help had water problem leak (fixed) now carpet smells

The problem is I cant get behind the tank with the shop vac and now my bedroom smells like fish. Does ANYONE know something I can use to clean the carpet / pad that will get rid of the smell ect PLEASE help


Leak: my fault I LOL!! siphoned the skimmer from the wrong way and it blew a hose i'll NEVER do that one again hahaha ::blush

 

Best thing to do would be to rent one of those rug shampoo'ers that they usually have at the front of most large chain grocery stores.

 

i would cut out the pad and carpet and replace it ......fish ewww

 

This is pretty much your only option. Not an identical situation, but my wife left the sunroof of my car open when it rained a few years ago. I have leather seats (thank god) but you can still smell the mold/mildew in the carpet to this day. I used every conceivable cleaner short of straight bleach. That smell is impossible to get rid of completley, I can only imagine it with a little bit of fish flavor added. :-X

 

You could call a carpet cleaning company. i would open the windows and place a strong fan or two at the damp/wet area and dry it up. It is going to be hard to get rid of the smell. Wish you the best with it.

 

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You need to cut out the carpet and pad from behind the tank. Hopefully your stand has an open back to allow you to do this. If that doesn't work then water got under your stand and you may have to tear down the stand to replace the carpet if you can't stand the smell.

 

i knew there was a reason when i started this hobby everyone said don't put your tank on carpet. seriously best of luck just no suggestions here.

 

I'm telling you - look into either buying or renting one of these Here

Most large chain food stores around me rent these out near customer service.

I have used these on a few spills.. Some I had to run the machine on it twice - but now you wouldn't know there was a spill. It also sucks the water out of the rug so if you to the spill quick enough it makes for a very easy clean up.

 

CANT GET BEHIND IT with that oops on caps