Dehumidifier
I had this problem a few years ago when my FW discus tank overflowed in the morning cuz I forgot to turn off a timer that was attached to a water pump that was in a garbage can full of top-off water. I woke up to the sounds of the water pump gurgling as it was running almost dry and I ended with about 40 gallons on my carpet and into the basement. The flooring was plywood and after drying as much off, I put several fans aimed at the carpet around the area and I also put a dehumidifier in the room and set it at the lowest setting of 35%. Within a week and half, it was bone dry but I kept the fans and dehumidifier on for another month just to make sure the moisture in between the subfloor is "sucked" out. If possible, unscrew the lighting fixtures in the rooms underneath to expose the space between the gyproc and electrical plastic enclosure to get as much air into the subfloor. HIH
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