Classroom Reef Keeping

waterssretaw · Sep 16, 2018

greetings all,

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is mark. I’ve been in and out of the hobby since 2006 but recently started up again because of of my school asking me to teach a marine science class. What an opportunity!

Currently in the 6th week of cycling a 14 gal Cora life biocube that was from previous teacher...

Upgraded to the LED hood... added a cleanup crew... 3 turbo snails and 3 emerald crabs... now just waiting for parameters to be consistent so class can add some fish and corals...

Any suggestions? Advice moving forward?

We are testing with API 2x per week.

Thanks!

Mark

Crabs McJones · Sep 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R mark and thanks for saying hello

#welcometoR2R

Antics · Sep 16, 2018

Hello Mark, welcome to R2R!

Katrina71 · Sep 16, 2018

Pics?

dbl · Sep 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

hdsoftail1065 · Sep 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R! Glad to have you with us!

Muttley000 · Sep 16, 2018

Welcome! My 5th grade teacher had aquariums in the class, and I've kept one ever since! That was the 70's and no one even thought of a marine sciences class in a rural public school in Ohio back then! I think it's great you will be teaching kids to appreciate organisms and systems they may never actually see if it weren't made possible by the hobby!

waterssretaw · Sep 16, 2018

...still cycling...

waterssretaw · Sep 16, 2018

No more diatoms...

Raege · Sep 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R. Very cool running a tank in the school I imagine the kids are psyched to see the cycle complete and stock the tank. When I was a kid all I had was Jacques Cousteau :)

waterssretaw · Sep 16, 2018

Muttley000 said:
Welcome! My 5th grade teacher had aquariums in the class, and I've kept one ever since! That was the 70's and no one even thought of a marine sciences class in a rural public school in Ohio back then! I think it's great you will be teaching kids to appreciate organisms and systems they may never actually see if it weren't made possible by the hobby!

My 5th grade teacher too! Very influential year...

4FordFamily · Sep 16, 2018

Welcome home, you will love it here!

Neat cube! Keep us posted with your progress! :)

waterssretaw · Sep 16, 2018

Raege said:
Welcome to R2R. Very cool running a tank in the school I imagine the kids are psyched to see the cycle complete and stock the tank. When I was a kid all I had was Jacques Cousteau :)

I think they do! I sometimes take the fun out by trying to “teach” them though...