Do you put it back

Basile · 03-30-2009, 09:08 AM

I think every who as a sw system has it ! salt accumulation on some parts of their system, pipes, skimmer , around the sump what ever. What do you do with it , wipe it clean or put it back in the system, in the display tank what!!!

BigAl07 · 03-30-2009, 09:35 AM

It needs to be discarded and not placed in the system. It doesn't re-dissolve into solution and if it lands on corals or anything living it will burn it. I lost a beautiful Toadstool in my 10g because some feel onto it I can didn't see it for a few hours. I did try to clean it off but apparently it was already "Burned".

Basile · 03-30-2009, 09:42 AM

Ok thanks buddy for the info, i'll be doing that from now on.

i got to find myself a cute little critter like that he's too cool to be alone , cheers!

michael_cb_125 · 03-30-2009, 09:46 AM

I know that nobody will believe me, but in the Elos system, I do not get salt creep. I do in my other tanks, but in the elos, None!

~Michael

Phreek · 03-30-2009, 10:02 AM

i wipe it off and throw it away

degibson84 · 03-30-2009, 10:17 AM

i wipe it off and then vacum it up off the floor

FragFarmer · 03-31-2009, 11:42 PM

wipe-n-vac

BWI · 03-31-2009, 11:58 PM

i toss it in the sump!

Varga · 04-01-2009, 12:25 AM

I put it on my steak YUMM!

Clownfish518 · 04-01-2009, 12:34 AM

Take salt water, dry it, and then reconstitute it with water, and it doesn't have the same chemical composition as when it started. Sea water is very ionic in nature and goes through some chemical changes as it drys.

It takes some doing to get a salt mix to dissolve to the correct end product. Think of it as a two part calcium supplement, only with way more than two parts.

CaRSMDuke · 06-30-2009, 11:00 AM

Wipe it, sweep it, vacuum it, make it go away.

FragFarmer · 07-02-2009, 03:00 AM

Wipe & vacuum it off the floor

Avoid dropping it into the tank at all cost. If it drops in and lands on a coral, blow it off with a turkey baster or suck it out with the gravel vacuum right away.

I burned a mushroom and caused it to split.

View Poll Results: What do you do with the salt accumulations on your system
I put it back in the system	13	30.23%
I wipe it clean	27	62.79%
I just let it build up its pretty lol	1	2.33%
i don't have that problem ( ya right)	2	4.65%
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03-30-2009, 09:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,023 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Do you put it back I think every who as a sw system has it ! salt accumulation on some parts of their system, pipes, skimmer , around the sump what ever. What do you do with it , wipe it clean or put it back in the system, in the display tank what!!! __________________ My Rockwork Macroalgae Club. My slow 65 g build up Combination fish and Anemone 65g- Aquamedic 2X250wMH-T5 -Recirculating Octopus 150DNW- 2X Vortech Mp40W gen2 powerheads-Eheim 1262 910GPH return - Little fishes Carbon&Phosban reactors,GHL controllers and Dosing pump and ME!

03-30-2009, 09:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Nerd :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 24,189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Do you put it back It needs to be discarded and not placed in the system. It doesn't re-dissolve into solution and if it lands on corals or anything living it will burn it. I lost a beautiful Toadstool in my 10g because some feel onto it I can didn't see it for a few hours. I did try to clean it off but apparently it was already "Burned". __________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2

03-30-2009, 09:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,023 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Do you put it back Ok thanks buddy for the info, i'll be doing that from now on. i got to find myself a cute little critter like that he's too cool to be alone , cheers! __________________ My Rockwork Macroalgae Club. My slow 65 g build up Combination fish and Anemone 65g- Aquamedic 2X250wMH-T5 -Recirculating Octopus 150DNW- 2X Vortech Mp40W gen2 powerheads-Eheim 1262 910GPH return - Little fishes Carbon&Phosban reactors,GHL controllers and Dosing pump and ME!

03-30-2009, 09:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,783 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back I know that nobody will believe me, but in the Elos system, I do not get salt creep. I do in my other tanks, but in the elos, None! ~Michael __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

03-30-2009, 10:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back i wipe it off and throw it away

03-30-2009, 10:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
degibson84 Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austintown, Ohio Posts: 827 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back i wipe it off and then vacum it up off the floor

03-31-2009, 11:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
FragFarmer Serpent Star Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Westminster, CO. Posts: 221 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back wipe-n-vac

03-31-2009, 11:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
BWI Midas Blenny Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto,Michigan,Louisiana Posts: 100 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back i toss it in the sump!

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Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,368 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Do you put it back I put it on my steak YUMM! __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

04-01-2009, 12:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 2,135 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back Take salt water, dry it, and then reconstitute it with water, and it doesn't have the same chemical composition as when it started. Sea water is very ionic in nature and goes through some chemical changes as it drys. It takes some doing to get a salt mix to dissolve to the correct end product. Think of it as a two part calcium supplement, only with way more than two parts. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

06-30-2009, 11:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
CaRSMDuke Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Murrieta, Ca. Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Do you put it back Wipe it, sweep it, vacuum it, make it go away. __________________ Mike

07-02-2009, 03:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
FragFarmer Serpent Star Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Westminster, CO. Posts: 221 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Do you put it back Wipe & vacuum it off the floor Avoid dropping it into the tank at all cost. If it drops in and lands on a coral, blow it off with a turkey baster or suck it out with the gravel vacuum right away. I burned a mushroom and caused it to split.

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