computers

[bubblepuffer]

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]

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.

[Salmon King]

I have hang on filters on the tanks splashing abit/aqua clears/prism pro .There are some other things showing rust. My dads metal tool I inherited.I showed a fellow reefer the damage he is also a computer guy.I have alot of salt buildup on my 255 on the glass.

[Decz]

I've had this happen before, but never to that extent. Of course, my situation was a little different. I was living on a boat on the coast of BC, in the summer the windows were always open so there was a fresh sea breeze going by the computer all the time. I lived there a year and the connections on the back of my scanner had slight corossion, as well as the PS2 connection on my computer. The inside wasn't touched, not evenly slightly.

You've really got to have a breeze or serious air movement happening in the room for any significant salt damage to electronics. If that's the case then you should consider socking your fan intake on the back of your computer. Just get some light filter foam, similar to what you would put in your furnance vents and place it on the outside of the fan intake (external side of the computer). It'll look rather bleak, but will help filter some of the salt and media in the air. Before you try something like that though, you should take a good look at your home system. There shouldn't really be that type of movement with the salty air. Do you have a fan blowing off your tank lights and towards the computer? My home office and aquarium are the same room. Granted it is a 20' long room, but still, haven't yet to experience/feel/see/taste/smell any salt of other reef substances on the computer side of the room.

[Salmon King]

I will try the foam.i know the humidity gets really bad in the summer.I/s like being in the Amozon. Thank you.

[KrazyKuch]

You All do know that their doesn't have to be salt in water to make things rust...You can put a piece of metal in a bucket full of pure water and it will still rust!!!