silicates

So i have an aquarium that's been running for almost 4 years now and since a few months in we noticed there was a silicate issue, We used to get our RO from someone who maintained the tank but we bought a brand new RO machine that runs off a softner. We tested this with an ICP and came back to...

I have an My friend has an IM 20P Pro AIO. It's been running for 4-ish months. I am having My friend has a diatom problem, been treating it for a few days. Of note, I also have My friend also has an EVO 13.5 that was set up at the same time with the same salt, water, etc. No diatom bloom. 3...

Right now I am running 4 stage value 75GPD system, I want to add 2 more stages and run the Pro series cation, anion, and mixed bed from BRS. Is it that simple to add the 2 extra canisters? Will 2 stages of DI work? Im looking to remove silicates.

So I have been in a discussion with a good friend about diatoms, Dino’s and silicates. Lots of info about those things in previous threads but cause of diatoms and Dino’s not really at issue here. The basic question was if DI media dwell time had any effect on DI exhaustion rate. This was...

Heres what happened, Im fighting dinos, specifically procentrum, and I started dosing silicates. I used sponge excel, and dosed 5 drops into 10 gallons. The drops did harden upon contact with the water and turn into white flakes. I know that silicate based solutions are caustic to humans, but...

What is better? Seachem PhosGuard, PhosNet, or PhosBond? Why? All of the labels make it seem like they all serve the same purpose? Thank you!

Fluval 13.5 nano tank Up and running for 279 days at time of my ATI ICP tests. RODI Sample was perfect (everything at ZERO) Using Reef Crystals. Silicone/Silicates are high. I've used a light coating of molykote on the westside of the MP10 powerhead and I'm assuming its not water...

Hi All, This algae has been appearing everyday for the past several weeks on the sand bed and I noticed it on the glass as well. It only occurs where the light is striking the surface. Note it disappears at night. It is a little stringy but comes right off. Is this Diatoms? The tank is new with...

I've been wanting to dose silicates in my reef tank and read Randy Holme-Farley's article about silicate dosing. I know that it mentions you can buy water glass solution to dose silicates, but I was wondering if I could purchase this hydrous sodium silicate powder I found online to dissolve in...