App-standard Na2SiO3·5H2O stock (10 g/L)
silicate
Na2SiO3·5H2O
Manufacturer data
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What one dose does
PARAMETER
1 ml / 100 L
Silicate
+0.0283 ppm SiO₂
To raise silicate by 0.2 ppm SiO₂ in 100 L: 7.1 ml.
How it’s used
10 g/L x 0.2832 = 2.83 g/L SiO2 (1.32 g/L Si).
Cautions
• Natural surface seawater silicate is low and variable; most reefs run <~1 ppm SiO2. Dose only deliberately (sponges, diatom-vs-dino strategies), small daily amounts - a large single addition is likely to trigger a diatom bloom.
• Kits report SiO2 or Si (SiO2 = Si x 2.139); confirm the unit before calculating.
• Metasilicate is caustic (pH ~12-13 in solution); gloves and eye protection.
• Silica is depleted quickly (RHF observed ~50%/day) - test before each adjustment.
Sources
10 g made up to 1 L total.
derived (app standard)