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12/24/2007, 02:32 PM
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Dosing silicate via dosing pump?
I set up my dosing pump and I am dosing limewater with vinegar, iron, and I want to dose silicate, i bought the waterglass sodium silicate and I am wondering if it is ok to mix up a master batch with ro water and dose it with a pump, I figured it to be ten parts ro water to one part waterglass. Will the sodium silicate mix with the water to create a consistant dose or will it seperate and be dosing inconsistant. Also is it safe to have it mixed with water for over a year in an air tight jug? Let me know your thoughts please.
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12/24/2007, 05:54 PM
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The sodium silicate should be stable. Dosing with a pump would be fine, but I'd worry about adding to match. You might need a much more dilute solution, but only testing will tell you how much is needed.
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12/25/2007, 12:52 AM
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Well I figured that with a 10 part ro to one part silicate and roughly 300 gallons of water that with my dosing pump dosing 2ml every 5 seconds that with 12 seconds of dosing being done every 24 hours that I would be dosing about 3ml of actual silicate a week and that amounts to about 3ppm a week. My math could be wrong though because my equation i used is pretty crazy but I think its right. Anyone who really knows there math understand that? Also anyone else care to chime in about there thoughts wheather it is safe or not. Thanks guys.
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12/25/2007, 08:07 PM
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12/25/2007, 11:20 PM
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Add me to the list of the curious.
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12/26/2007, 03:32 AM
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I bet it will lead to a diatom bloom, silicate is not something that is really needed..
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12/26/2007, 08:02 AM
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12/26/2007, 06:15 PM
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Silicate is used by many sponges and snails:
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm Growing diatoms can also be a useful exercise.
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12/26/2007, 06:28 PM
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I will tell you my experience on dosing silicate. It has actually cut down on my algea problem by replacing most algea with diatoms. The diatoms are not visible on the rocks and are a clear film on the front glass which is much easier to scrape off with a magfloat then the algea that proceeded it. My snails have stopped dieing off as much and even though I am dosing up my system by 3ppm each time i dose it I have never shown any silicate in my system with my test kits after 2 days meaning it is used up rapidly in my system. Plus my tank looks noticably happier since I have started, I am also dosing the iron with the fergon tablet method and that is helping too. I would recomend you guys reading a few of randys articles all the stuff I have read and tried his suggestions have all worked out great.
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