I remember fondly the days of High School science class – eyes glazing over in lecture son plant anatomy, or trying in vein to memorize the periodic table for that next test. Not a moment went by where I didn’t hope the monotony would be broken by getting to watch something explode or getting to go outside.

Ecoxotic and one of their dealers, Aquarium Adventure of Columbus, have teamed up to make former high school me very jealous by donating 40 EcoPicos to Peter Dewitt’s Metro High School science class. The project is anticipated to reach 160 students in Grades 9-12, and their goal is to replicate a real-life sustainable environment based on an already existing one, such as a saltwater reef or a blackwater pool.

Not only is this a great science lesson, it’s a fantastic way to get students involved in the aquarium hobby. They have a blog setup where you can follow individual team’s progress. While it seems like most of the groups mentioned thus far joined the dark side of saltwater tanks (just kidding! saltwater is cool too), we here at Aquaspire have high hopes for the freshwater groups, Team Guppy, or Team Cranberry Fluffy Fish (whom by far have the coolest name).  We’ll keep an eye on developments and maybe post a few updates as things move along.