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I have a ten gallon with 2 guppies and 2 balloon-bellied mollies. My water parameters are GH-180, KH-240, PH-8.0-8.5, NO2-0, NO3-20-40. My temp is around 80 and my wpg is 1.5. I also have a small anubias and its doing fine, but my java fern has a few brown spots on the leaves. I got these two (which are my first plants ever) from petsmart about a week ago because I knew they were good beginner plants. I have regular aquarium gravel. Currently I am trying to soften my water and bring my pH down. I'm using API tap water neutralizer and API pH down. I use it about every 4-5 days because I heard from a fellow fish channel member that I could use it every few days for it to work better. Should I do something different with my chemical usage? Should I put in some CO2 boost? I wanted to know this before I get some midground and background plants and some more fish. Thanks!!
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| The browning is just from light. I think its fine.
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| the browning is right around the middle split of the leaf. thanks for the comment.
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Just to note that if the rhizome part of the java fern (rhizome being the base where the leaves come up from) is still green, the plant will always be alive. Leaves that get brown or scraggly can just be cut off. The problem with java fern is that it grows so slowly that you think it won't grow but then it will unexpectedly start shooting up new leaves.
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you mentioned gravel.. make sure that rhizome is above the gravel! I make my way around this problem by sticking my java fern to bogwood for a few weeks with a rubber band so its roots can take hold on the wood, then removing the rubber band.
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