Petswarehouse
Coral Specialist
Lindenhurst, New York•Part-time
$20 - $25 hourly
$20 - $25 hourly
About the Job
PetsWarehouse is looking for an experienced Coral Specialist to join our aquarium department. We are seeking someone with a strong knowledge of reef aquariums, coral care, and marine aquarium husbandry who can confidently care for our coral systems and help customers build and maintain successful reef tanks.
This is a hands-on position for someone who genuinely enjoys the reef hobby and has experience working with a variety of corals and saltwater systems.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and care for coral and reef aquarium systems.
- Monitor and maintain proper water parameters, including salinity, pH, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, and phosphate.
- Understand the specific care requirements of different coral species.
- Identify signs of stress, disease, pests, or poor water quality in corals.
- Properly acclimate, place, feed, and maintain corals.
- Assist with coral fragging and propagation when needed.
- Maintain clean, healthy, and visually appealing coral displays.
- Perform regular water testing and aquarium maintenance.
- Help maintain appropriate lighting, flow, filtration, and dosing for reef systems.
- Educate customers on coral compatibility, placement, lighting, flow, feeding, and general reef care.
- Recommend appropriate livestock, equipment, additives, and maintenance products based on customers' individual systems.
- Assist with receiving, acclimating, and caring for new saltwater shipments.
- Provide knowledgeable and friendly customer service.
- Help maintain the overall aquarium department and livestock as needed.
Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of reef aquariums and coral husbandry is required.
- Hands-on experience maintaining a saltwater/reef aquarium.
- Familiarity with testing and maintaining reef aquarium parameters.
- Knowledge of a variety of LPS, SPS, soft corals, and zoanthids.
- Understanding of coral lighting and flow requirements.
- Ability to recognize common coral health issues and troubleshoot aquarium problems.
- Comfortable performing aquarium maintenance and working with live animals.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Reliable, responsible, and able to work independently.
- Previous aquarium store, reef shop, or professional aquatics experience is a plus.
The Ideal Candidate:
We're looking for someone who can talk about reef tanks because they actually keep them, not someone who has only general knowledge of aquariums.