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Skippy

We have spent the last 3 months trying to get an aquarium setup and running correctly.  We cleaned up our tank and got all new gravel and decor and a new filter, but not a new pump.  We even added a bubble bar for dramatic effects.  We let it run for a month and thought it was good.  We went over to PetsMart to get our fish because our local WM was caught doing their weekly inventory of fish - it involved taking each fish out of the tank and putting them in a small container and the putting them back again.  No wonder there are so many dead fish in their tanks! Aquarium with 1 Mollie Anyway, we talked with the PetsMart fish lady and told her about our tank and how long it had been up and she said yes, we could get 6 small fish - no problem.  Well, we had a problem.  One fish died and so we drove back over to PetsMart (a 30 mile trip) and replaced the fish.  However, they refused to check our water because it had the dead fish in it.  2 ...

Astronomy Club

For the last Astronomy club meeting, the kids talked about the Mars rovers and how Curiosity was drilling it's 1st soil sample.  The activity was the build their own rovers out of legos. Z's creation: H's  Creation:   C's Creation: S's Creation: A's Creation: