If very little water you could place a mirror demister under tank or on outside back
if ambient temperature in room is okay i wouldn't worry about eating
I grew mine out of the water, just had lids on tank to keep humidity up
planted it on java moss so it acted as a @wick@ for water, tank was eated just with heaterin te water
I start all my marines from scratch but add a piece of live rock a couple of small fish and do weekly 25% water changes even if testing doesn't sow it needs one
Marine cycle is 6 weeks usually
Bacteria in a bottle works but is not the correct aerobic bacteria that tank cycles on, it will work until the correct bacteria takes hold
But as said only supports a light bioload
Anything in a bottle is anaerobic
The aquaone pipes etc are sligtly different in size to normal plumbing available in nz
I usually take pipe in to a plumbing supplies to find adaptor or heat a piece of plastic soft tube to fit as adaptor
Nice size you are moving up to, the more room you can supply the better for an aro's well being
I found wile they are young Arowana tend to get nipped by other aggressive type fish in the tank
1. Is Natural Sea water as clear as water from bucket salt when in your tank? Does anyone have a photo of NSW in their tank?
YES
2. I understand to collect water 30mins prior to high tide and not within a day or two of heavy rain, what else do you need to do to treat the water prior to it going in your tank?
Can run it through a 1 micron filter if you like or store in dark for 4 days prior to use in tank, will need to dilute slightly and add a bit of calcium and magnesium if doing a full reef tank
3. Can you mix natural and artificial waters? I assume as evaporation occurs you'll need to add pure dew into the tank as well.
Yes
4. I know to use food grade containers - but how long can I keep the water before going in my tank? For example, if it's forecast for 3-4 days of rain over the weekend can I collect water, keep it somewhere dark until the weekend when I do my water change?
Can keep in the dark indefinitely so long as container sealed
5. The opposite to above, can the water be warmed up via a heater and put in my tank the same day or next day if the refractometer shows the water is at the right state?
Yes
Could be a Polymastia or even a bryzoan colony
https://www.niwa.co.nz/static/web/MarineIdentificationGuidesandFactSheets/Bountiful_Bryozoans_Version_1-0_2016_NIWA.pdf