Over spring break, Jack, BJ and their dad came in and set up our fish tank. They went to Coralville Bay and purchased another filter and some rocks for the bottom. Cosgrove's water contains a lot of rust, so we had to bring all the water from home to use for the tank. We let the water sit for a few days so today we went to Coralville Bay and got our fish. We have three danios and three tetras. Today was the first day we could test the water and discuss the nitrogen cycle. To start the lesson I explained that I wasn't familiar with the nitrogen cycle and establishing a bacteria colony in a new fish tank. I discussed that I am a visual learner so when Cole (the man at the fish place) was talking to me about nitrites and nitrates, I was confused. I know I am a visual learner and so I went to the internet, printed information out and highlighted. I hope this information was helpful to Jack as he starts to think about how he learns best and how to succeed in middle school next year! Anyway, we learned together about the three stages a fish tank must go through to establish good bacteria. We tested the water for the PH level (8.0) and ammonia (.25 ppm) I will come tomorrow and replace 20% of the water and test the water level again. I had a lot of fun learning with them today!
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