Silicate Fertilizer for phyto culture?

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What is a safe, inexpensive, option for dosing silicates on the phyto diatom strains that you culture?
 

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Standard Guillard's F/2 formula does not contain sillicate, so if you are raising diatoms that require it, it is needed in addition. I've been using Florida Aqua Farm's liquid mixture (they also sell dry) for culturing Chaetoceros gracilis, but I don't know if there's anything special about it. Brightwell's Spongexcel is a silicate solution and KZ's Sponge Power doesn't list it but likely contains some too.
 

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What is a safe, inexpensive, option for dosing silicates on the phyto diatom strains that you culture?
Water glass is safe, you just need to find the correct dilution.
I dose 1ml of this, diluted in 500ml rodi weekly into 125 gallons total.
Sodium Silicate / 4 Fluid Ounce Bottle / 99.9% Pure Reagent Grade / 41% Solution https://a.co/d/52GKlNy
 
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