Thanks for the replies.
Yeah I soaked the cubes in 6.0 ph'd water for 24+ hours, and I use 5.5 when I need to re-water.
The salt is from water used to humidify the dome. Yeah perhaps I should clean it out, but it's pretty benign if it's just sitting there, or am I wrong about that?
Last time I took off the dome with seedlings this young, they dried up pretty quick, which is why I'm fairly reluctant to do the same again. The temp isn't too high, but I understand it isn't optimal. I don't have many opportunities to check on it every day, but I suppose i'll have to if I need to give it some fresh air.