My apartment in Harvard Square had a 300-gallon aquarium filled with African Cichlids. With the new house in the suburbs the challenge is keeping Nature out of the house, not bringing it in. The fish have been given away and the tank sits in a moving company’s warehouse. Now the question is whether anyone knows of a school or charity in the Boston area that wants a 300-gallon tank, which includes a nice stand with maple doors. The tank is complete with filters, lights, cover, etc. I will pay for delivery, including a crane if necessary, to the school. The tank is about 8′ long by 2’x2′.
[Update: I also put this on Craig’s List and ended up with a flood of inquiries ranging from the local zoo to a bunch of schools. Sometimes the Internet really is useful…]
I live in a co-op with a saltwater fish breeder. Is the aquarium still available?
How about your friendly neighborhood elementary school — The Baldwin School on Oxford Street? I will ask the Principal if they are interested the next time I drop my son Philip off at school.
Given the flood of inquiries, I may be too late… But, I’ll try anyways.
A bit further afield, the River Valley Charter School in Newburyport is very interested in the tank. My son’s class is doing a really interesting project with a salmon hatchery in Nashua, NH (http://www.fws.gov/R5cneafp/nashua.htm). They’ll be raising salmon eggs and fry for the school year in the classroom and then releasing them into the wild in the spring. A great way to connect the kids to an important conservation issue.
Please contact me if it’s available.
Thanks
-Paul