I’m thinking of dosing a beaker with 1ppm silica and 0.05ppm PO4, then running some GFO to see how much silica and phosphates it removes.
These are the questions I would like to answer:
Will GFO remove phosphates to undetectable if there is sufficient silica present?
Will GFO switch over to predominantly removing silica when phosphates reach a certain low point?
Backstory: I like my PO4 in my aquarium very low to almost undetectable, but I like to dose silica for sponges and diatoms. A part of me thinks that the GFO will stop adsorbing phosphates and switch to silica when PO4 gets too low.
I need to use GFO to maintain my phosphate levels.
Can someone help me design controls and tell me what I would need to ensure this experiment answers my questions?
I have a Hanna PPB PO4 checker, Hanna silica LR checker, sodium silicate, sodium phosphate, a GFO reactor, BRS high capacity GFO, beakers of various sizes, and instant ocean salt.
In my aquarium:
I like to maintain my phosphates from 0.01-0.03ppm
I would prefer to maintain my silica from 0.50ppm-1ppm
These are the questions I would like to answer:
Will GFO remove phosphates to undetectable if there is sufficient silica present?
Will GFO switch over to predominantly removing silica when phosphates reach a certain low point?
Backstory: I like my PO4 in my aquarium very low to almost undetectable, but I like to dose silica for sponges and diatoms. A part of me thinks that the GFO will stop adsorbing phosphates and switch to silica when PO4 gets too low.
I need to use GFO to maintain my phosphate levels.
Can someone help me design controls and tell me what I would need to ensure this experiment answers my questions?
I have a Hanna PPB PO4 checker, Hanna silica LR checker, sodium silicate, sodium phosphate, a GFO reactor, BRS high capacity GFO, beakers of various sizes, and instant ocean salt.
In my aquarium:
I like to maintain my phosphates from 0.01-0.03ppm
I would prefer to maintain my silica from 0.50ppm-1ppm