looking for donations of suplies

[motortrendz]

Hey guys I'm a firefighter in nj, I'm working with a friendd of mine who is a special education teacher, we wanna set up a freshwater setup for her class to help teach them responsibility and for the stimulation..I have a fluval fx5 I'm giving them. In need a tank 55or larger but not too big, lids, simple lighting a heater and if anyone has old gravel..
Its for a great cause and I think its something we can pull off ..
Thanks for any help u can assist me with.
I'm in central jersey but travel to brooklyn several times a week. I can pick up

 

[fcamargo6thave]

hey ican give u a light and hood

 

[tentacles]

i have two small bottles of accuclear and stress coat (both pretty full,) some tubing, an air pump, decent amount of flake food, carbon, poly filter floss and about a pound of gravel. it's all just been sitting around since i broke down my freshwater tank in the summer, you're welcome to have it if you're going to be in brooklyn. glad to know the stuff will be put to good use :goldfish2

 

[fcamargo6thave]

sorry made a mistake i havea 3ft light with hood lmk if u need wont fit a 55 though

 

[Dre]

Hey guys I'm a firefighter in nj, I'm working with a friendd of mine who is a special education teacher, we wanna set up a freshwater setup for her class to help teach them responsibility and for the stimulation..I have a fluval fx5 I'm giving them. In need a tank 55or larger but not too big, lids, simple lighting a heater and if anyone has old gravel..
Its for a great cause and I think its something we can pull off ..
Thanks for any help u can assist me with.
I'm in central jersey but travel to brooklyn several times a week. I can pick up

I would not use a large/small aquatic setup to teach responibility to special Ed.kids.Electicity,water,glass and kids don't mix, too dangerous IMO and what is it suppose to stimulate btw?

 

[tunicata]

... for the past 2.5 years I've been a science teacher for students in special needs programs as well as general education. I think if you (in any classroom setting) have developed a culture of care and trust you can have many different tools for engagement.

I first started with a 20g SW tank in my classroom and then moved to the 55 g in the lobby. I also have a pet snake, turtles and rabbits that I actually have the students take care of. They are 10x better than me when it comes to nurturing the animals and remind me of safety (i.e. my hands are wet!) and harass me when I forget to replenish the food.

So, I'd say, to be sure you do a lesson on safety, go over rules, expectations and procedures regarding the tank (any new element). If you trust yourself, your students and their friends (omg, they had tons of students and teachers visiting my classroom!)

In terms of stimulation, I don't know the purpose the other teacher has for it but my students find a sense of purpose and responsibility in care taking for the tank/classroom. Having something to care for does have some calming effects.

It also stimulates learning and can be used to make connections to real world content. The students become interested in learning how to treat/care for animals, can learn about water chemistry, ecology, etc. It can be a useful tool in the right class environment.

That's my experience

 

[motortrendz]

hey dre, how about visual stimulation.. and about responsibility of feeding and caring for something...

everyone else thanks for the awsome response so far!

 

[motortrendz]

tunicata, thanks couldnt have said it better myself

 

[Dre]

hey dre, how about visual stimulation.. and about responsibility of feeding and caring for something...

everyone else thanks for the awsome response so far!

I have a 20gal. tank, lights,timers and crushed coral/crushed shells good for African Ciclids if you can pick up in Jersey City.

 

[Dre]

I Just what to know if you know what you'r talking about.

 

[motortrendz]

thank you dre, its not that im the teacher, far from it, the only thing i teach is at the fire academy and its totlly different than special ed (kinda anyway).. my friend brought it up bc of the tanks that i have and she wants to incorperate it into her learning curiculom, dont know how but i would think that the way tunicata described it prob sounds right to me.. i just figure with the amaizing outlet we have at our finger tips here id ask.. i dont need the tank, but the other stuff ill def take, someone donated a 45 gal sould be perfect..

 

[stbarnabas]

i got 2 bucket of gravel around 80lbs maybe more , heater ..... its yours pm for pick up im in the bronx .

 

[Dre]

PM me when you can pickup....Three 18'' flourescent light fixtures,bulbs,timers,20 pound of crushed coral.

 

[motortrendz]

ok itll prob be nxt week sometime..

 

[Nortnic]

i have 2 plecos a silver dollar if u want them and some gravel mixed with crushed coral to buffer the ph level. pm me if interested

 

[madreefer]

if your setting up a freshwater setup i have 2 buckets full of gravel used for my oscars you can have i travel to nyc everyday.

 

[motortrendz]

thanks again guys ill be pm'ing everyone this week trying to figure out how i can run all over to meet up with you guys..

 

[jaa1456]

I have some stuff in the attic, filters heaters and etc. I need to go throgh them anyways, Im in Old Bridge.

 

[motortrendz]

awsome, let me know im always up that way...

 

[kkaz642]

I have a 55 gl tank where is the school I'm from nj myself


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