What do I do?!? Too much food!

[sstanle4]

My 4 year old neice decided she would feed my fish while I was at the doctor. She dumped over half a cup of fish flakes into my 14 gallon biocube. I got all out that I could with a tea strainer (the tea strainer couldn't get the really small pieces so there's still quite a bit at the bottom.) I did a 3 gallon PWC. Is there anything else I need to do? I'll check the parameters when everything settles.

 

[sstanle4]

Parameters are pH 7.8. Ammonia about 1.5. Nitrite 0. And nitrate 0. Just did another water change (2 gallons) and buffered the water. What else should I do?

 

[jetajockey]

That's pretty much it, just remove as much as possible and do some large water changes. That ammonia level is too high, I'd do a few back to back 50% wc's to get it down.

 

[Sniperhank]

If you have any extra airline tubing, use it to siphon out what has settled on the bottom as well. Good luck.

 

[Lunchbox209]

My 4 year old neice decided she would feed my fish while I was at the doctor. She dumped over half a cup of fish flakes into my 14 gallon biocube. I got all out that I could with a tea strainer (the tea strainer couldn't get the really small pieces so there's still quite a bit at the bottom.) I did a 3 gallon PWC. Is there anything else I need to do? I'll check the parameters when everything settles.

To get the smaller particles I would lay some filter floss on the strainer and dump the water through that