Craig at Aquatek Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hey Everyone- I've started a little program called Fish in Schools (http://fishinschools.org) that's part of a non-profit association called MARATA (http://marata.org). You can view the Fish in Schools site (still under construction) for a summary of what we do, but the basic idea is to put low maintenance saltwater setups in classrooms. These aquariums will go into public schools and be free of charge. We're just getting started and have some Austin teachers lined up who are ready and waiting. What we're looking for now are donations of used equipment to get us started. We really need some of the smaller all-in-one aquariums, like Biocubes or Nanocubes. If anyone has one they'd like to donate, please let me know. (It doesn't even need to be fully functioning, as long as the aquarium part is in good shape, we could probably get it up and running with spare parts.) We'll also be looking for other donations as the program progresses: live rock, easy corals, small-tank appropriate fish etc. Please just reply to this post if you have anything. If anonymity is more your style, you can email me at: craig {at} marata.org. Cash donations made from our http://fishinschools.org are also, of course, greatly welcomed. Anything at all will help! Suggestions and ideas are welcome as well. Thanks! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Craig, I have a 24g or so galon it's been gutted but the back false wall for filtration is still there. Think it's a biocube. It doesn't have a hood it's just basically a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig at Aquatek Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thank you; that's a good start! I think I can find a pump to get the back working, but can you confirm the brand of it? If so, maybe someone will come along with the matching hood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I can't, I've looked before for a brand. I believe it's a 24g Aquapod. Everything looks loke the aquapod. I used a maxjet 400 for it for qt. it worked well. But i dont have the pump anymore its been donated to my kalk rx. But I can't say I'm 100% sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig at Aquatek Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 If it's 24g then chances are it is an Aquapod. We'll just wait now and see if anyone has a cover for it. (Since it's going into a classroom, the cover is pretty necessary.) Thanks again for the offer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorflower Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 What do you do with the tanks in the summertime when the schools cut the AC, Craig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig at Aquatek Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 The teachers will take them home for the summer. This is another of the reasons we are looking for smaller all-in-one tanks- because they're a lot easier to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig at Aquatek Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 TTT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig at Aquatek Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Let's try this again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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