Equipment Set-up Videos

EQUIPMENT SET-UP VIDEOS

 

Shawn Ackley, science teacher at the Earle B. Wood Middle School in Rockville, Maryland, has put together some great instructional videos on how to set up a TIC tank and its equipment. Some of the equipment he uses is different from what we use in Vermont. Nonetheless, if you’re setting up your gear for the first time, I think you will learn something from them.

 

 

 

Part 1 – Overall tank set-up (including tank insulation and gravel)

Part 2 – Contents of canister filter (Fluval brand in this case)

Part 3 – Attaching the hoses of a canister filter (intake and outflow hoses)

Part 4 – Setting up a “drop-in” chiller (the type of chiller most Vermont schools use)

Part 5 ––Setting up the aerator/bubbler (keep the bubbles away from the filter intake and breeder basket)

Part 6 – How to do water changes and other tips (plus keeping ice on hand for emergencies, record keeping, etc.)