“During our first visit to the Desert Museum in 1994 we agreed it was the best full spectrum natural history experience we'd ever had - and right here in our own backyard! We've supported the Museum annually since then and encourage friends and business associates to do the same.”
-- Jerry Weinert
& Marni Dittmar
Wish List
May - June 2012
In the fall of 2012, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum will open a new aquatic facility as part of its 60th anniversary celebration. The facility will have two galleries — one freshwater and one marine — and will house fourteen large tanks, along with two "touch" tanks where visitors are allowed to touch marine life. The interpretive focus will primarily be on the waters of the Colorado River and the Sea of Cortez. This desert sea has over 2,500 miles of coastline and is home to thousands of marine species, making it one of the most diverse seas on the planet.
We hope that you'll want to browse the wish list and help us acquire some of the items we need for this exciting new exhibit.
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Gotcha! Fishes With the right nets moving fishes can be safe and even fun for the fishes. |
$ 15.00 Number needed: 11/12 |
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Open wide and say aah! Fishes Being able to tell if our fishes are healthy and comfortable is crucial. These digital thermometers will show us if anyone is running a fever, which tells if a fish needs any special care. |
$ 20.00 Number needed: 11/12 |
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Hold my food please Fishes It is important for us all to have plenty of veggies in our diet, and this is true even for fish. Some might think they are icky, but our Ichthyologist loves fish and insists that they have balanced meals. Help serve up some healthy greens to our swimming friends.(10 per bag) |
$ 20.00 Number needed: 2/3 |
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Filter bags Fishes Remember those hair-nets grandma used to wear? That is basically what we need to hold the filter material together for the tanks in this new gallery. |
$ 25.00 Number needed: 4/4 |
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I see you! Fishes Our fish have traveled far and wide from the Gulf of California to be ambassadors of this desert sea. It would be a shame not to see them. Help us get some special window cleaning tools that reach every nook and cranny. Kent brand proscrapers are specially designed to reach these hard spots without scratching the acrylic! |
$ 30.00 Number needed: 6/6 |
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Wave maker (Power heads) Fishes Hang 10 – these fishes love to surf! And, a wave maker will keep them in their groove.(Koralia Evolution 1400 power head). |
$ 70.00 Number needed: 8/8 |
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There is a spot on the window Fishes To make sure you can see the fishes and they can see you, we need to clean their side of the window, too. Easier then diving in the water, these magnetic cleaners keep us dry. |
$ 130.00 Number needed: 14/14 |
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A refract o what? Fishes A refractometer is a device to read salinity. It is critically important to keep our marine animals at the right salt level. This device allows us to make sure that happens. Wouldn’t you like to help? |
$ 140.00 Number needed: 2/2 |
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Wave maker controller Fishes Hang 10 – these fishes love to surf! And, a wave maker will keep them in their groove.(controller) |
$ 500.00 Number needed: 4/4 |
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Brrrrr! Fishes Help our trout become the coolest kid on the fish block! Trout like it chilly, so this guy needs his water temperature nice and cold to be a proper trout. |
$ 2000.00 Number needed: 1/1 |
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For additional information contact Camille Pons, Development Officer, 520/883-3055, cpons@desertmuseum.org
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