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I have a conversion App on my phone for help.
That's what an app is... you punch the relevant numbers into a formula that you don't have to deal with each time.
If you need an App to mulitply and divide, you have some serious problems.
It can actually be quite useful...
Say you want to know the length of a common rafter, and the hips and jacks as well... All a good app will require from you, is to give the pitch and the span and the height above plate.... It will spit out the length of the common, the hip, all your jacks, and the length and height of your ridge... And many other things as well...in case you needed a flying hip, or stuff like that.
I actually programed a personal pocket computer myself, before they came out with Construction Masters.
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Sure, doing the math is easy, it's just time consuming... And tedious... And subject to errors.
math was my worse and i hated all 3 of those math class's. i passed each one with a D- lol only thing i can count good now is grams,Oz and $$$ :(Convertpad is the app I use just about every day. From a 25% feed, 75% feed rates, and tons of other useful conversion factors it can do for me.
Sometimes when I'm medicated I don't wanna have to do the math in my head. And btw, I was a math nerd, trig, algebra 2, geometry was my shit back in the day.
Silicic acid is very reactive, so in order to have a bottled product with relatively concentrated silicic acid you have to stabilize it. That is you have to make it less reactive. If I remember correctly Fasillito and Silliforce use PEG formulations to stabilize it and Yara ActiSil uses Choline Chloride to stabilize it.
How do you suppose they derive this silicic acid?
It says on the label "Derived from: potassium silicate, boric acid and sodium molybdate".
So they take potassium silicate, dilute it in water to hydrolyze the silicate into silicic acid, then because silicic acid is not stable in solution they have to stabilize it so their product that is mostly water has a useful shelf life.
Doesn't it make more sense to have a supply of potassium silicate, so that you can make your own dilute silicic acid solution on an 'as needed' basis. Thus circumventing the need for fancy stabilized silicic acid in a bottle products?
just thinking out loud.
I will send you some samples of our monosilicic acid. Get at meAptus does seem to be the only company selling this retail in the US. agro-solutions has the same thing as facilitor, execpt it has a little copper and zinc added. They have a California office, but they only deal with commercial ag. Wouldnt even give me a distributors name. lol. Here is a good article about the benefits of silica I found on agro solultions website. This seems to be common knowledge in commercial ag. Anybody else try to find another source?
Wondering what the outcome of your side by side test showed? Thanks for the feedback!Im currently testing OSA28 silica vs my custom foliar silica.
Hey bud, Im also very curious about the science of your product(s). Im not looking for handouts, though samples are good brand building for sure.I will send you some samples of our monosilicic acid. Get at me
The product is tank stable with other nutes for 7-10 days. It is more bioavailable because I have the best and cleanest source of silicic acid. Please message me private and we will discuss further and Id be happy to send you a bottle to tryHey bud, Im also very curious about the science of your product(s). Im not looking for handouts, though samples are good brand building for sure.
What is best practice with your product in terms of how quick it needs to be used? For example, would it be stable in a straight water storage barrel for a couple weeks before use to condition water?
Is it stable in an irrigation barrel with light nutes that feeds for about a week, aerated?
Does it need to be watered in directly for best effect? I believe Ive read its more bio available, but less stable, and therefore more costly? Not trying to reverse engineer your product here. Quality supplements pay for themselves, and Im merely a curious gardener wanting to know best practice to use PowerSI, etc.
Thanks @POWER.SI
Does it have a shelf life, and how long until it falls out?This is what we have started to run way cheaper!! and results seem same as the $1100.00 gallons of Aptus Regulator I import from the NL
Agsil16H
Make your own nutrient bottle! Here is a recipe to make a liquid version of a Silica Nutrient.
Just follow the mixing recipe below.
If you don't have a scale: Use 3 Tablespoons of Agsil16H for every 8 ounces water.
Following the above recipe to make 1 Liter of 7.8% Liquid Solution you would mix 148 Grams of Agsil16H into 1 Liter of water. Then you can store it in a bottle or jar and shake well before using. I use an old bottle of ProTekt to mix and store mine. (1 Liter of water is about 34 Ounces)
Here is a photo what 148 Grams of Agsil16H looks like. I weighed this out and then put into this container so you can hopefully do this without a scale at your house.
Use the 7.8% Liquid Solution you just made at 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. Yes, it's safe to use on every single watering, but we don't do that because we don't feel it's required with ANY ingredient. Some people use Aloe and Silica with every watering and we have seen stunning results.
Use 1/2 teaspoon of the 7.8% solution per gallon to foliar spray.
(I've used 2-3 Teaspoons per gallon without ill effects, but encourage you to start slow and see what you think)
http://buildasoil.com/products/agsil16h-potassium-silicate
I mix a full gallon at a time and use it with a few months but I don't know how long self life is should be good for year if it's in airtight jug, if your worried just use the smaller batch size. about the falling out I shake the bottle far about a minute to mix and then pour out and add to rez before adding anything else never had any falling out.Does it have a shelf life, and how long until it falls out?
I use RO water that is @ 1-2 ppm so its pretty clean not much in there, Then I add the Agsil 16 H at 2.5 mL to gallon, I then let that mix for about 5 mins or so the Rez has a mixing pump in it. Then I add all my nutes to rez and depending on how many Ml to gallon of the Agsil 16 H I added at the 1st step the ph will be somewhere around 6.2-6.3 perfect for my Promix Plants, and If using in my coco plants I use a little PH down and bring to 5.9.Agsil16H says it is a Potassium Silicate product. Doesn't this mean that it's the same thing as Pro-Tekt and other potassium silicate products?
When you combine Potassium Silicate with water, AFAIK it turns into Monosilicic Acid as long as the PH is between 4 and 8 and there is nothing present for it to bind to.
Could you just buy Agsil16H or Pro-Tekt or any other Potassium Silicate product, and dilute it such that it will turn into silicic acid in the bottle?
Would this hold up for any length of time without something to stabilize it?
I am leaning towards biting the bullet and buying OSA-28 or another silicic acid product so it is pre-stabilized and it's not a worry, but I heard about another product called ZumSil from VG Agriculture and it seems to be cheaper (300-600 a gal I think) so I'm waiting to hear back from them to check that out.
Is Montana Grow a powdered Potassium Silicate like Agsil16H or are they claiming it's something different because of the volcanic rock?
Also, does silicic acid still interact with nutrients in your tank? All the silicic acid products still say to add it first and mix it into the water before adding other nutrients.
I'm attaching a chart someone else uploaded into an older thread about silicic acid for reference. This chart shows Agsil16H has a ton of plant available Si, however, I'm wondering if this testing method is really a valid way to know how much is available, as the Potassium Silicate products should perform better than in real world situations with a bunch of different nutrients and PHs, at least from my reading of the tests.