Preparing your classroom tank environment properly is critical for the survival of trout eggs. But it isn’t difficult, as the article linked below shows.
In this illustrated tutorial, experts and novices alike can follow a clear, step-by-step presentation covering tanks, pumps, chillers, filters, UV sterilizers, and all required tubing.
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This tank is at our Sussex County Charter School in Sparta, NJ. What I particularly liked was their approach to both make the tank look like a river bottom as well as to create areas for proper bacteria colonies to become established which helps combat high ammonia levels in the tank’s chemistry.
