high school classroom tank

[hillbillyreefer]

I've got a bunch of bloody palys you can have, lol. They are almost as invasive as aiptasia.

[dunl]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

I've got a bunch of bloody palys you can have, lol. They are almost as invasive as aiptasia.

Sure thing....let me know if you're coming down this way anytime, and I'll do the same if I am heading your way.

[s.tan]

Thought this thread had died down but have managed to get a few pics of the tanks in my classroom ....and yes, there are palys in there (Note the blue gloves in the first pic!)


Front corner of the classroom. Empty acrylic will be for a peacock mantis once I find one. The exoterra currently has an orchid and a tropical pitcher plant in it (a work in progress).



BC 29: My display tank showing the different phyla



BC14: My tiger pistol shrimp/orange spot goby symbiosis tank

[dunl]

Originally Posted by s.tan

Thought this thread had died down but have managed to get a few pics of the tanks in my classroom ....and yes, there are palys in there (Note the blue gloves in the first pic!)

Those look awesome!

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by s.tan

Thought this thread had died down but have managed to get a few pics of the tanks in my classroom ....and yes, there are palys in there (Note the blue gloves in the first pic!)


Front corner of the classroom. Empty acrylic will be for a peacock mantis once I find one. The exoterra currently has an orchid and a tropical pitcher plant in it (a work in progress).



BC 29: My display tank showing the different phyla



BC14: My tiger pistol shrimp/orange spot goby symbiosis tank

Great 'scape on your 14...

[paddyob]

What do you do over the summer? Risk the move and take it home?

Originally Posted by s.tan

Thought this thread had died down but have managed to get a few pics of the tanks in my classroom ....and yes, there are palys in there (Note the blue gloves in the first pic!)


Front corner of the classroom. Empty acrylic will be for a peacock mantis once I find one. The exoterra currently has an orchid and a tropical pitcher plant in it (a work in progress).



BC 29: My display tank showing the different phyla



BC14: My tiger pistol shrimp/orange spot goby symbiosis tank

[s.tan]

Originally Posted by paddyob

What do you do over the summer? Risk the move and take it home?

What I did last year was to sell as many fish as I thought I could replace easily in early June. The plan was to restock in September. I moved the remaining fish into a BC14 which I moved to a colleague's house since I was going away for a 5 week vacation. The lights on the BC 29 are on timers so it stayed. When I came back, I moved the BC 14 back and dropped by every few days to feed the tanks. Some of the LPS that benefit from feeding were a little smaller after the 5 week absence but some had actually developed new polyps.
So that's the plan for this year with the only change being that the BC 14 will be moved to a new colleague's house. It seems that having tanks in the classroom is not only an attraction for students, even ones that I don't actually teach... but also colleagues. This colleague just picked up a 75 gallon system but still comes everyday at lunch to sit in front of my tanks. Its actually nicer now that I have someone to talk tanks with.

[dunl]

My plan was the same, as I am hoping to buy/sell/trade different things for the students so that they can experience more than the usual types of things in one year. I'll have to be really careful about it, but it should work. And I'm 15 minutes away but come here often, so if it takes a little longer to sell....no worries.

[dunl]

Well, thanks to a great deal from a fellow des_merc, my classroom now sports an 85g with a sump. I rigged up a Durso for it today, so it's nice and quiet too, except for the sump, but I'll work on that later. Nice DSB with it, so and he was kind enough to help transport and set everything up as well.

Best part is...we start our Bio unit on Monday. Can't wait.