Floater in gas tank not floating

Long story short i was at hatfield last weekend and went a little too deep. Mud/water got into my gas tank through my gas cap which wasnt on right (damn billet gas cap) and after riding for a bit it became hard to start and started sputtering on me. I got home and took the fuel tank out and found the mud/water and cleaned the tank all out and replaced the plugs since the sputtering was pretty bad and i had to ride it home like that. Now i have it all back together and it starts right up and isn’t stalling but my gas gauge shows no fuel. Is there something maybe stopping it from floating that i should check for? I’m going to take it back out tomorrow.If anyone knows anything about the fuel pump i would appreciate any help. Thanks! Ohh yeah. My buggy feels way more peppy with the new plugs in.