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Water damage on wood floors, water covered wood floors for 2-3 hours

February 4, 2019July 29, 2005

Q: We had a blackout in 10 Counties in Texas last month, which caused my 140 gallon Salt water reef tank, to reverse siphon the water out of the tank and onto my 1.5 year old Hardwood (Red Oak) floors. The water was on the floors for approximately 2-3 hours.

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