Fish Tank Water Spilled On Carpet

I remember i did this a while ago too but i forgot how i fixed it.

Fish tank water spilled on carpet.

My 10 gallon fish tank broke from the bottom and all the algae stinky water spilled onto the carpet. Some folks thought they could dry out their carpet without pulling it up. Mix 1 part vinegar and 1 part spring water in a spray bottle. 2 white vinegar after cleaning the carpet white vinegar can be employed to neutralize the odors lingering within the carpet fiber.

Okay so my mom just bought new carpet and i already managed to mess that up by accidentally knocking over our fish tank and it s contents on our new carpet. 1 keep paper on the water spilled place and keep one strong weight. How to do a water change. But carpet under and around the aquarium plus floor and basement rafters underneath were soaked.

I worked for a carpet place in the 1970 s and had the displeasure to remove flooded carpet for a time after high water. If it is a large quantity rent a carpet shapooing machine from the local megalo mart and use it to suck the carpet dry and clean up. The smell is likely a combination of fish water and the stuff that find it s way into carpet over time. When fish oil or spills from fish dishes get into the carpet clean the spill immediately to help with odor removal.

I dried everything that i could pulled up the carpet and exposed the pad any tips how to put that back would be great. Doing water changes in the planted tank. Tried to sop up water from carpet with towels and shop vac but by that time it was pretty well soaked in. This will help prevent the juices from getting too deep within the carpeting and the underlying padding.

Saturate the area where the spill occurred on the carpet. All the water will come out 2 keep sponge and press it all water absorbed by sponge. Tried blowing a fan on. What would be the best way to draw the water out of the carpet.

So a few days ago i spilled a fish bag of water on my carpet and i forgot to clean it after i finished what i was doing and now my living room smells like death. 3 use vacuum cleaner and the water spilled. Mass aquariums 248 416 views. Baking soda will work wonders on the odors if there are any when you are done.

The carpet dried but the smell stayed any ideas on how to get the smell out of the carpet house.