Today was a big day for the tank. Turns out the outflow pipe was blocked with some silicone and a shell. We put some gauze over the inflow pipe, removed sections of pipe and cleared them. The most effective was blocking the pipe with a thumb and then pulling the thumb out really quickly.
The blocked pipe
While we were working on the pipe we noticed the inhabitants of the tank had drawn the attention of some students at lunch. Read more…
It was low tide after school today so it was off to somewhere else to see what we could find for the fish tank. This time we went to the end of Simpsons Beach and checked out the rockpools there.
On the way to the rock pools
We found some shrimps, some more snails, some small fish that were really fast! Read more…
Today even though it was mid tide Floyd, Sebastian, Marlon and I went to the rocks at the north end of Buffalo Beach. We wanted a few things that would help to clean out the tank. The tank is building up it’s ecosystem so we thought some cleaners would be a good idea.
We got some cushion stars which cruise around eating debris. With time and patience these can be hand fed on the side of the glass. They extrude their stomachs to digest their food! They come in all sorts of sizes from very tiny to the size of a childs hand.
Cushion Stars
We caught some shrimps, including a pregnant one which was cool to look at with all the eggs in between it’s legs. Read more…
Today I got a text saying tanker is at school. It was a hurried breakfast and then lots of playing with hoses and water. It worked really well and the tank was full in no time without any major flooding.
The tanker at school
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