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From:Surrey, B.C., Canada
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posted 10-20-2003 05:04 PM         

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I just took out my under gravel filter and now my tank is totally full of crap. Is this going to hurt my fish. My 75g is so full of crap i can't see my fish or anything in it!!

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From:Sterling Heights, MI, U.S.A.
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posted 10-20-2003 05:10 PM         

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ok, first of all do a 30% water change on both tanks, then use a gravel vacuum to clean up the substrate u ahve

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posted 10-20-2003 10:14 PM         

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If left in there it will create bacterial problems not to mention that all that debris can block their gills and prevent them from getting oxygen. If you haven't considered outside power filters you might think about it now. I use a diatom on mine once a week. Your probably looking at cleaning the power filter 6 or 7 times to get the debris down to a tolerable level.

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