Allmost New member Jan 29, 2013 #1 Hello, I was wondering if I can melt silica beads found in new bags and such in ro boiling water and dose it to my reef ? Want to dose silica, for sponges, but not sure what else is in the silica gel beads ... Or if it's reef safe. Thank you.
Hello, I was wondering if I can melt silica beads found in new bags and such in ro boiling water and dose it to my reef ? Want to dose silica, for sponges, but not sure what else is in the silica gel beads ... Or if it's reef safe. Thank you.
B bertoni Premium Member Jan 29, 2013 #2 I doubt that form would be soluble enough to be useful. I used sodium silicate (water glass).
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Jan 29, 2013 #3 You can dissolve them in sodium hydroxide and make sodium silicate. Might be easier just to buy the sodium silicate.
You can dissolve them in sodium hydroxide and make sodium silicate. Might be easier just to buy the sodium silicate.
