Our 220 gallon school reef tank has been going since the end of August and is doing very well. I have been meeting with 20 kids each Monday in an afterschool Reef Club from 2:35-4:15 and several of those kids also come during the week. I also have 62 Science students who come through each day and several adults who "drop by" for a lesson in reef keeping or on the organisms in the tank. It has been quite a teaching tool.
If anyone has any colorful or interesting frags that they would be willing to donate, I will be at the November 20th meeting at UMass Boston and could pick them up then.
Our water parameters have been consistently good for several months and We've added some detritus cleaners, 1 yellow tang, 1 yellow tail blue damsel,
4 banggai cardinals and 2 false percula clowns. In addition in the last month, we've added a Toadstool leather coral, a blue/green cromea clam, a xenia, green star polyp, anthelia, palythora, and a couple other small corals. All are doing well. We've been doing some hand feeding of some things with brine shrimp and zooplankton and Ocean Reef flakes. The tang has been getting regular algae feeds and is healthy. We have one metal halide bulb out in the middle but that will be replaced soon. We have two metal halides and two actinics that are operating well. There is a good flow rate.
We are starting with some soft corals and won't attempt the hard ones just yet. Good beginning ones are what we need at this point.
We would be appreciative of anyone who could support this educational effort.
Thanks,
OceanGuy
Tom Barner
If anyone has any colorful or interesting frags that they would be willing to donate, I will be at the November 20th meeting at UMass Boston and could pick them up then.
Our water parameters have been consistently good for several months and We've added some detritus cleaners, 1 yellow tang, 1 yellow tail blue damsel,
4 banggai cardinals and 2 false percula clowns. In addition in the last month, we've added a Toadstool leather coral, a blue/green cromea clam, a xenia, green star polyp, anthelia, palythora, and a couple other small corals. All are doing well. We've been doing some hand feeding of some things with brine shrimp and zooplankton and Ocean Reef flakes. The tang has been getting regular algae feeds and is healthy. We have one metal halide bulb out in the middle but that will be replaced soon. We have two metal halides and two actinics that are operating well. There is a good flow rate.
We are starting with some soft corals and won't attempt the hard ones just yet. Good beginning ones are what we need at this point.
We would be appreciative of anyone who could support this educational effort.
Thanks,
OceanGuy
Tom Barner
