Measures silicates to less than 0.5 mg/L Multi-cavity plate for simultaneous testing of up to 6 tests at the same time Includes reference for test validation Marine and freshwater Natural sea water contains about 10 mg/L as silicate. In reef or other marine aquaria, silicate should be 1 mg/L or less. Silicate is non-toxic to ?sh and invertebrates, but is ideally kept below 1 mg/L to minimize diatomaceous algae. In freshwater, silicate is not critical. Usually, freshwater silicate concentrations will range in the area of 420 mg/L. MultiTest Silicate measures silicates to less than 0.5 mg/L in marine or freshwater. This kit measures soluble silicate and reports it as silicate concentration. To convert to silicon, multiply by 0.3. It performs over 75 tests and contains a reference sample for validation. Features 75 Tests MultiTest Silicate performs over 75 tests And with the multi-cavity test plate, multiple tests can be run at the same time. Accuracy Range Measures between025 mg/Lsilicate Precision Detectable changes on the color chart in0.11 mg/L & 0.010.1 mg/Lincrements Reference Sample It isn't necessary to run a reference test to use this kit; however, its proper performance can be validated by running a test in the normal manner except that the reference sample is used in place of aquarium sample. You might choose to run a reference test if you have cause to believe the test is giving incorrect results.
