scissortail Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Hi Forum! It has been a long time since we have made a post about our tank; we have had a lengthy recovery process from the neglect the tank suffered during covid lockdown. I am happy to report that things are looking much brighter now after a whole bunch of TLC. Our sinularia coral survived and is flourishing, actually. We have 4 fish- two clowns, a pajama cardinal, and a temporary baby tomini tang to help with algae. Tons of inverts make up our robust clean-up crew: emerald crabs, snails, shrimp, etc. We made a neat diy chaeto reactor, which is chugging along (after a few mishaps- don't ask- let's just say I have been mopping up a lot of water). We still have some caulerpa racemosa in the tank, but so much less than there used to be. I also noticed a few of the emerald crabs eating bits of it, so that is exciting. Now that things have regulated a bit in the tank I'm feeling like we are ready to re-introduce some more corals again. It's been amazing teaching marine biology with a hands-on living lab in the classroom, the students LOVE the tank. We're currently studying mollusks and nothing beats learning about a gastropod's radula by watching firsthand as a snail scrapes the glass. The kids retains so much more when the information is relevant to them, and the tank makes it very relevant! A HUGE shoutout to Jeff and the crew @CuttleFishandCoral for hooking us up with livestock and supplies and helping us problem solve along the way. And to all the PNWMAS club members for making Tanks for Teachers a success! We appreciate you! -Deborah @ The Klahre House School (in Hood River) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Thanks for the update! It’s exciting to hear about your progress, and really great to hear the kids are so interested and involved with the tank. Happy reefing. 🙂 p.s. great photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Awesome. So happy for the update. Keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Hood River Rocks! Thanks for the update. (we've got friends who live there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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