The change in surface morphology of potassium nitrate and potassium alum has been studied in situ by means of scanning force microscopy. The supersaturation and undersaturation were varied in a cooling crystallizer under flow conditions. To keep the crystal growth rate of potassium nitrate low, the specific additive DOW FAX 3B2 had been used in different concentrations. The crystal growth rate of both systems could be determined and the growth and dissolution surface morphologies of potassium alum exhibited structures similar to those of microscopic measurements.