Mold under my sump. What to do?

I have mold growing under my sump. This is not a good sign, as I dont want to tear down my whole tank, but am willing to do so to prevent getting sick from this nasty stuff.. I can see it through the bottom of my sump and its not growing anywhere around on the outside. So I feel it is trapped under there by the pressure of the tank.

What are some of my options here. I am really ticked to find this, but I can't just ignore it.

Thank You and K+ for answers or help.

 

use a cooler or trash can as a temporary sump.. all I can see is removing the sump, cleaning, bleaching the bottom, then put some foam for the sump to rest on and control condensation. Only way I see it working is to pump the sump to a temp sump so you get the water weight out of it.

 

You could delicately lift one side/edge and using a large syringe, inject a bleach/water mixture of maybe 70% water and 30% bleach underneath. You should buy a small clamp on fan first and have it running when you do it blow out the fumes.

 

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That was my thought. As long as you have good circulation of air, I wouldn't be concerned about just throwing some bleach under there.

 

I had the same problem a while back, I drained the sump and made some supports out of 2by4's so it was elevated about 4 inches off the stand bottom and then just wiped it out with a wetrag and a little bleach. Haven't had a problem since.
If some water gets down there I can just wipe it out.

 

Thanks. K+ given out. I am thinking of using a combo of your ideas. Such as moving the sump to the side for the time being and using a combo of bleach and water to clean the mess up. With the sump out of the cabinet I could get a good cleaning and some time to build a semi stand to prevent moisture from becoming trapped down there again. This is seriously going to be a pain in the rear..

Any more ideas, keep them coming please..

 

I would. It's easy to trap chlorine fumes and it's easy to get that into the tank... Sure good circulation will mitigate... but I don't play with bleach anywhere near my DT.

Personally, I'd just pour some saltwater under it (once moved out of way of course). I also wouldn't set a sump on carpet

 

What would the saltwater do? I was thinking bleach water 1:10 ratio would be ok if I had some fans blowing the air out and away from the sump.

My sump is on the wood bottom of my stand, and I dont have carpet in my place, so its no worries..

I seriously wish I wouldn't have forgotten to stain/seal my cabinet before putting water in.. dumb mistake to learn from.

 

It would evaporate.

But it would leave salt behind. Salt is a preservative. Which is to say it kills mold and keeps it away.

 

We gotta funny guy here. lol ;D

But in all seriousness, it sounds like solid advice. But then again, why couldn't I just pour regular ol' salt on it?