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- I'm trying to grow a KDP crystal, but am having issues.
I've been trying to grow a KDP (potassium dihydrogen phosphate) crystal, but I'm having trouble growing anything. I've been adding potassium phosphate fertilizer to distilled water in a bottle I cleaned out and heating it to dissolve the chemicals, but so far haven't gotten much results. It's possible I'm not using enough chemicals. Oddly, one crystal did form at the bottom of the glass and nowhere else a few days ago, but when I moved the solution and dissolved more potassium phosphate the crystal dissolved again; possibly due to the solution still being hotter than I realized when I added the crystal. Can anyone explain the formation of the initial crystal? Could it be influenced by sound or vibration? Also tips on how to grow a crystal with decent quality would be appreciated.