jstiltne
Supporting Member
First let me shoot a BIG shoutout to @Cheedo , that supplied this tank in great condition, the stand, a sump, skimmer, algae scrubber, return pump, and dry live rock all for free. The graciousness of BAR members never ceases to amaze me! P.S. @MolaMola I am up and running!
I teach Biology and Honors Chemistry at a south bay high school, and as you can tell this tank is up front right next to students in the classroom! Thanks to a generous grant from the PTA, I was able to set up the tank with a Reefbreeders Photon v2-50, AND a neptune apex ecosystem with a Trident and a DOS, which will be set up soon. I am now in need of hardy, reef safe livestock that can assist with the longer cycling process associated with dry live rock. Now that the lights are on, I have students every day, every period, asking when fish are going to arrive - I need to get these students off my back lol. If you or anyone out there is aware of anyone in the south bay (tough to get anywhere outside of that once the last bell rings) that is looking to offload small fish such as clowns, chromis, cardinals, firefish etc I would love to accept them, and they would be going to a great cause in distracting my students from learning about cellular respiration and photosynthesis haha. I am also in the market for an auto fish feeder!
Eventually, I will be moving into easy corals such as softies and low-maintenance sps such as montis, slimers etc. I have the neptune and the DOS to keep parameters stable, and am definitely excited for the 180 gallons of total water volume to support stable parameters.
A little on my background, I have a degree in Marine Science from Cal Poly SLO, and have been teaching for 8 years. I have kept saltwater for longer than that off and on, but have a journal on my home tank wherein I am slowly transitioning to a frag rack dominated by millies and acros, I enjoy the challenge that humbles me every once in a while. Thank you all for supporting education and the next generation of reefers in the bay area!
-James
I teach Biology and Honors Chemistry at a south bay high school, and as you can tell this tank is up front right next to students in the classroom! Thanks to a generous grant from the PTA, I was able to set up the tank with a Reefbreeders Photon v2-50, AND a neptune apex ecosystem with a Trident and a DOS, which will be set up soon. I am now in need of hardy, reef safe livestock that can assist with the longer cycling process associated with dry live rock. Now that the lights are on, I have students every day, every period, asking when fish are going to arrive - I need to get these students off my back lol. If you or anyone out there is aware of anyone in the south bay (tough to get anywhere outside of that once the last bell rings) that is looking to offload small fish such as clowns, chromis, cardinals, firefish etc I would love to accept them, and they would be going to a great cause in distracting my students from learning about cellular respiration and photosynthesis haha. I am also in the market for an auto fish feeder!
Eventually, I will be moving into easy corals such as softies and low-maintenance sps such as montis, slimers etc. I have the neptune and the DOS to keep parameters stable, and am definitely excited for the 180 gallons of total water volume to support stable parameters.
A little on my background, I have a degree in Marine Science from Cal Poly SLO, and have been teaching for 8 years. I have kept saltwater for longer than that off and on, but have a journal on my home tank wherein I am slowly transitioning to a frag rack dominated by millies and acros, I enjoy the challenge that humbles me every once in a while. Thank you all for supporting education and the next generation of reefers in the bay area!
-James
