JBL SiO2 Silicate Test - Reagent (Refill)

JBL SiO2 Silicate Test - Reagent (Refill)

  • Silicate (silicic acid) test
  • Determines the cause of diatoms growing at elevated levels of silica (silicates).
  • Already shows levels from 0.2 mg/l. Developed for fresh and sea water.
  • A remedy is possible with JBL Silicate EX
  • Refill reagent (refill)

Silicon is one of the most common elements on earth. When silicate rocks weather, silicon enters surface and groundwater in the form of silicate. Tap water therefore contains varying levels of dissolved silicate depending on the nature of the subsoil in the region concerned. Silicon is important for aquariums and garden ponds as a nutrient for diatoms, some aquatic plants as well as diatom sponges and some other invertebrates.

Recommended silicate levels
Freshwater aquarium (community aquarium): 0-2.0 mg/l
Malawi-Lake Tanganyika Aquarium: Since the young fish species in the lakes like to eat diatoms, the silicate content does not play a role here. Without feeders it should be 0-2.0 mg/l
Planted aquariums with few fish (aquascaping): 0-2.0 mg/l
Marine aquariums: 0-1.0 mg/l
Ponds: 0-2.0 mg/l

Determines the cause of diatoms growing at elevated levels of silica (silicates). Already shows levels from 0.2 mg/l. Developed for fresh and sea water. Silicon is one of the most common elements on earth. When silicate rocks weather, silicon enters surface and groundwater in the form of silicate. Tap water therefore contains varying levels of dissolved silicate depending on the nature of the subsoil in the region concerned. Silicon is important for aquariums and garden ponds as a nutrient for diatoms, some aquatic plants as well as diatom sponges and some other invertebrates. Malawi-Lake Tanganyika Aquarium: Since the young fish species in the lakes like to eat diatoms, the silicate content does not play a role here. Without feeders it should be 0-2.0 mg/l Planted aquariums with few fis