RE: [GSAS-board] Fwd: Re: Senior project.

[Bob and Judy Holmes <jbholmes@nwlink.com>]

I Agree. I have some stuff he could probably use, plus extra fish
(Endlers), plants and gravel.
Bob


At 06:34 PM 1/23/2005 -0800, you wrote:

> I
> think it would be better to provide him with equipment than cash. I am
> sure we can find something amonst ourselves and ask the rest of the club
> if they would be willing to donate items for a elementary classroom
> fishtank. I don t even use my air pump anymore so they are welcome to
> it.
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> Susan
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Bob and Judy Holmes
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 3:09 PM
> To: gsas-board@thekrib.com
> Subject: [GSAS-board] Fwd: Re: Senior project.
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> Thought I'd pass this message from Thai along. Maybe we can help him out.
> Comments?
> Bob
>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:14:14 -0800 (PST)
> From: Thai Huynh <thaichicken162004@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Senior project.
> To: Bob and Judy Holmes <jbholmes@nwlink.com>
>
> Dear Bob and Judy
>  
> I am so sorry that I did not get back to you until now. I was so caught
> up with my senior paper along with college aps and other school work that
> I have not been checking my email until today and therefore, did not see
> your reply. 
> To answer your questions, I've been keeping fish for about seven years
> now and the fish that I have or have had includes oscars, parrots,
> gouramies, killies, guppies, bettas, neons, cardinals, plecos, corys,
> goldfish, barbs, pristella tetras, swordtails, platies, pretty much
> everything and currently, I'm keeping a 100 gal discus tank, and a 45 gal
> oscar tank.
> Since I enjoy having a community tank, I decided that it would be best to
> get the fifth grade kids that I will teach (at Ardmore Elementary in
> Bellevue at the end of Feb.) a community tank in their own classroom,
> both for recreational and educational purposes. It would be boring just
> to learn about fish keeping and not have a hands on learning experience.
> I've talked to my old fifth grade teacher and we already have a 45 gal
> tank available, and the rest of the setup will require:
> Gravel
> Air pump
> Heater 150-200 watts
> Plants 
> Filter
> fish
> and any other decorations like bog wood or rocks, etc.
>  
> For my other part of the project in which I will be breeding fish for
> pesonal learning, I will be breeding bettas, guppies, purple cichlids,
> and some type of killifish probably gardneries. So what I also need
> are:
> 2 small five or ten gallon tanks
> sponge filters for the fry stage
> and heaters preferably submersible since the water level will be 
> low
> and any floating plants.
>  
> Again I thank you for your help, and I'm really sorry that I did not get
> back to you on time. Anything you can give me will help go towards the
> two hundred dollars on fish and equipments I estimate the project will
> cost. 
>  
> PS. My phone number is 425 861-7902 if you want to contact me for more
> questions or I can call you if you give me your number. And thanks for
> the website.
>  
> Thanks a lot
> Thai
> Bob and Judy Holmes <jbholmes@nwlink.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Thai. 
>
> Sorry I didn't get back to you
> sooner. Our club has had to deal with some 
>
> urgent issues recently.
>
> At our last board meeting we talked
> about your project. We would like to 
>
> get a few more details from you if we
> could. What equipment and materials 
>
> would you need to set the tank up
> (size of tank, need for a stand, etc.). 
>
> Have you arranged for a grade school
> class to work with? 
>
> It sounds like you have some
> fishkeeping experience. How long have you been 
>
> keeping fish, and what kind? 
>
> At this time I can't promise you any
> financial help from the club because 
>
> that would be something we would have
> to vote on at a board meeting and the 
>
> next one isn't until Jan. 20, and you
> probably want to get started on your 
>
> project if you haven't started
> already. What I can do is to solicit 
>
> donations of equipment, material
> (gravel, plants, fish etc.) from members 
>
> for your project.
>
> Here's another idea. You could join
> the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society, 
>
> which would give you access to our
> member chat email list, where you could 
>
> explain what you're doing and ask for
> guidance and advice from other 
>
> members. You would also have access
> to our club library (we hope to have an 
>
> on-line list of our library books
> soon). Just go to our website 
>
> (www.gsas.org)
> and print out the application. Mail it to me (5420 49th AVE 
>
> SW Seattle WA 98136). I'll kick in
> the $10 dues.
>
> Hope to hear from you soon
>
> Bob
>
>
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