Best source of Potassium Silicate??

Snow Crash

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• Jun 23, 2014

• #61

Apache Kush said:

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what is the rule on adding and mixing the Silca ''last'' after all other base nutes ? thx

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I read other wise it fucks up and sinks to the bottom of resv. and fucks up the ph and locks stuff out etc etc,

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thoughts on mixing last step..ty

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Personally, I don't think it really matters. Some people seem to think it makes an impact but there's really not much data either way. Plenty of conjecture though.

 

analogcricket

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• Jun 25, 2014

• #62

can you drench/feed with potassium silicate?

 

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UsualSuspect

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #63

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Aptus-Fasilitor expensive but worth every drop 3ml per 5 gallons. Best silicate product I have used by a mile. Reduces stretch-keeps the nodes tight-makes stalks extra thick even in a 1/2 gallon pot. Impressive product I had been searching for the best silica product ever since Advanced Nutrients stopped making Barricade, but this is a much better product than Barricade by far. This stuff actually does what all the other Silicate brands just claim to do but cant back up.

 

BubbaBear

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #64

UsualSuspect said:

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Aptus-Fasilitor expensive but worth every drop 3ml per 5 gallons. Best silicate product I have used by a mile. Reduces stretch-keeps the nodes tight-makes stalks extra thick even in a 1/2 gallon pot. Impressive product I had been searching for the best silica product ever since Advanced Nutrients stopped making Barricade, but this is a much better product than Barricade by far. This stuff actually does what all the other Silicate brands just claim to do but cant back up.

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Dutch Masters silica uses the same form of silica that Aptus uses silicic acid, except Dutch Masters is 5% silicic acid compaired to the 1.6% thats in fasilitor, its also a fraction of the price. I foliar feed with fasilitor but its way to expenses to go in the reservoir in my opinion.

 

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thcrefugee

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• Oct 4, 2014

• #65

Anti said:

There's a company on eBay selling "Potassium Silicate Powder 0-0-50" at 10 pounds for $200.

Anybody have any experience with powdered potassium silicate?

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I have seen friends use this. we mixed it around 500g/gal to fit the calculations made to recreate i think "pro-tekt" its been a little while and i dont remember much about the details.
i do know it was many many times cheaper to use the dry powder.

 

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Shucktheduck

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• Dec 6, 2014

• #66

I'm surprised no one has mentioned aptus facilitate, after all isn't that their flagship product? Yes I realize it's not a potassium silicate but if you read up on silic acid and bio avl vs pot silicates u may be surprised. I belie RAw uses silic acid instead as well, I'm not positive on this one but I also thought I read that the silicate has to break down to silic anyways.
Silicic acid provides immediately bioavailable silicon when and where the plant needs it.


Anyways check out aptus. I think that. And heavy will give AN a good run for their two plus challenge.

 

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Shucktheduck

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• Dec 6, 2014

• #67

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Mikell

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• Dec 6, 2014

• #68

And what's a litre of that run?

 

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Winjy

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• Oct 13, 2015

• #69

maryanne3087 said:

Anyone know how pure CannaMax is?

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Steve at CannaMax told me (by telephone) that their bottled "potassium silicate" product is 39% Potassium Silicate, with the remaining percentage being water.

 

MrBungle

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• Oct 13, 2015

• #70

I always add my K Sil first because it raises the pH of my solution, then I drop the pH to around 6.5-7.0 so the rest of my salts will dissolve properly... I save my organics for last (fulvic and seaweed) cause it clouds everything up

 

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KingSpider

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• Aug 13, 2016

• #71

I used Bloom Silicate and it's all good but once I add my organa guano it gets cloudy but stirs out.... I've heard that cloudiness is nuteasy lockout...? I feed camg /go , bloom silicate, P, K, N, (Nature's Nectar) , organa add, then organa guano and boom.... cloudiness any help...... plz

 

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KingSpider

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• Aug 13, 2016

• #72

Typo error it was supposed to say :Nute lockout

 

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Rondon

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• Oct 22, 2016

• #73

I know we are getting ripped at the hydr stores...but i like the ease of running down there a grabbing what i need..and am willing to pay for that convenience. Silicatw salts like Agsil are much cheaper amd if were any thing like a bigger grower i would go with diy salt nutrients. With silicas....go with the stronger brands. Europonic Silicate is stronger than ArmorSi and Protekt. And is cheaper.

 

Apache Kush

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #74

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj7jsstbfYk

benefits of silica so many, stress, drought, PH Up, balance nutes, thicker skin, and now linked to anti fungicide effects!!

 

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AppliedScience

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #75

KingSpider said:

I used Bloom Silicate and it's all good but once I add my organa guano it gets cloudy but stirs out.... I've heard that cloudiness is nuteasy lockout...? I feed camg /go , bloom silicate, P, K, N, (Nature's Nectar) , organa add, then organa guano and boom.... cloudiness any help...... plz

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You must either mix silica first then ph down to 5-7 before adding other nutrients/additives or mix into a separate container (gallon milk jug will do, then ph to 5-7 before adding to your reservoir. The cloudiness is precipitate.

 

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stonedfly

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• Nov 2, 2016

• #76

just got some Grotek Pro Silicate to try out... application rate for soilless is 2.5ml /G

 

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VonBudí

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #77

wondering about a pitch/horticulture product called silk 0-7-12 (0-3-10) + 6% Si from vitalnova, would this be a good ps source?

for outdoor.

thanks