Please! quick tip before water change?!

[One fish]

Hi all. I have been mixing rodi and salt in a bucket for now 12 hours but I used a pump and heater from my tank and am now thinking that would have spiked ammonia in my bucket of water. Can I add it to the tank or should I use prime? Sorry if this is a confusing question, just worried about using a pump and heater from an existing aquarium instead of a dry one. :bounce3:

 

[pyithar]

it'll be fine imo but if you're worried you could use prime. you should get another pump to mix salt.

 

[tkeracer619]

No issues.

 

[fishgate]

If the water was sitting for 12 hours it is room temp (a few degrees below tank temp?). I have never heated my water changed water. IMO it is a waste of time and electricity.

 

[scumbag_gli]

How big is your tank? How big is the change? Personally I have never heated my change/rodi water ever...but you should be fine either way

 

[nathanjohnson09]

i personally only heat change water in winter even when sitting 8-12 hours it doesnt quite get warm enough.i think my issue is that my rodi hooks to the outdoor faucet so its cold

 

[CStrickland]

I don't see how using a heater or power head from another tank could spike ammonia, or cause any problems at all. Am I missing something?

 

[nuxx]

Won't worry about it... I never condition newly mixed saltwater.