How to remove SILICATES SiO2

Joseph8592

Hello, Sea Men!!!!!! Can you tell me what the acceptable parameter for silicates is, and how I can get rid of it or lower it? A friend of mine told me that osmosis does not remove silicates, is that true???????? My RED SEA test shows 0.25!!!

Sara

I'm not an expert, but I thought that osmosis removes everything! Not down to the last molecule, of course, but very close to that value. Am I wrong?

David4968

Hi Slavic! The silicate level should aim for 0, but it depends on the stability of your aquasystem. First, identify the source of the silicates. Check the water before and after osmosis and in the aquarium.

Chelsea

Osmosis, as the manufacturers claim, retains 99%, but that 1% is still present. Recently, I have been running the water through a DI cartridge from AFI after osmosis. It has a color indicator that changes from green to purple as it gets used up. After passing about 500 liters through it post-osmosis, it has already started to change color, which means the water isn't as pure as it seems, even though the TDS meter shows quite acceptable values.

Cheryl9296

Hello everyone!!!! Especially those from Odessa, I think we are familiar!!!!! The problem is that there is no source of silicate, but this parameter of 0.25 has always been shown, and it changed when I did small experiments, and it is the same in both the distillate from osmosis and in the aquarium!!! And the algae do not go away at all. There was a hermit crab, but............. I have a question about what the issue might be......

Theresa5149

try testing the solution with pharmacy distilled water

Jessica5348

Excess silicates promote the growth of diatoms, while filamentous algae are somewhat different.