New Class at Boone High

Thanks, Teri for updating everyone!!! It's been crazy busy! The 180 gallon tank is doing really well! We have an algae bloom going right now, so, we're in the process of getting some snails to put in there and clean it out. My corals are doing beautifully! They are growing like crazy! I am actually going to have to frag a few of them, soon. That's exciting!!! The two fish are doing well, also. I have some tiny starfish and snails working in the tank. I also have copepods and amphipods like crazy! I'm hoping to set up a brine shrimp hatchery, soon.

I have also been gifted a mated pair of clowns!!! I'm so excited! As soon as I have the 30 gallon up and running (hopefully this week!), I'll be getting those clowns in there and I'm hoping they will get acclimated quickly! The kids will be so excited to be raising clownfish! I really appreciate the help and interest in this everyone has shown! It's been amazing.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, donations, offers of help, advice, or anything else! I love hearing from everyone!

 

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Hi Everyone!!! I hope you liked the pictures. We have algae to work on, again, but, we'll get it taken care of. More importantly...I was just visited by Channel 5 news!!! I applied for their $1,000 grant and they chose me! It will be on Tuesday's news with the big story on at 10:00!

 

I just wanted to take a minute and share with you guys something interesting that happened, yesterday. I was out of the building for the day escorting a senior around ISU as he plans on going into their engineering program. Keep in mind that Marine Biology hasn't technically started, yet. However, my kids have been closely watching the things that I do, the levels I check, and how I fix things. While I was gone, I got an email from a Zoology student. She wanted me to know she thought the temperature was too high and the tank looked "cloudy". I knew exactly what was going on. (Evaporation) I was also contacted by another student who had been checking on things, too. I was able to get in touch with a student, send them to my room to take care of the "problem" (run the R/O unit for a few hours and turn off the lights) and rest assured that the kids had it under control. Otherwise, I would have had to make another trip out to check on things. That made me pretty proud. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif

 

Thanks for the info on the auto top offs! That's cool stuff! I now have a few more snails and hope to get quite a few more. The bonded clown fish are settling into the 30 gallon tank I set up and are looking good! The news spot about us airs on Channel 5 tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00. Be sure to watch!

 

Thanks, guys! Jazz, I appreciate you posting the link. I kept meaning to and just kept stayin busy! I think they did a great job, I'm just really sad they edited out the part where I put in a plug to GIRS! Chris, you have been great and I REALLY appreciate your support! Jstn, I could definitely use some metal halide and actinic bulbs! I'm unsure how old the ones I have are and I think one of the halides is getting ready to go out on me. AND, I would LOVE to have frags! The goal is for the kids to raise them! I also need an anemone for my mated pair of clowns. Right now, I'm noticing a number of aptasia in the big tank. Got to get that taken care of, somehow.