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| Description of aquarium system: The total volume of the system is currently only 1000 gallons. One-fourth of that is cold seawater. The other is warm, tropical water. The coldwater system consists of temperate aquariums with several different forms of marine life from off the coast of Orange County California. The displays of animals in this tank includes both fish and shellfish. This system is cleaned and purified by wet/dry trickle filters, ultraviolet light sterlization, mechanical and chemical filtration, protein skimmers, and regular cleaning. A large pump circulates all the water in this tank through the filtration system once every 10 minutes. This is considered a modified high-tech filtration system. A new addition our system is a stand-alone hexagonal tank called the "schooling fish tank". |
| O.C.C. Student Public Aquarium Managers: Each semester students from the Beginning Marine Aquarium Class who exhibit maturity, dependability, and superior ability and knowledge of aquarium science are recruited as Aquarium Managers. Managers are paid or earn unit credit for their hours of work as they (1.) oversee the day to day operation of the aquarium, (2.) supervise beginning students, (3.) keep track of hours worked, (4.) teach beginning students the techniques for feeding, cleaning, servicing, and stocking the aquarium with fish and invertebrates, and (5.) conduct water quality tests on the water. The current Spring Semester lead aquarium managers are Mike Mayhan and Krystal Kissenger. The Aquarium Managers Emeritus is Tim Ruiz. We have a aquarium manager trainee this Spring as well - Faith Myhra. Below (left) are the Spring 2008 Aquarium Managers. Left to right: Travis Van der Slues, Mike Mayhan, Krystal Kissenger, and Faith Myhra. Below (right) is a close-up of the logo on the front of the official OCC Public Aquarium polo short (worn by the managers) - the Peacock Mantis Shrimp! |
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