Can I use this product for sodium silicate dosing ?

[Clown2Fish]

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It may be ok, but a solution will be easier to use.

 

[Clown2Fish]

It may be ok, but a solution will be easier to use.

Alright thank you, I’ll tried to find a solution

 

[Ziggy17]

This is what I use. The 500 ml bottle is more than enough for a lifetime. They ship from Winnipeg so it’s quick too

https://www.soundingstone.com/products/chemicals-raw-materials-liquidsodium-silicate-n-brand

 

[Clown2Fish]

This is what I use. The 500 ml bottle is more than enough for a lifetime. They ship from Winnipeg so it’s quick too

https://www.soundingstone.com/products/chemicals-raw-materials-liquidsodium-silicate-n-brand

Thank you! I will definitely order it. Can I ask how many ML you usually dose?

 

[Ziggy17]

I can’t remember. But it’s noted on this doc with instructions.

 

[Clown2Fish]

It may be ok, but a solution will be easier to use.

How many ppm of silicates should be dose daily?

 

[Idech]

This is what I use. The 500 ml bottle is more than enough for a lifetime. They ship from Winnipeg so it’s quick too

https://www.soundingstone.com/products/chemicals-raw-materials-liquidsodium-silicate-n-brand

That’s mine too. I’m on my second bottle.

 

[Ziggy17]

How many ppm of silicates should be dose daily?

I tried 3ppm but found it didn’t give me the diatom bloom I needed. Once I boosted it up to 6-8ppm it worked way better.

 

[Ziggy17]

That’s mine too. I’m on my second bottle.

Presuming you have a bigger tank? Mine was only a 70 g

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

How many ppm of silicates should be dose daily?

Depends on the purpose. For routine dosing, this has been my recommendation. For dino scenarios, much more may be useful.

https://reefs.com/magazine/silica-in-reef-aquariums/
from it:


Based on my dosing experience, aquarists are probably safe dosing the equivalent of 17 uM (1 ppm SiO2) once every 1-2 weeks. That is based on the fact that my tank used that much in less than 4 days without having any sort of “bad” reaction. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with starting at a tenth of that and ramping up. And, of course, if you do get too much in the way of diatoms, just back off on the dosing. I presume that all that I added to my tank went into various organisms that us it (sponges, diatoms, etc), but perhaps I have more sponges than other aquarists, and diatoms consequently may be more of a concern in some tanks than in mine.

 

[Idech]

Presuming you have a bigger tank? Mine was only a 70 g

135 gallons but I’ve been battling Dino’s for over 5 years.

 

[Clown2Fish]

Presuming you have a bigger tank? Mine was only a 70 g

135 gallons but I’ve been battling Dino’s for over 5 years.

Do you know how many % silica by weight this product have? I tried to do the calcul to know how many mL to dose

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Most water glass is in the range of 38%. I’d just use that value. The exact value is not that important.

 

[Clown2Fish]

Most water glass is in the range of 38%. I’d just use that value. The exact value is not that important.

For a 25gallons. How many mL of sodium silicate do I need to have 1ppm?

I’m not quit sure of the calculation to do

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

For a 25gallons. How many mL of sodium silicate do I need to have 1ppm?

I’m not quit sure of the calculation to do

The link has this section. You would dose 1/4 as much with 25 gallons instead of 100 gallons:

Here’s how to determine dosing amounts. I’ll assume that you want 1 ppm SiO2 dosing, and you can scale from there. If the concentration of the supplement is 29% silica by weight (41° Baume), then it is 290,000 ppm silica. To get to 1 ppm silica, you then need to dilute by 290,000 fold. If you add 1.3 grams of this supplement (0.96 mL) to a tank with 100 gallons (378,500 mL), then the final concentration will be about 1 ppm SiO2. I’d disperse the concentrated silicate solution into some fresh water before adding it to the tank, and then add it to a high flow area. Because the pH is high, you likely will see some cloudiness that is mostly magnesium hydroxide. The magnesium hydroxide will dissolve without a problem, but to be safe, add the supplement in a high flow area.

 

[Idech]

Do you know how many % silica by weight this product have? I tried to do the calcul to know how many mL to dose

This product is 37.5% silicate. I asked the company that sold it to me.

 

[Clown2Fish]

Do you know how many % silica by weight this product have? I tried to do the calcul to know how many mL to dose

This product is 37.5% silicate. I asked the company that sold it to me.

Great thank you