Hey all, looks like I had my first leak last night and I wanted to get your oppinions on what I should do about it. It appears that my sump tank developed a leak just a little below its water line and drained about a gallon of water on to my floor. The main tank is an All Glass 45 tall (3x1x2') with standard stand and the sump is a plain old allglass 10g. The carpet around the stand is a little wet, but only about a 1/4" wide area circling the stand is actually wet. If I didnt hear my pump sounding different, I actually wouldnt even have known that there was a problem.
I've removed the sump (PITA), put the heater back uptop, and have a fan blowing on the bottom of the stand. The bottom of the stand itself is allready dry. Should I go through the monumental effort of breaking down the tank to get under the stand to dry every last inch of carpet? Will a gallon of SW on my floor cause it to start rotting and destroy the floor? The tank is on the second floor in my bedroom up against a load bearing wall and its 3 foot length is perpendicular to the main floor joists.
Thanks for your advice in dealing with a mercifully minor spill.
I've removed the sump (PITA), put the heater back uptop, and have a fan blowing on the bottom of the stand. The bottom of the stand itself is allready dry. Should I go through the monumental effort of breaking down the tank to get under the stand to dry every last inch of carpet? Will a gallon of SW on my floor cause it to start rotting and destroy the floor? The tank is on the second floor in my bedroom up against a load bearing wall and its 3 foot length is perpendicular to the main floor joists.
Thanks for your advice in dealing with a mercifully minor spill.
(just under half the capacity of my tank) on to my brand spanking new laminated flooring, It is amazing how much water a OR 6500 
can shift in the time it take to run out of the kitchen (& how far it propels water- this water jet could have put out a fire 
), I used my dehumidifier to dry up what all the towels, bedding (and anything else to hand) didnt pick up, no warping of the laminate & the tank hasnt crached into the basement yet (wooden floor under laminate) 
