As many of you know from my thread on here I now have my 90 up and running and all was going wonderful until........This W/E the family and I went out of town to come back to a mess.....at some point over the W/E something (still not sure what) malfunctioned and I had a pretty major spill....best I can tell it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 2-10 gallons....on my carpet floor......we have tried to vacuum it up with some progress but not much...plan on shampooing it in the next day or so but not sure any of it will help....may have to pull the carpet (possibly subfloor depending on damage) which will require the removal of the tank and stand (temp I hope still not too sure of the wife's anger yet???).....My plea on here would be for ideas and possible temp. homes for livestock, equip. or maybe the whole damn set-up until the repairs can be made...also have any of you all had this happen and did homeowners cover it?????? HELP!!!!!!!
HELP!!!!!!Maybe????
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Altpers0na
ARS Caesar
its it a floor you can get to the other side of, like from a basement.. it might not be that bad..
you could see about having pro carpet people trying to finish the clean up.
if you think its going to be a loss for sure, you could cut that carpet and padding in a discreet area to survey the damage.. see if the wood unerneath is effected..
i dont think 2g would be that bad. 10 might be worse..
you could see about having pro carpet people trying to finish the clean up.
if you think its going to be a loss for sure, you could cut that carpet and padding in a discreet area to survey the damage.. see if the wood unerneath is effected..
i dont think 2g would be that bad. 10 might be worse..
I have State Farm and they told me they would not insure the tank or contents but if there was a problem that resulted in damage to the house, it was covered.
I had an overflow that dumped between 5-10g once, a large section of carpet was completely saturated. I used the shop vac to pull up what I could lifted the carpet a few feet from the side of it and placed a floor fan there to blow under it until if finally dried out. I was not sure how long it was wet prior to me finding it, at least 7-8 hours. I just let it dry out.
I did replace the carpet about 1 year later, which was last week. They ran the carpet right against the tank, due to the size, moving it was not possible. I drained the water down to about 5-6" in my 90g and moved it one side at a time. I also moved it across the room once, I lift one side slightly and put a dowel rod underneath, then another, then another.
Sorry to hear about your mess.
I had an overflow that dumped between 5-10g once, a large section of carpet was completely saturated. I used the shop vac to pull up what I could lifted the carpet a few feet from the side of it and placed a floor fan there to blow under it until if finally dried out. I was not sure how long it was wet prior to me finding it, at least 7-8 hours. I just let it dry out.
I did replace the carpet about 1 year later, which was last week. They ran the carpet right against the tank, due to the size, moving it was not possible. I drained the water down to about 5-6" in my 90g and moved it one side at a time. I also moved it across the room once, I lift one side slightly and put a dowel rod underneath, then another, then another.
Sorry to hear about your mess.
Well my wife and I have discussed it and I have also ran this by some flooring friends of mine (none of which stand to gain from it). The general consensus is that seeing the carpet is about 15-18 years old and is really in need of replacing anyway we feel it would be in our best interest to remove all the old carpet and padding inspect the subfloor for damage then install new flooring. The entire house needs flooring but I don't think that will fit in the budget right now (we shall see though). Anywho this all means that while the tank is only about 4 months up and running it will be comming down soon and livestock displaced until things can be corrected and reinstalled. This will also allow me to re-inspect all pieces to figure out what really happened and fix the problem before re-installing. Several of you have offered help and I appreciate it....I may be getting in touch soon....I will try to keep you updated on the progress....this is a sad day for me as this project was a long time in the works and only a short time reaping the rewards of my labor.....however all indications right now is this will be back up soon and who knows it may be even better....
coralreefer
No Pistons
Think of it as a chance to re-aquascape. The important thing is she didn't boot it and you to the curb.
I've known others to use dowels too and Jim's used those furniture mover pads before to move tanks. Years ago Dave built a "tank moving jack" and moved our fully stocked 75 across the room by himself...thankfully I was out of town at the time. :lol:
Wish I was closer I'd gladly help out.
