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Working at the aquarium lab in Crab Cove requires agility and awareness. One misstep and swarms of fish are endangered inside. An average day involves maneuvering through a list of tasks in the course of two hours, so efficiency is necessary without making sloppy mistakes. My job includes administering water changes, feeding rehabilitating fish, documenting quality tests, and occasionally assisting in injections. Every week I carry a ten pound pump among an assortment of tanks, transferring old water into a bucket above a drain. Other tanks are filling up with fresh water, so I must be vigilant. If one overflows, the water will flood into the outlet and jeopardize the system. Incorrect amounts of chemicals added to the new water will result

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