Green Chromis jumped, what should I do next?

[IE Reefer]

Hi everyone,
I just got back home not too long ago, and I noticed that I was missing a fish, well it turns out that he jumped while I was away. Everything seemed fine before I left, everyone was acting normal, nothing to be concerned about. After finding the dead fish I did notice that my return pump was running dry, which has happened before and hasn't resulted in a carpet-surfing fish, so I'm not sure if that might have startled him into jumping but that's my assumption. I've also been noticing that my clownfish (which is relatively smaller than the chromis) has been bullying some of the chromis (well, now only the one) and that might have assisted with the jump. Putting all that aside, since the damage has been done and there is nothing to do about it now, what should I do now? I am currently testing my parameters to check for flaws while pricing out a cover for my DT at the same time, but what else should I do?

 

[damsels are not mean]

you are doing it (cover)

 

[Tamberav]

Cover… fish jump and sometimes they don’t need a good reason.

 

[damsels are not mean]

I think fish jumping is inevitable... It's like entropy if the tank and fish are alive long enough.

Cover… fish jump and sometimes they don’t need a good reason.

 

[i cant think]

Get hold of a cover, fine mesh is what I prefer since it has rebound compared to something like glass. EVERY fish can and will jump if given the chance and reason, I learnt the hard way with a mandarin which isn’t known to jump. I kept it alive for a good 5 years just to have it jump.

 

[IE Reefer]

I think fish jumping is inevitable... It's like entropy if the tank and fish are alive long enough.

Well, I mean I’ve been having a Watchman Goby for almost 2 years and it’s never jumped. Other than the two chromis that have (one attempted but I saved, and this one which I was too late for).

 

[IE Reefer]

Get hold of a cover, fine mesh is what I prefer since it has rebound compared to something like glass. EVERY fish can and will jump if given the chance and reason, I learnt the hard way with a mandarin which isn’t known to jump. I kept it alive for a good 5 years just to have it jump.

Dang I would not expect that at all, yeah I’m looking into making one myself from a previous post on here.

 

[Cell]

Return pump running dry? Are you not topping off?

 

[Bj’s Reef]

Yeah, don’t over think it. Get a cover for your tank problem solved. Also look into a auto top off as well.

 

[IE Reefer]

Return pump running dry? Are you not topping off?

Sometimes I don't notice that the water level down in the sump is low and it will start sucking up air. But normally when I do notice, I'll just top off with water.

 

[i cant think]

Sometimes I don't notice that the water level down in the sump is low and it will start sucking up air. But normally when I do notice, I'll just top off with water.

I recommend doing what I do which is check the RO/DI every 4-5 days and if it’s low top off.

 

[IE Reefer]

I recommend doing what I do which is check the RO/DI every 4-5 days and if it’s low top off.

What's crazy is that it needs a top off every other day, but I only top off about 2g of RO each time

 

[dedragon]

What's crazy is that it needs a top off every other day, but I only top off about 2g of RO each time

best not to do that, it causes salinity swings and ato are super cheap, im still a fan of my dual float switches, they work well

AutoTopoff.com

 

[dedragon]

best ato hands down goes to tunze osmolator though

 

[IE Reefer]

best not to do that, it causes salinity swings and ato are super cheap, im still a fan of my dual float switches, they work well

AutoTopoff.com

Dang, that's really cheap, I've been meaning to buy one for some time but I really don't have the money to buy one for $80+.

 

[dedragon]

Some cheap stuff is actually pretty good. Float switches are cheap and its not a fancy unit but it definitely gets the job done safely

 

[Bj’s Reef]

Pm sent to the original poster.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Chromis often fight til theres 1 or 2 left. Clowns are also pretty aggressive towards them and other damsels. So either couldve chased and scared him out of the tank. Id just get a cover and monitor aggression from here.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

best not to do that, it causes salinity swings and ato are super cheap, im still a fan of my dual float switches, they work well

AutoTopoff.com

That cheap little guy carried me for years until I got a Apex controller. They were 25-30 bucks when I bought, but it worked like a champ.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

ATO Before you burn up your pump. I prefer a glass top. Humidity is already a problem in the new tight houses, no since in adding to the problem.