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I'm not expert, but simply offer my thoughts. Just keep in mind that carpet pad is like a sponge. It will hold water long after the floor feels dry. I'm not saying you will get mold, but it is something to keep in mind.
i agree with pharoah, if you cant pull the carpet up, at least get a powerful fan or a blower and have it blow on any wet carpet for several days after it feels dry
I feel you, ive just been at work all day and it sucks.... Went to lowes bought the cheapest dehumidifier they had (230$) but it moves 800ounces per day, i dont really have the cash to do anything else at the moment, i have 6 decent fans running and a commercial grade fan in the basement, ill prlly put the dehumid down there before i go to bed.
The thing is the tank sits on that carpet so i cant pull it from that side of the wall, i could prlly get under it from another angle....i could cut a slit where the couch was and put one of those turbo fan things under it, if only i had one..........
Luckily its winter and not summer, so its extremely dry atm...
Not the end of the world but still blows, got to hand it to the fluval for running dry and not craping out, also my hydor korillia was running for god knows how long dry and its fine too.
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18$ stand-will last forever+can you see it from the kitchen?
And its covered by black fabric but since i had 70-80gallons on my carpet/basement the look of my Stand amazingly slipped my minds priority list...! Lol
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I've had about 3 home floods, and Pharoah is right. you gotta pull back the carpet & padding so air can blow underneath.
carpet guys can tack it back down after everything dries out.
In my case, it was fresh water from pipes, NOT aquariums.
even with that, the water damage control guys usually bore holes into the walls for drying & preventing mold. we patch those up later. they spray chemical crap in there. I'd at least call them out for a consult. BUT 75 Gs might be less water than we had. those guys usually start by "eyeballing" the water amount on floors, & they have some kind of moisture detection tool they aim at walls so they know how high up it has creeped.
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carpet guys can tack it back down after everything dries out.
In my case, it was fresh water from pipes, NOT aquariums.
even with that, the water damage control guys usually bore holes into the walls for drying & preventing mold. we patch those up later. they spray chemical crap in there. I'd at least call them out for a consult. BUT 75 Gs might be less water than we had. those guys usually start by "eyeballing" the water amount on floors, & they have some kind of moisture detection tool they aim at walls so they know how high up it has creeped.
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I dont think its too bad, if u look at the pic of my basement most of the water made it down there, here's my attempt at pulling the carpet back lol
It only covered a 1/3 the living room so its not horrible, but still a downer!
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