Start over?
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Do you think ill need to go as far as taking the gravel out and rinsing it or just worry about the filters?
I would...fisheater;2711692; said:
It seems like alot to do, but if it becomes an issue later you'd wish you had...
The bacteria will start dieing off after 12 hours. If much longer than that, clean everything and start over.
Big enough to spend the time cleaning the old...fisheater;2711773; said:
or replace??
and store the old stuff till summer and clean it when the weather is better...
i have read that wet bb will survive for 24 hours. but at this point he is pushing it. i would get it up and running, and use a test kit and see whats going on with parameters. he should be okay, but if more than a day of standing still, i wouldnt risk it. i have had power outages that last right at 24 hours (i have a 90 and 180 gallon tanks) and when restarted i had no surges in ammonia or nitrites.
If the temp was not so low, maybe...MAYBE I'd risk it...but with just 90gals, go for it...navygirl76;2712560; said:
