Recent content by Alice B

Fixing a singer 201 sewing machine

I entered POTM in January or Febrary, so I think I have skipped at least one contest. Obsidian is 2 years old, spayed, curious, and actually opened her incision when she was spayed so she didn't get adopted with her siblings. she was a Next Door rescue. she is the only one that needed staples...

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I lost a bristlenose I'd had for 12 years to a crappy floor model portable AC in 2023. Glad I got my central back on, sold all portables. If the central fails again I have 2 window units. For winter I heat with a woodstove. (although I got a heat strip for the central, the cost per month to...

I just unplug my heaters when I turn the AC on. Outdoor fish - koi and goldfish - as much aeration as I can provide. I do put shade cloth over koi pond if temps are going to be consistently over 100, haven't yet this year. I overpump - 1800 gph pump on a 700 gallon 2 level pond. 4800 gph on...

if we are lucky outdoor temp drops to 80 at night in July august and september

I broke the bank and replaced my central air last summer. I don't run tank heaters in summer at all, house thermostat is set for 77 which is about perfect for fish and the new ac does the job

Well my Kubotai loach and yoyo loaches are getting along fine in my 29 gallon. They only get shrimp pellets most days, tropical shrimp pie once a week or so. The guppies were kind of accidental but are thriving and multiplying and the chinese algae eater keeps things tidied up. Air driven UG and...

I'm running all sand in my cory tank now - trilineatus and sterbai. They seem to be doing ok together.

I don't remember but it might be 8, it's a small one

I only use a UV light if dealing with ich or another infectious parasite. and then only for about a month. My UV is in the shed

I need to re-read the Foundation series. I have Tolkien memorized so I limit myself to reading LOTR every 10 years or so. Roger Zelazny's Amber series was very good. I own all of those too. And all of Marian Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. Takes me a whole summer to reread Darkover. I don't...

it relaxes muscles. All muscles, so yeah that might be an option, but in a bath it's pretty good for back muscles