I purchased this bottle to increase my silicates (for dinos competition, sponge growth, and tank diversity).
12 drops increase my SIO2 by 0.01ppm (250 gallon tank).
I didn’t measure silicates at all, and I started with 12 drops. Lately I’m just using the glass pipette and dosing that 6-10 times PER DAY.
Dino’s are still strong, and I microscoped it with very little diatom growth.
I turned to the bottle now and I did the math (thanks general chem!) Anyway, I need…1200 drops per day to raise my silicates to 1ppm.
Ummmmm. No thank you. That’s gonna cost me more than an Achilles tang.
Does anyone have a reliable (and SAFE) source of soluble silicates? Amazon is preferable, but I can buy from internet sources too!
This brightwell aquatics is very watered down and I feel is more effective for smaller tanks.
12 drops increase my SIO2 by 0.01ppm (250 gallon tank).
I didn’t measure silicates at all, and I started with 12 drops. Lately I’m just using the glass pipette and dosing that 6-10 times PER DAY.
Dino’s are still strong, and I microscoped it with very little diatom growth.
I turned to the bottle now and I did the math (thanks general chem!) Anyway, I need…1200 drops per day to raise my silicates to 1ppm.
Ummmmm. No thank you. That’s gonna cost me more than an Achilles tang.
Does anyone have a reliable (and SAFE) source of soluble silicates? Amazon is preferable, but I can buy from internet sources too!
This brightwell aquatics is very watered down and I feel is more effective for smaller tanks.