I don’t even heat the water. Causes precipitation. I think Randy Holmes talked about this in some posts here
I didnt heat the water. What happened was i filled the tank with RO for first time and i was doinf salt mix inside the tank. But the rodi water coming out hot since its warm outside i got 77F from rodi thats why im worried.
77 degree water will not harm your membrane.
It’s probably fine just test the parameters and adjust to what you want. Usually you want to mix the water separately and not into the display from what I hear.
Not my membrance my salt mix. Its my first time filling the tank so i put the salt in the tank for the first time. And now im worried. That i destroyed my salt mix because the 77 temperature?,
Just test the water. I’m guessing you have some powerful power heads in there?
What do i test for exactly?,
Salinity, alk, calcium, magnesium. Most important is salinity.
Salinity is 1.026 i dont have test kits for other stuff im new to the hobby man. Getting this stuff slowly
That’s fine but I like it 1.024-1.025. Is this fish only tank? For corals you might want salifert tests for those parameters.
I mean its recommended to have it at 1.026 the whole forum says that so i did 1.026
Yea it’s good. I think randy Holmes recommends that but you can go from as low as 1.023 to 1.026. When it comes to temperature the only drawback to heating the water while mixing is alk and stuff can cause precipitation and that stuff goes down.
Tropic marin
It's probably fine. "Average" tank temp is usually around 78, so I'm not sure why 77 is concerning to you? But most importantly, it's best to mix your saltwater before putting it in the tank, even the first time you're filling. The exception might be if you have nothing else (no sand or rock) in the tank and can make sure it mixes completely with nothing settling into the substrate.
What do you plan on keeping. Fish? Soft coral, lps, sps?
