How bad is a little rust?

[Fishmommy]

316L is much more corrosion resistant than 304. That said, they all rust eventually.

 

[Spslvr]

Mines rusting in a matter of days. But im not sure weather its only the outer coating

 

[bertoni]

I think that real 316 shouldn't rust in a few days. This brings back memories of a "titanium" heater that rusted to orange-ish after a few days in my tank.

 

[Spslvr]

Might have to change material, mabe carbon fibre

 

[Murgen]

Thanks for the topic.

It motivated me to remove the 3 rusting metal clamps on various pumps in my refugium that were rusting on me over the last 2 years. Feel much better having them off and replaced with plastic clamps.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

[welcome]

:thumbsup:

That sounds like a prudent action.

 

[BrienCharles]

Thanks for the information everyone. I just removed a rusty metal clamp on my return pump and replaced it with a plastic clamp!

 

[bertoni]

[welcome]

I think that's a good idea. It's easy to be careful and use plastic mounts, etc.