broken aquarium all over my carpet.. what do i do?

I pumped about 50gal of water onto the bedroom floor one time. Same thing as everyone said - lots of towels, lots of stomping on said towels. Get as much water up as you can. After that, my carpet dried out fully in about 3-4 days, using a regular old oscillating fan. One of the industrial blowers should improve that greatly.
 
ok.. do i need a dehumidifier or something for all this water that will be evaporating? I tried to look for them at home depot but they said it wasn't the right season for them :( I am hoping I can rent one somewhere.
 
You shouldn't need a dehumidifier. If home depot doesn't have them, it means your winter air is probably cold and dry. If you called in a pro, I think they'd use a shop vac to get the water they could, and then put one or two of those fans under the edge of the carpet for a day or two.
 
alright thanks guys. I'll try to find one of those fans.

The tank was actually on the bottom of one of those double metal stands, so I am really hoping I don't have to try to move the top one..

i appreciate the help and any additional suggestions are more than appreciated..
 
Can you rent or borrow a dehumidifier or 2? That will reduce the relative humidity in the room, drying the carpet faster. fans will help, but they just move the moisture from the carpet to the air...and you need to dry the air.

And...call your landlord, admit what happened...they may have equipment they'll let you use for free. It's in their best interest to keep the place in good shape.
 
kj5kb said:
And...call your landlord, admit what happened...they may have equipment they'll let you use for free. It's in their best interest to keep the place in good shape.
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Honesty is not always the best policy especially when it comes to telling the apartment complex that you just spilled 30 gallons of fish tank water on their carpet. They'll end up making him pay to replace the carpet whether it needs to be or not. I'd have to say getting it done yourself is going to be the cheapest in the long run. Just be thankful that you're on the ground floor!!!
 
Yeah, I admit I was wondering if they'd say he needed a $200 pet deposit or something like that to have big fishtanks.
 
A dehumidifier would help alot to speed up the drying... I know when I was young our finished basement would leak and get the carpet wet after a big heavy rain... My parents would run a dehumidifier for a few days and it would dry out nicely and never had to worry about mold buildup under the carpet. If you use one just sit it real close to the wet area and be sure to empty it every so often as it will pickup more water than you think.
 
To solidify the suggestions:

I had a 37g leak about 20g of water onto my carpet. Lots of towels, more towels, even more towels, three box fans, more towels, more towels.....you get the idea

After it was dry, the carpet didn't look so good. It looked like 20g of water had been soaked into it and then dried out, I was worried. However, after a couple of weeks, the carpet perked back up. Apartment complex never said a thing.

Now, that hold in the wall was another issue...
 
That sucks more than most things that suck suck. That is one of my worst fears.
Don't tell the landlord anything.
Good luck
 
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