Yes it does rise and no it doesn't rise to unlimited. Over time it rises to a limit.
I would have liked to see that Ed, shame your collection was lost due to a heating malfunction.
I cut my tap water with rain water to reduce TDS. My planted tank has been running for over 10yrs. Try to match the TDS of the tank water to that of my tap water. Do about 30+% weekly water changes and run medium high tech with low fish stock.
I don't like the air too dry in the house, and I hate it when you go into a glasshouse and the air is drier than it should be.
Reminds me of a now deceased old school independent lfs. He ran more than two hundred large open topped tanks in a large space heated room. Specs always steam up when you went inside and the carpet runners between the racks of tanks squelched as you walked on them. Good fish though, but you could taste the air. Always thought I should wear Wellies when spending my pocket money at his shop.
Have you thought about Bristol Botanical Gardens. Wife & I used to be members but we found it more cost effective to be paying day visitors.
Last time I visited a couple of years ago the Tropical Biome was looking a bit shabby and the plants were not in the best of shape.
I used to be a friend, and we took the students there when it was still at Bracken House (Leigh Woods end of the suspension bridge), but I've never actually been to its present incarnation (by the Halls of Residence in Stoke Bishop), and I really should visit.
This problem of over insulating probably came to light 80s and 90s when loft insulation grants were pushed by goverments and local authority. Insulation pushed right into the roof eaves instead of a gap were the wall cavity is,resulting in mould in the bedrooms underneath.
In my country it is.. Houses get an Energy Label nowadays.. Than if you want to sell it, this label reflects in it's value. I think such an A house all doors and windows closed could be called Hermetosphere.. Good for Wabi Kusa tho..
Same in the UK. The daftest of things can effect your rating. By law a property can only be offered for sale if it has an energy rating. God only knows how my present home would be rated, it was built in 1485.
My mate sold his 1930's house, with I think a B energy rating. He had double glazing, condensing boiler, loft insulation, floorboard sealing downstairs (breathable membrane ?) and when was re-plastered was done with insulated plaster board on exterior walls.
I like that, might be a unique selling point. I'm not intending to move, but I'm pretty sure our house's EPC rating would be C or lower.
Building Regs & Listing are often at loggerheads. Thank God the modern 16th century extension put in a chimney and an upstairs. Wouldn't swap for a modern house though could be tempted by an Art Deco house.
We just lost in 18months our two cats the younger cat passed away first aged 18 we think his mother Soot must have been just under 20 died a few months ago. Funny still look at the fav places ,
were they chilled out thinking have they really gone
Know what you mean, heart melting when you look at photos. Big hole to fill. Ours was a rescue cat. Came very ill but he pulled through, plastic melting vets fees. With us for seven very happy years. Bomb proof, he would lift his legs so that you could vac under him. Now have another Siamese, a re-homer, one year old queen, very skittish and shy. Hoping that she will calm down with pheromone vaporizers. Makes fish keeping seem trouble free, well almost.
