Fert Dispenser Please - Fertilizing

dmastin · 06-29-2009, 08:03 PM

Hey Folks,
I'm a noob. I'm on day 8 of my first serious attempt at a planted tank (50g with fish, blog). I'm dosing Seachem as per chart/calculator, but have dry ferts on the way. What's a convenient way to store and dispense the dry fert solutions? I like the looks of the Fert Dispensers at Green Leaf.
Is this a reasonable way to go? Can you get these at the hardware/farm store or will I need to order from Green Leaf? What do you use? Thanks in advance!

nokturnalkid · 06-29-2009, 08:59 PM

A lot of people here just dose dry straight into the tank. The only thing you probably have to mix a solution for is your trace mix(csm+b, etc). For me, it's a lot easier to dose liquid. I can target a certain ppm a lot easier. Those dispensers looks like it would make dosing pretty easy. I just use the 500ml rubbermaid containers and a syringe. Been working for me for a few years now.

dmastin · 06-29-2009, 09:07 PM

Hey thanks for the reply. I did go ahead and order three. I "needed" a couple other items anyway (glass check valve and CO2 tubing). I was a able to resist the temptation to buy some aquascaping tools.

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Originally Posted by nokturnalkid

A lot of people here just dose dry straight into the tank. The only thing you probably have to mix a solution for is your trace mix(csm+b, etc). For me, it's a lot easier to dose liquid. I can target a certain ppm a lot easier. Those dispensers looks like it would make dosing pretty easy. I just use the 500ml rubbermaid containers and a syringe. Been working for me for a few years now.

SniperLk · 07-02-2009, 05:28 AM

These bottles are the ones used by Tropica, so instead of paying 6$ for an empty bottle it may be a better deal to grab some TPN.

dmastin · 07-02-2009, 06:07 AM

That's a really good idea, doh!