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So i have a 10 gallon fresh water tank on my desk at work. 6 tetras and a guppy...1 ghost shrimp. Sand bottom with some java fern, and chain sword. Dirted bottom so no additives or root tabs. Kessil a 80 tuna sun that is on for 8 hrs a day, spong filter with air stone on opposite side for flow. I feed bug bites on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and very frugal with it. It's on my desk so mindful of over feeding. I change 3 gallons every other friday and vacuum top of sand off. Can't vacuum into it cause of the dirt bottom. Have heater set to 78 but over weekend it does rise to 85-90 in the office since the air gets shut off. I keep experiencing bacterial blooms. Yes the tank is relilatively new. About 4 months now. But would think I'm past the new tank stuff. Question is, could the temp swings be causing die off that I'm not seeing and causing the bacterial blooms? There is some die off of plant leaves so maybe that's it. I'm at a loss.