Where dose all that salt go???

[sps_monger]

So I'm in the middle of moving my display tanks and using left over salt buckets to transport water. I got to thinking.... dang, I've use a ton of salt over the years.
Now, I'm one of those guys on a well and septic system. And over the years the old saltwater form water changes just goes down the drain and away it goes.... right... out of sight, out of mind. But where does all that salt go.
I clean out my septic tank every 4-5 years, and knowing then it goes to the tanker. But what about that 4-5 years. Is my poop super salty? Is that salt messing up my septic tank? Does anyone else think of this stuff? Or is it just me???

 

[stevo01]

I've wondered the same!

 

[Johniejumbo]

I have wondered much the same but I'm not on a septic. I wouldn't worry about damage to the septic tank or sewer lines that stuff is very resistant. Unless you have old cast iron that is. However, septic tanks don't hold ALL the water you flush. It releases liquid into a leach field to soak into the ground around it. No real clue what happens to the salt from there but that is a really interesting question. Does it build up in the soil?

 

[dmax525]

I am on an aerobics system and I refuse to put salt into it. It can be hard enough to maintain without the addition of the salt. Unsure how it would affect it. I typically put all my old water into containers and pick somewhere on the land to dump it. This may or may not be the right thing to do but, I'm not taking any chances.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It is seeping into the underground aquifer.

 

[GoVols]

It is seeping into the underground aquifer.

Randy,
Thanks for making my google "underground aquifer".

Can salt water, water changes compromise septic systems?

 

[Johniejumbo]

Randy,
Thanks for making my google "underground aquifer".

Can salt water, water changes compromise septic systems?

Wouldn't worry about the septic system. They are usually pretty large. 1000g or more I believe. The bacteria in them can survive most anything but large amounts of cleaners. And the constant flow via showers and sinks and toilets would dilute the relatively small amount of salt water we put down the drain.

 

[GoVols]

Wouldn't worry about the septic system. They are usually pretty large. 1000g or more I believe. The bacteria in them can survive most anything but large amounts of cleaners. And the constant flow via showers and sinks and toilets would dilute the relatively small amount of salt water we put down the drain.

Thanks!
I don't have one but just wanted to ask.

 

[sps_monger]

Wouldn't worry about the septic system. They are usually pretty large. 1000g or more I believe. The bacteria in them can survive most anything but large amounts of cleaners. And the constant flow via showers and sinks and toilets would dilute the relatively small amount of salt water we put down the drain.

It's just a crazy amount of salt that I have used over the years. Kinda eye opening seeing all the empty buckets lined up.