Whoops. Debris in tank

[Shaggymv]

Hey guys.
Was working on my tank last night, whilst tired, and pulled my sponge out in my sump while my pump was running (oops)

now my tank has a bunch of Chaeto and uglys floating around…. My fish are freaking out, cause they think it’s food, and it looks really ugly.

anything I can do to fix it, or just wait?
dis a small water change, but didn’t really seem to catch any of the junk.

thanks
Shaggy

 

[Dcal]

Hey guys.
Was working on my tank last night, whilst tired, and pulled my sponge out in my sump while my pump was running (oops)

now my tank has a bunch of Chaeto and uglys floating around…. My fish are freaking out, cause they think it’s food, and it looks really ugly.

anything I can do to fix it, or just wait?
dis a small water change, but didn’t really seem to catch any of the junk.

thanks
Shaggy

use your water change tube thing like a python but instead of into a bucket/outside put it into your filter sock if you have one. Then you're able to clean out unlimited debris without taking out any water

 

[Gtinnel]

I would use a net to scoop out as much as possible and then just let the rest go through the system until the filter got it again.