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Re: NFC: adopt-a-tank opp




	You want to try out Lake Shabonna instead? It's close to DeKalb. I
see plenty of streams close to that Lake. 

Sajjad 

On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Anthony Andrew wrote:

> Sajjad,
> 
> I have flake food and freeze-dried shrimp for the project. Perhaps we can
> collect some critters on Sept 16? I'm still trying to get a hold of the guy
> who's familiar with the Kankakee River. We could probably find plenty in the
> tributaries and backwaters.
> 
> Tony Gustafson
> 
> On Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:28:54 -0500 (CDT), nfc at actwin_com wrote:
> 
> >  
> >  	Looks like I may finally get a chance to setup a tank at a
> >  Kindergarten/Montessori school. The kids range from 3 - 6 years old. My
> >  aunt teaches there. 
> >  
> >  	They had a goldfish bowl. Algae was rampant and the fish died
> >  (probably due to lack of proper care).
> >  
> >  	Anyway, I am thinking of a 10G tank, pea gravel, foam filter etc.
> >  The creatures would be a small crayfish and some hardy minnows. Plants
> >  will be floating hornwort and emersed Pothas vine. I intend to setup the
> >  tank and train one of the staff to take care of it. I'll periodically
> >  visit the place to make sure everything's OK.
> >  
> >  	I can donate the tank, gravel and an old incandescent light. Can
> >  the NFC provide the critters, sponge filter and air pump, fish food? Can
> >  other critters (newt) be put in the same tank? What am I forgetting?
> >  
> >  
> >  Sajjad 
> >  
> >  
> 
> 
> 
> 
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