dry fert dosing

[875mill]

Just ordered my ferts from greg watson, and was just wondering if there was any advantages or disadvantages using ppdm from just putting the dry ferts directly in the tank? Seems like most ppl use pmdd from what I've read, but wouldn't it just be eaiser to drop 1/8-1/4 tsp of whatever directly into the tank. TIA

 

[src]

I generally pre-mix the ferts in tank water, just to help speed up the dispersion and keep the fish from trying to eat them.

 

[rich311k]

I mix them in a dixie cup of tank water and pour it in. For the very same reasons given above.

 

[Purrbox]

I mix a solution for each of the ferts. Of course I have very small tanks so it's much easier to dose a solution to get the small amounts that I need than trying to measure out the necessary amount of dry ferts.

 

[Steve Hampton]

I say I dose dry, but in reality I do the same as the others. I add a single dry of each I'm adding to a 16oz. water bottle filled with some tank water, then cap and shake to dissolve. My fish will definitely eat the KNO3 if dosed dry, which probably isn't a good thing long term. For small tanks its almost impossible to measure the dry dose accurately so that making a stock solution is better.