Fish Keep Jumping Out Of The !&@*^ Tank!

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Originally Posted by Ruth

Scott the other thing may be that you have been messing around in your tank too much. You said yourself you have been doing lots of work in and around your tank. Sometimes this can stress the fish too much. Although I am inclined to think it is your heat issues it could also be that you are in there too much.

I don't think the reason fish are jumping is because I am in the tank too much. And, I really am not in my tank that much. If I am, it's to pick up a fallen coral, or remove a bit of pest algae. I did do a bunch of cleaning a few weeks ago were I was in the tank for a couple days.. but nothing more than that really.

I am not saying it's not a possibility, I just don't think I am in the tank all that often, and like I mentioned, it's only to pick up a fallen coral or remove some pest algae. I do a good clean on everything once every couple months (or so I try) .

Having said that, I think I have so much pest algae, and fallen coral issues because my tank is too small. It's like the upgrade will solve a million and one problems (ok not a million.. you get the point) My sandbed is collecting far too much crap, and it's too hard to remove all of it without causing any kind of problem, so switching over and removing it all together would be a simple solution. I figured in the summer this would be the best time to get the new setup going, as it turns out it's not that great, with camping and all that fun summer stuff.. I will make the first step by going to place my order for the tank . After that, I will for sure have a tank I am keeping (compared to the last cube..) and all's I will need is a stand, and I'm set. No excuses as I don't need anything else to make the upgrade complete (as compared to before... I wanted to wait until I had an RO/DI unit)

I just need to find a weekend where I can spend a full day on switching everything over and however long it takes to get the finishing touches done.