If you seriously want to cut your electric bills you must shop around for the best supplier. I would recommend doing this before trying any other money saving method on this website. You could honestly save up to £450 a year! It is very quick and easy to do. You just enter your details on a price comparison website to see the different tariffs. If you find a tariff that suits you and is cheaper than your current supplier, then click on it, and you can sign up in a couple of minutes. You will not...
CAUTION >>>> FISH TANKS MULTIPLY!!!! If you love keeping fish then pretty soon the community tank in your living room just isn’t enough! You will want to get an even bigger tank to house more of your favourite fish. Or how about a second tank to keep a different species? Maybe you would like to start a breeding project? Before you know it, you will have tanks scattered all around your house and you may start thinking about building a dedicated fish room. A fish room or fish house,...
If you are serious about saving money on your electric bills and doing your bit to help the environment then you need to get an electric monitor! There are lots of different ways to reduce your electric consumption but they are wasted if you have no way of seeing how much electric you are using and how much you are saving! The Wattson In my opinion, the best monitor you can buy is the Wattson by Kyoto. You can buy one in our Eco-store. They are easy to use and set up, and look great in your home....
If you keep tropical fish then heating the tanks will be your biggest expense. Most tropical fish come from much warmer places than the UK and usually come from large rivers or lakes so the temperature is kept quite stable. This is very important if we want to keep our fish healthy and happy. Sudden changes of temperature by even just a couple of degrees can seriously stress your fish. Stressed fish are much more likely to suffer from an illness as their immune system will be weakened. If you are...
Running your own fish house can be great way to spend your free time. I use my fish house as a little escape from my busy and hectic life. Just half an hour on my own, in the shed, feeding and tending to my fish leaves me feeling relaxed, refreshed, and ready to face the world! However, it is easy to forget that your fish house can also be a very dangerous place to be and work in! They are often small, confined spaces, with gallons of water, heavy tanks, and electricity. Please keep yourself safe...
If your fish house is in your garage or adjacent to the house, and you have gas or oil fired central heating, then why not put in a radiator? I would not recommend running the central heating just to heat the fish house. But in the winter months you will be heating the house anyway. So the fish house will be heated for free! If you are thinking about using this method there are a couple of things to think about; - The fish house needs to be fairly close to the boiler or another radiator. - You should...