Coral Specialist

Petswarehouse; North Lindenhurst (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

PetsWarehouse is seeking an experienced Coral Specialist to join our aquarium department. You will apply your reef hobby expertise to care for coral systems and help customers build and maintain successful reef tanks.

This hands-on role requires familiarity with various corals and saltwater systems, plus the ability to educate customers on reef care, lighting, flow, and equipment for healthy displays.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of reef aquariums and coral husbandry required.
• Hands-on experience with saltwater/reef systems and coral care.
• Familiarity with reef parameters testing and maintenance.
• Knowledge of diverse coral families (LPS/SPS/soft corals/zoanthids).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and care for coral and reef aquarium systems.
• Monitor and maintain water parameters: salinity, pH, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, and phosphate.
• Understand the 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 lighting, flow, filtration, and dosing for reef systems.
• Educate customers on coral compatibility, placement, lighting, flow, feeding, and reef care.
• Recommend livestock, equipment, additives, and maintenance products based on customers' 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.

Skills

Reef aquariums

Coral husbandry

Water testing

Customer service

Coral fragging

Saltwater systems

Diagnostics

Tools

Test kits

Refractometer

Job description

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.