CoLab Student Project: Aquaponics, but Fish-Proof

This is the first in a series of posts about how we’re using the newly commissioned 180W laser at CoLab! Follow along as we chronicle our creative and artistic adventures!

I’ve been trying out different aquaculture designs for a few years now, with some success. But the fish keep digging up the plants, and the turtles keep eating their leaves…so I’m sending the plants to plant jail!

I needed to cut some holes in acrylic sheet for the project, and selected this process because there’s almost no risk of chipping or cracking. It worked really well! This design should keep fish away from roots, and turtles away from foliage…hopefully…

Laser Classes now on sdcolab.org

Classes for the laser are now being scheduled on the sdcolab.org web site.

We have scheduled, and already filled up, six classes between September 16 and September 25. More classes are due to be scheduled on an ongoing basis after that. Visit that web site to sign up or be added to the waiting list.

I hope you’re as excited as I am to see regular laser classes and routine laser use begin again!