WTB Nano for elementary classroom

[kg4izw]

My wife is looking for a nano tank for her first grade classroom. She has enjoyed our tanks here at home is aware of the meticulous feeding and maintenance required. She has also learned of the many ways she can incorporate a reef tank into her lessons. She has regular conversations with them about her reef at home, and wants her students to share the experience first hand.
If anyone has a nano they are not using or are willing to part with, then please reply. Lighting is paramount since it will be solely an invert tank. She would also like to keep it at 12 gallons or smaller due to space and weight constraints in her room.
Thanks, paulb.

 

[twkenny]

I have a 20 tall in my wife's classroom. The kids LOVE it.

Anyone with extra stuff for him....remember, you get to claim it on your taxes!

Good luck!

 

[04mach1]

What happens in the summertime when theres no school?

 

[kraftyforu]

that small of a tank wont be much to look at in a classroom. wouldnt be able to have too many inverts.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

I think that a 12 gallon tank can be a lot of fun. I have a 15 gallon long and there are many small things in the tank that seem to intrigue those who watch. Kids are very good at finding tiny little things like copepods and amphipods, too. Another nice thing about a small tank is that it's portable. You can carry it home when the summer break starts like some college kids do.

Tomoko

 

[kraftyforu]

i have a 6g eclipse system that has lighting and a filter built into it that i can part with

 

[andyjd]

How about this: 10G aga tank, pc lighting, mag float, temp guage

Andy

 

[twkenny]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9818764#post9818764 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 04mach1
What happens in the summertime when theres no school?

I have become a tank moving expert

 

[kg4izw]

I struck a deal with Chris from Sarris, and they are ordering a Biocube 8 for her classroom !
One or two of the correct sized rocks will fill the tank. All coral will be glued to that rock, so all I have to do is pull two pieces of rock out of the tank and into a cooler, drain the water into a container, and throw everything into the car.
So moving it will be easy. Thanks for the responses. We will still sure appreciate a few various zoos and button polyp frags when the time is right.
Thanks again, I hope to post pics as the progress continues.
Paulb.

 

[kg4izw]

OK, so I never posed any pics of the tank and I had to make many changes as the project progressed... BUT...
It is doing GREAT in my wife Melanie's classroom and she even got a writeup in the Birmingham News on her tank. Thanks again for all the contributions. Here is a link to the article.
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/east.ssf?/base/community/118900171073080.xml&coll=2
and here is a link to her class webpage
http://cesmbaggett.wikispaces.com/

 

[prncalbrt]

Looks like the project was a huge success in a small way. Looks great !

 

[6Speed]

Dang, I have a JBJ nanocube 12 DX with upgraded lighting from nanotuners that I've been wanting to sell. Looks like I'm too late on the advertising.