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11/13/2007, 11:43 AM
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How can I get rid of SILICA!
I have a high silica number (1.21mg/l) according to AWT. I am using RO/DI unit which is fairly new and the TDS out of the unit is 0. I beleive this is the cause of some of the issues in my tank including the crap I am scraping off the glass every day. Any suggestions???
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11/13/2007, 12:11 PM
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How new is the tank? Diatom blooms are par for the course in a newer tank and merely require a waiting out period, usually within the first 3-6 months to almost completely die back.
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11/13/2007, 12:21 PM
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You're going to have a very hard time controlling it as glass and sand are basically silica.
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11/13/2007, 01:41 PM
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It is an acrylic tank with an argonite (caribsea) substraight. The tank is 6 months old, but everything was taken from established tanks including all of the live rock and a good bit of the water.
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11/13/2007, 01:44 PM
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Are these diatoms you're scraping off? Or is it hair/film algae or cyano?
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11/13/2007, 02:24 PM
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Use an acrylic tank?
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11/13/2007, 03:59 PM
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yes acrylic. I am unsure it is brownish in color and created a slight haze on the glass. I do have cyano but it is going away and only in the sand. What is on the glass is definetly not cyano
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11/13/2007, 04:39 PM
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phos pure (sp?) pads imo work great at reducing silicates i had the same problem, I use gfo but i dont think it helps with silicates
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11/13/2007, 04:43 PM
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Dont worry about it, everyone has been reporting high silica results from AWT.
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