Ok,so I had this 45 gallon tank I got from some guy,used.This guy showed me the tank with 1/4 full,to show me it didnt leak.A week later there was 40 gallons of water on my rug.Actually it was Thanksgiving night.Now my rug has that fishy smell to it.Anyone know how to get rid of this smell.
Tank leaked
- Thread starter mr limpet
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baking soda (will soak up all those smells/wetness)
carpet cleaner (one of those professional ones you can rent)
carpet cleaner (one of those professional ones you can rent)
Hello; One method suggested for cat urine is to take up the carpet and replace the foam pad under it with new pad. Then clean the carpet with a machine. The tank water will have gone thru the carpet and pad and will be trapped under the foam pad which will take a very long time to dry, and will smell from the tank water as well as provide a place for mold to grow.
If you have hardwood flooring under the carpet, it will be damaged by the long time dampness. I had a tank leak into an area rug with no pad and thought I had dried it well enough. Turned out to have a black discoloration in the wood in the area of the leak.
In my current home I removed the carpet and pad in the area where my tanks sit and replaced it with vinyl tiles. I also sealed the edge of the tank area with plastic quarter round and silicone in hope of keeping a barrier from the rest of the carpet. I enlarged a hole in the floor where TV cable had run to allow the water a drain into the basement in case of a leak. In my experience tanks and carpet are not a good mix. If if there is not a major leak, there will be lots of spills around a tank.
Lets hope some one has a better solution.
If you have hardwood flooring under the carpet, it will be damaged by the long time dampness. I had a tank leak into an area rug with no pad and thought I had dried it well enough. Turned out to have a black discoloration in the wood in the area of the leak.
In my current home I removed the carpet and pad in the area where my tanks sit and replaced it with vinyl tiles. I also sealed the edge of the tank area with plastic quarter round and silicone in hope of keeping a barrier from the rest of the carpet. I enlarged a hole in the floor where TV cable had run to allow the water a drain into the basement in case of a leak. In my experience tanks and carpet are not a good mix. If if there is not a major leak, there will be lots of spills around a tank.
Lets hope some one has a better solution.