How long do you dose Sodium Silicate for LCA Dinos

[JohnGurley]

Starting LCA Dino treatment in a couple of days. How long do you typically have to dose and what are the conditions you would be looking for to stop dosing?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Not sure what LCA means, but I'd slow silicate dosing when the dinos are gone, or sooner if the diatoms become a pest. I might never stop dosing because I think silicate dosing is generally desirable for most reef tanks and is something I did for years.

 

[Miami Reef]

Not sure what LCA means

large cell amphidinium.

 

[JohnGurley]

Not sure what LCA means, but I'd slow silicate dosing when the dinos are gone, or sooner if the diatoms become a pest. I might never stop dosing because I think silicate dosing is generally desirable for most reef tanks and is something I did for years.

Thanks

Not sure what LCA means, but I'd slow silicate dosing when the dinos are gone, or sooner if the diatoms become a pest. I might never stop dosing because I think silicate dosing is generally desirable for most reef tanks and is something I did for years.

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

large cell amphidinium.

Thanks.

 

[Potatohead]

I don't remember exactly but I used two of the little Brightwell glass bottles and my system is 70 gallons. I was adding like 4-5 times the recommended dose for a while. It did work.