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This project it not under my direction but I thought I'd give it some atention. It is being headed up by another biology teacher in our district. The trout and equipment come to us from Trout Unlimited.
They are scheduled to be released into the Little Hoosick River in Spring 2008
Here are a few shots pardon the photography
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gman0526
12-29-2007, 04:41 PM
I know it's not your project but I have a question. Is there any type of consideration when releasing these fish back in the wild? I mean as far as pathogens and probably illness.
These fish are from a hatchery that stocks the local streams. So they would be released into the wild anyway.
This system is dedicated to these fish only, it is washed with bleach every year and filled with water from the Postenkill Creek.
gman0526
12-30-2007, 12:14 PM
Gotcha!!! ;)
Linda C.
12-30-2007, 11:25 PM
Matt,
How many fish do they get to raise? Is the pink foam to keep the heat in?
How many years have they been doing this project?
I just heard tonight that Chatham School District does this project also. I wish Ichabod Crane had it for their students. I think it's great to see teachers interested in supporting these kinds of projects.
The students at your school are lucky to have teachers like you.
Elsherst
12-31-2007, 11:09 AM
Gotcha!!! ;)
It was Xian, not Gotcha. Gotcha hasn't even posted on this thread yet.
Wonder what it would take to get more schools doing good projects like this to help the enviernment along with teaching the kids.
crny11216
12-31-2007, 11:33 AM
This project really is awesome, and in a regular tank no less!!!
It's funny, this is a type of project I wanted to do but was wanting to model it after real fish aquaculture systems, but its too large, expensive and it didn't have a point (I don't know any local fisheries project to do something with the reared fish, nothing to make it community based) to be a good idea.
Hm, what comprises the system?
Several schools in the area do this project. We cooperate with Averill park.
There are 15 fish, we had 20, five died.
We have been having issues with the water in the building. It comes from a well, but it is contaminated with something that kills the fish. That is why we only use creek water. Some of our fish stayed at Averil park
The pink foam keeps the heat out. These fish stay at a water temp around 60 degrees.
The system is simple:
A chiller, a powerhead, a biowheel filter and an airstone.
Remora 82
01-01-2008, 04:45 PM
Thanks for sharing this Matt. I being an avid fisherman, (Not for the cute reef fish mind you) but the native fish I think this is a great project as well.
We would like to be raising brook trout as they are the true natives but we just got the water issue worked out. Next year we will get brook trout
Linda C.
01-01-2008, 10:52 PM
Is there some kind of filtering method that could be used for the water at the school that would be safe for the fish?
I'm confused and I think I'm using the wrong words..
If RO/DI water is stripped/pure, that would be harmful to freshwater fish right? (For Marine fish we add the salt mix in that then provided essential elements to the water). Would plain RO/DI for freshwater fish mess with the fishes electrolytes?
If so, is there a way to filter the water without removing everything or something that can be added to make it safe for the fish?
If it's not an RO/DI unit that could help but another kind of filter, please let me know what you would call it.
gman0526
01-02-2008, 04:31 PM
It was Xian, not Gotcha. Gotcha hasn't even posted on this thread yet.
Gotcha as in
"Got it" , "Understood" , "OK" , "I see" :hatsoff:
Is there some kind of filtering method that could be used for the water at the school that would be safe for the fish?
I'm confused and I think I'm using the wrong words..
If RO/DI water is stripped/pure, that would be harmful to freshwater fish right? (For Marine fish we add the salt mix in that then provided essential elements to the water). Would plain RO/DI for freshwater fish mess with the fishes electrolytes?
If so, is there a way to filter the water without removing everything or something that can be added to make it safe for the fish?
If it's not an RO/DI unit that could help but another kind of filter, please let me know what you would call it.
There is a an additive called electroright that brings ro/di to balance. We don't take the risk with the trout. RO/DI would be fine for top off but its in short supply as well because I haul it in in 5gal jugs.
Linda C.
01-02-2008, 07:22 PM
We have been having issues with the water in the building. It comes from a well, but it is contaminated with something that kills the fish. That is why we only use creek water.
They have to do that throughout the entire winter? Where/how do they get the creek water?
The teacher gets it from the creek on his way to work.
Elsherst
01-03-2008, 10:47 AM
Gotcha as in
"Got it" , "Understood" , "OK" , "I see" :hatsoff:
I know what you ment, but it's not as funny that way :)
Remora 82
01-04-2008, 06:03 PM
Just curious, How large will the fish be when they are released into the local streams?
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