Help!!! my shole system went down 4-6 hrs was tripped off by gfci outlet which

lost1st manty:(

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auto shut everything off my connection between my skimmer pump and hose disconneted spilling water out thus triggering gfci outlet to switch off which is all fine an dandyas i did have a backup airation unit that triggered on when power went out but i am most afraid toxic levels of polluntants accumaulated in my sump which i have heard about happening, all my systems are back up running now, what should i do now though as i dont want a wipeout , i reseeded my 150 with some biological i keep as backup in my quarantine and have added some amquel to kill and ammonia or nitrite accumulation, Im just hoping i didnt get a toxic built up in my sump which i read about alot and not sure how long it would have taken or what else i should be doing ,i appreciate anyoner immediete help and response, very worried right now

Hobby Experience: 6 months
Current Tanks: 29 gallon marine fish only 150 marine predatory fish
Interests: marine aquarium fish@critters
 
I had a power loss on my system for 4 hours once and when the power came back on everything started up well. Don't make drastic moves as your livestock is probably a little stressed. Measure ammonia levels and if they are high (any at all really) do several small water changes (1-2 gallon) a couple of hours apart until ammonia comes down. IMO, adding stuff to get rid of ammonia only masks the problem. A 4-5 hour power loss should not seriously hurt you biological filtering capacity. If it does you need a bigger one:).
 
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