First, welcome to the board and the hobby.
Based on your post this is the main thing that caught my attention:
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Originally Posted by Fellow
I eventually want to get a RO unit but it is not in the budget just yet.
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Honestly an RO/DI unit should be your first purchase, no salt water tank should be sold without one (despite what testing your potable water may may reveal), assuming you want to have the tank long term. And no need to buy an expensive one - IME, RO/DI is one of the ONLY purchase I have made where you do not get what you pay for.
If one is not in the budget at this time - seriously evaluate if it makes sense to purchase supporting equipment to improve the system (which costs much more).
Otherwise, keep up the maintenance, looks like the tank should continue to improve based on your plan. Cheers.