Silicate Dosing Supplements?

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Can you get a solution? That’s typically easier and is what I use. Sodium silicate solution, or waterglass.

 

[DiscoStuart]

Can you get a solution? That’s typically easier and is what I use. Sodium silicate solution, or waterglass.

Yep - it is a solution - just trying to make sure it's a) the right one and b) my math was sound!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Forget the AI calcs.

40% sodium silicate would contain about 30% silica by weight, or 300 mg/g.

1 g will add 300 mg silica and would this boost 300 L by 1 mg/L.

 

[DiscoStuart]

Forget the AI calcs.

40% sodium silicate would contain about 30% silica by weight, or 300 mg/g.

1 g will add 300 mg silica and would this boost 300 L by 1 mg/L.

Thanks. And assuming I'm dosing via pipette - is 1g equivalent to 1ml?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks. And assuming I'm dosing via pipette - is 1g equivalent to 1ml?

No, the density is about 1.4, so 1 mL weighs about 1.4 grams.

 

[Pistondog]

Thanks. And assuming I'm dosing via pipette - is 1g equivalent to 1ml?

You need to dilute the water glass in rodi before adding to your tank. I add 1 ml of wg to 3 to 500ml of rodi, then pour it in.