Left reactor unplugged for a couple weeks

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  1. sollie7

    sollie7 Millepora

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    so it was messing up before we went on vacation and my mom was yelling at me to hurry up so I unplugged it...well that was a couple weeks ago and I just now remembered today. It smelled really bad but I rinsed the media really good and the reactor itself. Anyway when I plugged it back in alittle bit of cloudy water was coming out of the reactor. I guess from the media. I lowered my skimmer and put some algae killer in the tank. Will I be fine? Ill also try and do a water change tomorrow or later today. Only thing I can think of that Would be bad is ammonia but I had GFO and Carbon in the reactor so I dunno. Im also going to order some new media. So is it fine now or should I unplug it until I get new media?
     
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  3. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    As long as you changed the water out, you'll be fine.
     
  4. pmoradi2002

    pmoradi2002 Spaghetti Worm

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    Clean the reactor and replace the media.