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Old 08-01-2008, 05:16 AM
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Default Salt Creep

I'm still researching SW, so forgive the newbie question.

I see a lot of salt creep on tanks. What causes it? Any way to stop or manage it? How often?

I want to set up a tank in our living room, so it has to be presentable. Know what I mean?

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Old 08-01-2008, 05:21 AM
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You get salt creep when small droplets of salt water evaporate leaving behind the salt. The more splashing and bubbles you have, the more salt creep you'll get.
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Old 08-01-2008, 05:27 AM
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I'll get a little on the inside on the euro-bracing and the glass covers on the pendants but with a closed hood, nothing noticeable on the outside
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Have you tried coralife salt creep eliminator ? Does anyone know if it works ?
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=cl-csce08
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Have you tried coralife salt creep eliminator ? Does anyone know if it works ?
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=cl-csce08
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Old 08-01-2008, 05:40 PM
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Are we supposed to be putting salt in the water... Oh hell....

Really though, salt creep really isn’t a big deal – a damp paper towel every time I do a water change. It adds about a minute to my weekly maintenance schedule.
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