Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > The Reef Chemistry Forum
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 09/12/2018, 11:44 AM   #1
Oceangirl
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Penn
Posts: 141
High silicate and coral

Hello,

Can high Silicates (476 µg/l) kill corals? I know it’s effect with Diatom algae but was more concerned about these high levels killing coral.

Thanks


Oceangirl is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/12/2018, 12:20 PM   #2
Ostentum
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Porter, Texas
Posts: 199
No it doesnt mine is 6.303ppm which is 6303, full blown sps tank and everything is growing well. I do deal with diatoms. Siporax media is full of silica which is where mine is coming from. Phosban does absorb silica in addition to phospates. Mine was even higher 6 months ago at 16580.


Ostentum is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/12/2018, 01:27 PM   #3
bertoni
RC Mod
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Mountain View, CA, USA
Posts: 88,616
The ocean can range up to 2.7 ppm:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.htm

I wouldn't worry about that level.


__________________
Jonathan Bertoni
bertoni is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/13/2018, 05:20 PM   #4
Oceangirl
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Penn
Posts: 141
Great. Thanks guys.


Oceangirl is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/13/2018, 09:37 PM   #5
bertoni
RC Mod
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Mountain View, CA, USA
Posts: 88,616
You're welcome. Good luck!


__________________
Jonathan Bertoni
bertoni is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:34 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.