Aquarium Technician | Spring 2022 Work Study
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University is dedicated to inspiring research, leadership and innovation that ensures clean, abundant water for the environment and all humanity. The Meadows Center fulfills its mission by integrating activities across four pillars of action in powerful ways. Our work in each of these pillars begins at Spring Lake – one of the largest artesian springs in the world – and ripples outward across Texas and beyond.
General Description
Responsible for the daily care and maintenance of a commercial aquarium designed to communicate the unique aquatic habitats of the Edwards Artesian Aquifer and its spring systems.
Example of Duties
- Maintain Spring Lake’s aquarium displays by daily inspection, routine cleanings, feeding, and water quality monitoring.
- Inspect and maintain filtration, chillers, and UV sterilizers on aquariums.
- Removal and treatment of any sick or injured fish.
- Collection and acquisition of new specimens.
- Knowledge of plumbing aquariums with external filtration.
- Perform other duties assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of: Safe SCUBA diving and skin diving practices; rules and regulations regarding the possession of endangered species; aquarium systems, design and function; university policies and procedures; ecology of the Edward’s Aquifer and Guadalupe Blanco river basin; pump, thermal controls, filtration systems and aeration systems.
Skill in: Diagnosing necessary equipment repairs, identifying and treating sick and injured fish, interacting courteously with a variety of people, basic plumbing, fish handling and transporting
Ability to: Read manuals, work schedules, operated aquarium filtration, receive certification to dive in Spring Lake, SCUBA dive in tight spaces, perform preventative maintenance.