Had an extremely bad day today. I shall not elaborate; it's too painful. And had a nasty bout of vomitting just now too.

Was thinking about getting a Reeflo Dart to replace my 2 return pumps - it's one of the quietest pumps out there, but comes with a REALLY hefty price tag. Hmmm. Or maybe I could just save this money up and do something about my lighting. 2-year-old bulbs are not good at all for the tank. Still have 2 Radium 250W bulbs sitting in my infinitely-growing store cupboard waiting to be fixed up. Darned fluidised reactor pump needs replacing, I think the lousy made-in-ROC thing just burned out. There's got to be a reason why Eheim pumps go for $50-$125 apiece - this is it.

Yes, an island getaway would be heaven. Some really odd, uninhabited pacific island, perhaps. A whole month of fruit and fowl, streams and dew, beach and sun. And, of course, quite uncontactable.