Salt creep?

dpstrand · 01/23/2013, 12:51 AM

What do you guys do with salt creep? Do you brush it back into the water to allow it to re-dissolve? Or wipe it clean and attempt to keep it out of the water?

ReefPharmer · 01/23/2013, 01:09 AM

I brush it back but generally its from bubbles in the sump so I try not to get them on the stand etc

dwolson2 · 01/23/2013, 09:36 AM

Depends on where, Some places I knock it back in the tank. Others I use a warm rag to wipe it off.

EllieSuz · 01/23/2013, 11:08 AM

A chunk of salt creep can burn a coral if it falls on it. I use a damp paper towel and wipe it, being careful not to let any large pieces drop in the tank. I get more creep in the sump and in that case, I just brush it back in the water.

keepLearning · 01/23/2013, 03:06 PM

Most of everybody says that the salt does not evaporate, only water does. That is why we top off with fresh RO/DI water. If only water evaporate then where does the salt creep all over the places around the tank is coming from????? I am pretty sure that white stuff is salty too :-)

EllieSuz · 01/23/2013, 03:25 PM

Salt creep is caused by splashing, not evaporation. If saltwater splashes outside the tank, say on a brace or edge, the water does evaporate, but it leaves the dried salt behind.

01/23/2013, 12:51 AM	#1
dpstrand Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 897	Salt creep? What do you guys do with salt creep? Do you brush it back into the water to allow it to re-dissolve? Or wipe it clean and attempt to keep it out of the water?

01/23/2013, 09:36 AM	#3
dwolson2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Rockledge Fl Posts: 1,348	Depends on where, Some places I knock it back in the tank. Others I use a warm rag to wipe it off. __________________ 220 w/75 sump. 2 Kessil AP700s, 2- MP60, 2- MP40, 1-MP10(in sump/frag tank), Waveline DC 10000, Reef Octopus elite INT220, Radion G1(over sump/frag tank), Apex Wifi with a few extras Current Tank Info: 220 in progress

01/23/2013, 11:08 AM	#4
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	A chunk of salt creep can burn a coral if it falls on it. I use a damp paper towel and wipe it, being careful not to let any large pieces drop in the tank. I get more creep in the sump and in that case, I just brush it back in the water. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

01/23/2013, 03:25 PM	#6
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	Salt creep is caused by splashing, not evaporation. If saltwater splashes outside the tank, say on a brace or edge, the water does evaporate, but it leaves the dried salt behind. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

01/23/2013, 01:09 AM	#2
ReefPharmer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: los angeles Posts: 1,836	I brush it back but generally its from bubbles in the sump so I try not to get them on the stand etc

01/23/2013, 03:06 PM	#5
keepLearning Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Near Cypress College Posts: 1,712	Most of everybody says that the salt does not evaporate, only water does. That is why we top off with fresh RO/DI water. If only water evaporate then where does the salt creep all over the places around the tank is coming from????? I am pretty sure that white stuff is salty too :-)