computers

kwirky · #1 04-13-2007, 01:01 AM

i don't know about corrosion from salt. probably a reaction with the alkaline chemicals in the evaporated water, not corrosion from salt. I'd be more worried about minute short circuiting from moisture, than corrosion of parts.

It's like how some cell phones kick the bucket if they've been brought indoors from the freezing cold outside many times. The minute condensation inside slowly kills the phone over time from the tiny short circuits that happen.

Being in calgary, our air's too dry to make much of a difference I think. Before we got the tank we had a humidifier on the furnace. After getting the 120g, the humidistat for the house hasn't changed much, since the humidifier aims to keep it up anyways.

Maybe if somone lived on a coast, or next to a large lake they'd have to worry about large ammounts of humidity emenating from their tank, damaging things other than their jiprock.

bubblepuffer · #2 04-13-2007, 03:30 AM

I think could be related to where his location is.. I believe he is from Victoria.. is that an island surrounded by the Pacific ocean? I think combination of Air from the surrounding sea area, plus tank.. could be possible.. as most of the air in your house or room mostly will be from the mixture of salt breeze, plus reef tank.. hmm create a combo there

Matt · #3 04-13-2007, 04:01 AM

I've never heard of anything like this, and I've maintained computers from coast to coast, including locations that were literally within a stone's throw from the ocean, and in locations that were within a foot of a reef aquarium. A lot of things go wrong with computers, but I've never seen one fall to corrosion... They do go badly wrong when they get wet.

I'm not saying it didn't happen. I'm saying I'm strongly suspicious of either the story or the competency of the tech, or there is something else at play.

Kabong · #4 04-13-2007, 05:29 AM

I'm from the island as well, I do get a fare amount of moisture in the air,
But even though I have my tower like right next to one of my tanks I've never had a problem.

On a side note I'd go back to the first 2 stores and demand my diagnostic fee back.
If they didn't notice rust and corrosion they mustn't have taken a very close look.

Salmon King · #5 04-13-2007, 07:27 AM

I had 2-90gal. reef and a 255.The humidity was pretty thick.I have a airconditioner dehumidifyer but can only run it when i/m home.I would get a gallon a day out of it.I have cut down to a 33 reef and 255 because of that.I really want to get a big reef again.I know my sister never saw anything like that or the other computer guys.Does anybody else get that much humidity in there place.I even had my monitor sent to Vancouver becouse somebody said it must be the problem.It took 3 weeks and they said they fixed it.There was nothing wrong with it.

bubblepuffer · #6 04-13-2007, 01:01 PM

hmm.. if you haven't got the computer repair.. dont say anything. Take it back and try to bring it to another computer store and see what will be their story for it....

untamed · #7 04-13-2007, 03:57 PM

We'll find out because my controller laptop is probably in the worse possible location for exposure to salt as it is mounted just above the sump, under the stand of my 400.

If there is any splashing anywhere in the system, then you will have salt in the air. Just wipe any horizontal surface with your finger and have a little taste.