A cube of nature

You may remember the feature back in the June issue where I built a tank for a domestic fighting fish using the then new Fluval Betta Premium Aquarium Kit. Well, I actually started scaping that tank b

Being a fan of aquariums with waters heavily stained with tannins, I have sometimes overlooked the importance of lighting. When the light struggles to penetrate the water anyway, why bother spending l

I was sent this to test quite randomly but the timing could not have been more opportune as, with the night’s drawing in, I still had to sail my boat from Marseille to its home port some 60nm away, wr

Smart family runabout that combines modern performance with retro American style

Come the winter months and triathletes are few and far between at the lake I coach at. It’s understandable too –swimming in colder water is difficult and with time at a premium with three sports to ti

Far from being a lightweight trailer sailer, Nic Compton finds the third version of this modern classic to be a serious little cruising boat capable of handling far more than a little creek crawling