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02/05/2008, 02:39 PM
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salt creep/tank leaking
Is my tank leaking from the bottom? After a few days i see salt creep build up on the bottom glass all the way across,anyone ever had any experience with this?
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02/05/2008, 02:55 PM
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I have, but my tank was not leaking. What caused it was everytime I pulled my hand out of the tank, a little salt water ran down the side and collected around the bottom edge of the tank. When it dried salt crystals were left behind. Have you cleaned it off, and it still came back?
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02/05/2008, 03:03 PM
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yah i didnt put my hands in the tank for a week right after my water change cleaned the glass and in a few days it comes back
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02/05/2008, 03:15 PM
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I have the same thing on my 55... no leaks for 3 years though...
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02/05/2008, 03:23 PM
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I have salt creep over pvc joins, pump etc---depends how much splashing you are doing and how fast the water os entering the sump--I find when I run micron sock I get less salt creep
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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