fixture which will run down one of the edges of the tank,... Read More

One of the guys at Dius Computing has a show on at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. I wasn’t really sure what the show was going to be like, but at work Alexis is pretty quick on his feet when it comes to the witty responses. Well now you can see what the show is going to... Read More

I have had a planted aquarium for a couple of years now, and plants have grown ok in it. For a while I have been thinking upgrading to a high growth ‘nature’ aquarium. Inspired by Takashi Amano and the showcase at Aquatic Gardeners, I hope to create something that... Read More

Over the last month I made the mistake of believing that I could transfer my website between the Christmas and New Year break. This included getting the registration for the domain transfered as well. This took a bit longer than I expected, and the transfer finally completed... Read More

The Albert Sailing Club has started its Tuesday night racing series again. Daylight savings time has kicked in and that allows us to run a short race starting at 6:00pm. We had nearly 30 boats on the water which is great for the first night. I had my camera out last night and... Read More

The guys at Dius Computing have put up a new web site. Looks a heap better, and the design has been pushed out through the entire companies branding. A great professional looking website for an up and coming player in the IT marketplace. Read More

These parrots were snapped up in Port Douglas in Far North Queensland. I love the way they are looking back over their shoulders. Read More

Last weekend the Albert Sailing Club held its Annual General Meeting. On the whole it is a pretty sedate afair. While we didn’t have any of the committee positions contested we do have a committee full of dedicated people. I have been on the committee for a number of years,... Read More