xmas

[aquarium]

And GOOD SOLSTICE to you too!

We've had some colder-than-usual-this-time-of-year nights, so I went ahead and freeze-guarded the pumps. Took out the bottom drain plugs, set the multi-port valve to an in-between-notches setting and flipped the breakers to off.

And bought a new leaf net because the kids used the last one in some sort of jousting tournament. Their atonement is to net out any leaves between now and April. Which works better for me because putting my hands in the skimmer is painful with the water this cold.