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Can't Find Salt in Subnautica
Salt Deposits are small white cubes on the seabed, not a special plant or fragment. Start with the Kelp Forest and Grassy Plateaus before moving to later biomes.
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ANSWER LOCK // QUICK RESPONSE
Look for the small white cube-shaped Salt Deposits on the seabed in the Kelp Forest and Grassy Plateaus. Later sources include the Mountain Island, Crash Zone, Mushroom Forest, and Bulb Zone; a powered Water Filtration Machine can also produce salt as a byproduct.
SIGNAL CONFIRMEDLOCATION SCAN
BIOMEKelp Forest, Grassy Plateaus, Mountain Island, Crash Zone, Mushroom Forest, and Bulb Zone
DEPTHEarly shallow routes through deeper mid-game biomes
REQUIRED EQUIPMENTO₂ tank, Seaglide for covering the seabed, Water Filtration Machine for renewable salt (later option)
BRING THIS
- O₂ tank
- Seaglide for covering the seabed
- Water Filtration Machine for renewable salt (later option)
DATA ACCESS LEVEL
Reveal only as much as you need
02 // DIRECTIONDirectionROUTE GUIDANCE
03 // EXACT ANSWERExact answerFULL SPOILER
COMMON REASONS YOU ARE STUCK
- Searching only inside Limestone Outcrops
- Confusing Salt Deposit with Crystalline Sulfur
- Skipping the open seabed around the Kelp Forest
- Building a Water Filtration Machine before the early supply is needed
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LAST CHECK2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 01Salt Deposit OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 02Kelp Forest OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 03Grassy Plateaus OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01