Orange coast community college

[joseserrano]

i was there late last week to speak with the professors who run the aquatic department and aquariums. Very nice and cool people. They want to start to learn and then teach students how to grow and aquaculture corals. They are very excited to do this, but are lacking knowledge, and resources. They need equipment mostly. Too early to ask for corals. If you guys have anything they can use or fix, please let me know and will connect you guys

 

[ilyad]

I have some miscellaneous gear I'd be happy to give them, if they have use for it. I also have a tank/overflow/lid that I have posted for sale, but Id be willing to donate it to them, if they end up being able to use it for their program.

 

[joseserrano]

They’ll take anything. I was told even broken items can be learned from by taking them apart and trying to diagnose issue

 

[joseserrano]

I have some miscellaneous gear I'd be happy to give them, if they have use for it. I also have a tank/overflow/lid that I have posted for sale, but Id be willing to donate it to them, if they end up being able to use it for their program.

They’ll take anything. I was told even broken items can be learned from by taking them apart and trying to diagnose issue

 

[laverda]

I have a bunch of older pumps and stuff.

 

[joseserrano]

I have a bunch of older pumps and stuff.

They will take them.

 

[dontavo27]

I’m actually willing to go drop this off, along with some other things

 

[Discotu]

Good excuse to clean out the shed. I'm assuming you told them about SCR?

 

[joseserrano]

View attachment 124229 I’m actually willing to go drop this off, along with some other things

They’ll take it. They give students their own tanks to learn from. Most on the smaller end.

 

[joseserrano]

Good excuse to clean out the shed. I'm assuming you told them about SCR?

I did, but it’s 2 professors who run this. They don’t have a ton of time to do anything else. They are currently running the program, teaching, doing aquaponics, and venturing into coral aquaculture.

I see this As a great way to get new young blood into the hobby semester after semester. Especially if they can learn with guiding hands.

 

[ilyad]

They’ll take anything. I was told even broken items can be learned from by taking them apart and trying to diagnose issue

Send me a PM with details.

 

[dontavo27]

pm me details as well. Thanks

 

[OldReefGuy]

^same

 

[dansyr]

I know some of these people (indirectly) and have met some of the students in this program, everyone I've met has been super great, involved, and excited. I don't have anything to offer right now, but just a +1 for helping this program get more established.

 

[joseserrano]

They have also said they can offer tax write offs for larger value items

 

[Jimbo327]

Are they going to have a class display tank?

I have a geissman T5 Matrix II in white...super sleek. I bought this because I always wanted this fixture, and I bought it before I even got my tank. Now it has been sitting in my shed since I got a bigger tank and this light is a bit short. I'm not sure if it is working because it's in my shed for awhile. But if they have a good electrical engineer, it should be simple to figure out. This would be great for a display tank. I can donate this if they are interested. I may even have a few T5 bulbs, but not sure if they are still good.

https://www.giesemann-shop.de/en/light/t5-systems/45/matrixx-ii?c=57

 

[Tangwich]

Count me in also. I have a few things I can drop off.

 

[don.chaneaux]

Count me in also. Please send details.

 

[joseserrano]

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Are they going to have a class display tank?

I have a geissman T5 Matrix II in white...super sleek. I bought this because I always wanted this fixture, and I bought it before I even got my tank. Now it has been sitting in my shed since I got a bigger tank and this light is a bit short. I'm not sure if it is working because it's in my shed for awhile. But if they have a good electrical engineer, it should be simple to figure out. This would be great for a display tank. I can donate this if they are interested. I may even have a few T5 bulbs, but not sure if they are still good.
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https://www.giesemann-shop.de/en/light/t5-systems/45/matrixx-ii?c=57

Yes, they have tank displays, and plan to do a large 1000 ish tank down the road.

 

[Jimbo327]

PM me the details on how to donate.