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I have had the same experience. I have never used root tabs and have never had a Crypt. melt. I have read about it but never experienced it. I don't have difficult crypts. mind you but I do have several varieties and so far so good.

Stationary engineer. Kind of like operating an aquarium but with fewer moments of terror. Pays very well and there is a lot of demand right now.

I do add those two ingredients. I was just hoping that mixing the ingredients dry would prevent problems without adding those two items. Doesn't seem like such a good idea anymore though.

I have been using James' all in one fertilizer right now without issue. I never see any precipitate with that mixture. My tank pH is pretty low as well at around 6.4 too, which should slow the reaction. Just thought it might be a little bit easier to mix the dry ingredients together. Guess I...

I have mixed my dry fertilizers together including the trace mix and Macros. I did a one month supply so I can dose my tank daily using a teaspoon. Are there any issues with mixing these chemicals together dry?

Not sure about the Colombo one but the rest are all about the same. The Onyx might harden the water a bit. Those types of substrates are blessed with the right texture for growing plants but do not add anything in terms of Nutrients. They work well though.

I have almost no visible surface movement. If I drop food on the water surface it will migrate toward the overflow so there is clearly some movement. Keeping CO2 dissolved in water is a function of surface agitation, CO2 concentration below the water surface and CO2 concentration above the water...