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Mr. Ghaffari from Lancaster, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Students Build a Salt Water Reef Aquarium

Help me give my students supplies to maintain an amazing Saltwater Coral Aquarium in 7th grade Biology class!

  • $607 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Our students were granted a Coral Life Biocube 32 gallon Aquarium 3 years ago and they have done a great job building and maintaining this project over the years. NOW THEY NEED MORE SUPPLIES to keep this project going.

The Aquarium is integrated into our 7th grade Biology curriulum and has been a highlight of this classroom and all the other science classes attached to this room that have enjoyed it over the years.

We want to continue to support this project for our students but need more help than our school and teachers can provide. We buy the fish/coral and just need funds for the rest.

We have had a crew of aquarium student experts who have kept the tank alive and passed on their knowledge to new students. Let's keep the tank ALIVE!

Mr. Ghaffari
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
hygger Mini Wave Maker Magnetic DC Powerhead with LED Display Controller for Saltwater Tank, 1600 GPH Aquarium Water Circulation Pump 5 to 30 Gallon • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Seachem Purigen Organic Filtration Resin - Fresh and Saltwater 250ml • Amazon Business $12.76 4 $51.04
Boyd Enterprises Chemi-Pure Aquarium Filtration Media, 5.5-Ounce, Blue • Amazon Business $22.11 2 $44.22
Reef Trace, 2 L / 67.6 fl. oz. • Amazon Business $42.67 1 $42.67
Reef Plus, 2 L / 67.6 fl. oz. • Amazon Business $40.08 1 $40.08
Seachem Reef Zooplankton 250 ml. • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
Coralife Biocube Protein Skimmer • Amazon Business $35.83 1 $35.83
hygger Aquarium Chillers Fan, Quiet Fish Tank Cooling Fan Equipment with Adjustable Speed Controller, Suitable for Freshwater Saltwater Tanks(3-Fan Head) • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
CaribSea Arag-Alive 20 lb Fiji Pink Sand • Amazon Business $24.39 1 $24.39
Aquatic Experts Classic Bonded Aquarium Filter Pad -12 Inches by 72 Inches by .75 Inch - Blue and White Aquarium Filter Media Roll Bulk Can Be Cut to Fit Most Filters, Made in USA • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Seachem Nutridiet Marine Flakes with Probiotics 30g/ 1 oz (1092) • Amazon Business $8.79 2 $17.58
Fish Tank Thermometer, Touch Screen Digital Aquarium Thermometer with LCD Display, Stick-on Temperature Sensor ensures Optimum Temperature in Terrarium, for Your pet Amphibians and Reptiles… • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
API Phosphate Test Kit For Freshwater And Saltwater • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
Digital Aquarium Thermometer, Cosetten Fish Tank Thermometer with High Precision Sensor Accurate to ±0.18°F for Fish Axolotl Turtle Tank Temperature Measurement Fahrenheit (Wireless) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Reef Phytoplankton, 250 mL / 8.5 fl. oz. • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fluval BioMax Biological Material Remover, 500 g - Biological Filter Media for Aquariums • Amazon Business $9.05 1 $9.05

Materials cost

$478.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$515.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.01

Total project goal

$606.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $606.73

4 Donors

-$367.23

Donations toward project cost

-$317.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.08

Matching donations from our partners

-$233.62

Match offers toward project cost

-$198.58

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.89

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