Sunday, March 7, 2010

Newest aquarium pic!

I'm getting much more comfortable working at the aquarium. I'm still a little leering sticking my hand into an aquarium/exhibit I'm not familiar with, but now I can clean out an exhibit with venomous fish without feeling anxiety, lol. I think I'm most fond of the little rays that I take care of. When I feed them, I put the food under each ray, and they vacuum it right up. I'd like to have one, but they require a fairly large aquarium. Hm, maybe the next aquarium I get... ;)

Here's an updated pic of the setup. I put an additional filter in it (not pictured) since the one in this pic is only rated for 45 gallons, and the fish I plan on getting are messy. The driftwood has made the water all cloudy, so when I get back, I'll have to do a water change. Right now, it's cycling and building up healthy bacteria, so I'll have to wait to put fish in until that's done.



As far as school goes, I've been getting frustrated with my precalculus class. We've missed 4 days because of snow/sick prof, and he complains about the fact that it's put us behind... yet he proceeds to waste at least 15 minutes of every single class BSing. We had a test on Friday, and I don't even have the grade, but I know I did poorly. I sent him an e-mail as soon as I got home saying I was getting frustrated because we weren't given any homework, and could he please give us some practice problems to do so that we (I) can study more efficiently? His reply completely dismissed my worries. He said, "Don't get frustrated. One test won't kill you." What the hell? He's basically saying, "If you get a C, that's good enough. Here's a pat on the back." Great way to motivate your students, professor. Oh, and he never agreed that he would assign us some practice problems. What a lazy professor! Seriously. If only I could transfer into another class. GRRRR!!