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Post by WillyCKH on Nov 9, 2015 15:20:35 GMT -5
Hi all! My living room was flooded the other day due to clogged drain, which is right outside our entrance (we live in a basement unit). The carpet is pretty much ruined and luckily we found the flood problem early enough to prevent some more serious damage. The drain should be fixed now, but they are coming back to do a carpet change and dehumidify the whole unit. Here's the problem, the dehumidifier is a powerful machine that sucks all the vapor and water in air, the humidity will drop to very close to zero for few days continuously. I have 8 aqurtic tanks (5 small, 2 medium and 1 big) at home, and many many many plants in my room, they are going to hate the drop of humidity and possibly die during the process. The worker told me that fish tank water will get sucked and I should move them as far away from the living room as possible. What should I do? Bag the plants and hope for the best? I can't move the plants outdoor because of the temperature and space limitation They are coming back for the dehumidify process in few days, time is running out!
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Post by shoggoths on Nov 9, 2015 15:58:22 GMT -5
If I were you, I would to put everything in close clear big plastic bags. I think you can find some at 1 dollard stores. Then be carefull to not cook your plants, so keep the lights off for a few days or your tanks farther from them. Good luck
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Post by WillyCKH on Nov 9, 2015 16:31:29 GMT -5
Thanks, Martin, I will try to find some big plastic bags!
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Post by bcmosaic on Nov 9, 2015 18:29:32 GMT -5
Bummer. On your tanks put plexi lids (or Saran Wrap)and monitor.Follow shoggoths advise about the clear plastic bags. The restoration guy was exaggerating some. It has happened here in the building I live in. They'll also install blowers to move the air around and to dry out the walls. Depending on how much water spilled into your suite it should take about 3-4 days. Did your bedroom get wet also? Let me know if I can help. Good Luck
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Post by lloyd on Nov 9, 2015 18:39:41 GMT -5
I think any closed tank/terrarium/aquarium will be fine. You may have to top up water tanks a bit but I doubt evaporation will be that noticeable. Plants that are open to the room air might get a bit dry but if you spray them and keep the soil moist you should be fine. The humidity in my house is pretty low in the winter (~20%) and the plants don't mind.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Nov 9, 2015 18:51:00 GMT -5
...I had a flood in my basement a few years back, it is no fun! Sorry to hear about your predicament Willy, good luck!
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Post by WillyCKH on Nov 9, 2015 21:48:32 GMT -5
Thank you everyone! bcmosaic, I will Saran Wrap my tanks, I think it should work! I hope they are exaggerating because I was really scared, I don't want to lose any plant/ aquatic livestock. The blowers are in work, there are 4 huge ones in the living room right now and blowing the air around. Only the living room and a little bit more has gotten wet, thankfully my room is okay (it's where 80% of my plants live). lloyd, Saran wrap should help with the tanks right? I don't have closed systems. I will spray my plants for sure! Thanks for the tips! Good to know that low humidity isn't the end of the world. amanitovirosa, I cannot agree more! It's no fun!
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Post by bcmosaic on Nov 9, 2015 23:40:13 GMT -5
Hang in there Willy. It will be fine and over soon. Cheers
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Post by morphman on Nov 10, 2015 0:11:34 GMT -5
Hang in there Willy. I agree that the issue seems to have been exaggerated and I think you will be fine. Best of luck.
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Nov 10, 2015 0:34:14 GMT -5
Hey Willy, sorry about the whole flooding thing, and I'm sure everything will be fine. Best of luck! Cheers
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Post by WillyCKH on Nov 10, 2015 0:52:16 GMT -5
Thank you everybody Let's hope all plants and livestock make it!
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Post by lloyd on Nov 10, 2015 8:32:22 GMT -5
I'm not sure if saran wrap is needed. You might not want to totally cut off air flow.
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Post by Seymour on Nov 10, 2015 12:10:02 GMT -5
sorry to hear willy. maybe you can put your plants on a shelf and loosely cover them with plastic so you don't completely cut air flow off. you can put damp towels in there with them to keep humidity up when your not around to spray them. best of luck to you and your plants.
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Post by grackle on Nov 10, 2015 18:23:53 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this Willy. I'm reading of more high winds and heavy rain coming to you and the islands. Not the time to slack off about powerbars on the floor. May the time come soon that it just a vague memory.
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Post by mackthompson on Nov 11, 2015 12:17:37 GMT -5
Are your plants surviving?
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