donations/classroom setup

[chemisfun11]

I finally have some time, now that vacation has started to post a pic of my school tanks. All of the livestock (except the fish) in the right tank has been donated by very generous LIRA members. I had planned to get the left tank up and running before the holiday break, but my top off system had some problems and the chiller on it died. So, all other livestock is in my home tank and refugium right now until I get a replacement chiller. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all

 

[chemisfun11]

A closer view of the colt coral and some mushrooms...

 

[fishome25]

hmm, doesn't look like colt to me. more like sinularia.

 

[shyland83]

Tank looks great. I'm a new teacher, just started my first job a month ago, and i cant even imagine putting that much time into setting up a tank in my classroom right now. I hope your delegating a lot of the maintenance to the students. I'm going to wait and see how this goes for you, be prepared for a lot of questions about it if i decide to do it someday.
-Scott

 

[chemisfun11]

fishome25 - thanks for the correction. I"m no softy expert and I've been given so many interesting pieces of coral I forget which is which.

shyland83 - Scott, 1st year of teaching is the toughest by far, so get through that first. I've been teaching 10 years now, and it took me about 2 years of planning to get the support, resources and of course funding for my project. I've done all the setup and maintenance so far. Students will really be involved with the water parameters/chemistry aspect of the tank. I teach high school chemistry, so that's the area of focus. I'd be happy to give you all the details when you're ready

 

[DgenR8]

I think it's very cool that you're able to bring the hobby into your curriculum.
Chemistry is a huge part of it, but just think of the bonus knowledge that they can't help but pick up along the way. Most of us have some sort of DIY University degree in everything from Chemistry to marine biology and plumbing 101 to boot.

 

[Reef Junkie]

Looks great Lee!

 

[pyro383]

By the way, LIRA can assist in supporting the tank. Ask our president for more details.

 

[chemisfun11]

How should I get in touch with the president?

 

[pyro383]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=18004