Silica gel?

[djirons]

Has anyone used silica gel at any stage of the drying process and if so did it work well?

 

[Mattemil]

dont do that

 

[Murphio]

Why would you use silica during your drying process? Let it cure naturally and slowly, you don't want to force dry. Silicon supplements are supposed to be used primarily during veg to build a strong resilient plant; it is used in the form of a silicate (I believe the desired anion is SiO4). How were you thinking of using it as a drying agent?

 

[Number216]

How were you thinking of using it as a drying agent?

It does come in shoeboxes to absorb moisture. Maybe thats what he was thinking of.

 

[djirons]

It does come in shoeboxes to absorb moisture. Maybe thats what he was thinking of.

Yeah I was just wondering if it had been tried

 

[Number216]

Personally, I would rather use rice. Its not toxic xD

 

[somebody1701]

Has anyone used silica gel at any stage of the drying process and if so did it work well?

I tried it based on a post on RIU using the cheap stuff available as cat litter. They claimed it would help keep your humidity at 65% without burping. I didn't find it helped or hurt. Just an unnecessary extra step.

Here's the link to the thread. It sounded good but didn't really seem to change anything.