Dont trip. I just learned some new things about silica myself last week and I been using it for 5 years.
But to answer your question yes it is the same. It just needs to be mixed in this order. RO water - ph up to 11.3+ then add silica, then you can adjust to correct ph you need. I dont want to muddy up this post but check out this thread Let’s talk silica
. Go to like the last 20 post and it will answer everything you need. Daniel, Ralf and many others put a school session together for everyone.