Using dry fert

[kurty]

I started using dry Fert; npk etc for the last few days for my aquatic plants.

It's already day 3.

Basically I choose those dry Fert that can easily be found in nursery.
For me, I just dose directly into the water and they will decompose automatically.

Not sure if this could works as a long term replacement for liquid Fert.
Fauna seems to love it, nible them, consume and doing no harm to them.
Afterall, It's just waste I suppose.

Maybe in next water change, I could dose into the new water and let them rest.

What do you guys think? Workable or a flop?

[Suzerolt]

Why not just mix it in a little tank water then pour it in?

[Ipit]

Workable I suppose yes. Being pretty new to the planted tank scene I did plenty of reading and dry ferts is an economical choice for those with big tanks. So your question on the method being workable or a flop is wide net. The method has been done before and if it works out its definitely cost saving


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[kurty]

Why not just mix it in a little tank water then pour it in?

Workable I suppose yes. Being pretty new to the planted tank scene I did plenty of reading and dry ferts is an economical choice for those with big tanks. So your question on the method being workable or a flop is wide net. The method has been done before and if it works out its definitely cost saving


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thanks for the reply.

well, my only concerns are these:
- dosage, i read that going little is a safer choice, as we don't know what contents is in the fert.
- shrimps friendly?
- by mixing or dosing directly into the tank, will that really helps?

[SwordZ]

If you have shrimps, it's highly advisable not to add any fertilizers as the smallest traces of copper may devastate your tank. However, if you ensure that no copper is present and then mixing it before dosing it into the tank, lowering the concentration of the ferts in one area at the time of your dosing, thus increasing the survival rate of your shrimps.

[kurty]

If you have shrimps, it's highly advisable not to add any fertilizers as the smallest traces of copper may devastate your tank. However, if you ensure that no copper is present and then mixing it before dosing it into the tank, lowering the concentration of the ferts in one area at the time of your dosing, thus increasing the survival rate of your shrimps.

fert contain copper?

the thing about these ferts is that they don't bother to elaborate the contents..
hence its a risk

[Urban Aquaria]

Without any dosing recommendations for aquariums or info on the contents for those fertilizers, you'll just have to test and see.

It'll all have to based on trail and error... if its too much and you get algae bloom or spot the more sensitive fishes/shrimps dying, then just scale back the dosages. Somewhere along the way i guess you'll find the ideal dosage amount over time.