Classroom tank 2024-25

goody

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For the past 3-4 years, I have set up a tank in my 5th grade classroom and some of the reefers on here have generously donated frags. This year, my plan was to go a bit bigger and bring in my 20g Nuvo, but I decided to stay with the 14g Biocube that I set up last year because it's pretty easy to tear down at the end of the school year.

Last year, I reached out to some businesses, and ended up getting some donations, including a Kraken lid. Two weeks ago, I came across a grant application for teachers who want to have pets in the classroom. I applied for the one for fish and was awarded the $125 rebate grant, so I'm looking forward to spending this money at some of our LFS.

Even though I'm staying with the 14g, I wanted to do a tank thread because I'm doing a few changes to it, including trying my hand at a floating aquascape, and with this grant, hope to have a thriving tank the students can enjoy and take the responsibilities of caring for it. I had a piece of acrylic in the garage that I drilled some holes in and bent. I then siliconed it to the back wall last weekend and used glue and putty to attach the rocks today. I hope to have it cycling in the classroom next week and bring in the livestock that have been in my planted tank all summer. The only photo of the tank last year was near its beginning stages.
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Let’s know if you’re looking for livestock for the class tank. I’m sure myself and others would be interested in donating for an academic cause.
 
If you're looking for another BTA, let me know. Hope the one from you got from me is still doing well :giggle:
Still have it and it's doing great. Much bigger but hasn't split. Planning on bringing it in to this tank IF I can get it off the rock it's currently on in my planted tank. Too much bubble algae and aptaisia that I don't want to introduce into this tank.
 
Brought the tank in to work today and it's got water in it. Using Scripps. Tank will have sand but need to purchase some and will probably seed with a little from my display. Just wanted to get the rocks set again since they were drying for 5 days. Any recommendations on what sand I should use for this small tank and aquascape? Also looking for fish suggestions.
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After adding some Caribsea Fiji Pink sand, generously donated by Ben (Binh1016) and a bottle of Dr. Tim's One and Only, we're hoping some livestock will be added midweek. I will probably bring in a few frags from my display and planted tank before using the grant money. I also put in a Jaebo OW-10 for added water movement .
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Update: Dealing with some uglies now, but it's been improving, so I brought in a few frags from my tanks at home and went to The Love Aquarium for my first time this past Sunday and picked up some fish.

Coral
orange monti cap
toadstools
colt coral
space invader pectina
Purple Indo torch
Goldenrod anacropora
German blue poly digitata

Fish
Tail spot blenny
Yellow watchman goby
Target Mandarin

Inverts
Snails astrea, nerite, cerith
Micro brittlestars
Cleaner shrimp
Candy cane pistol shrimp

Had to put a few pieces of rubble on the sandbed for my pistol/goby to be able to dig a burrow.


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