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you could tell us your lighting? and WPG? (watts per gallon)
Hi all,
My java ferns are turning black.
My tank has anubias, e.tenellus, some crypts and these grow fine. Only the ferns turning black.
Any reason to cause this? lack of certain mineral?
I dose with flourish and lushgrow micro once a week
you could tell us your lighting? and WPG? (watts per gallon)
Advice from boss Felix
my setup is a low tech tank
abt 1 wpg.
All other plants are doing well.
e.tenellus are sending out runners, crypts are sprouting lots of leaves. Anubiases are growing new leaves.
Just only the java ferns turning black.
Could it be that it is just melting due to conversion from immersed to submersed form? I think give it some time. Mine was doing that for almost a month, then after that I am now seeing a lot of new plantlets coming.
is the tip turning black or the whole leaf? are you by any chance dosing ferts?Originally Posted by agitato
Advice from boss Felix
Only the tip but for some almost the whole leaf. I am dosing ferts as well. Ferns are quite undemanding so I doubt it's lack of anything.
ok didnt know that java ferns were grown emmersed.
hopefully its that.
I dose once a week with lushgro micro and flourish
I think i'm missing P in the mix
most of the plant you buy from LFS is grown emerse. so how long have you bought it?
how big is your tank? 1 WPG is kind of very low
its a low light low tech tank
5x2x2 tank
crypts are doing extremely well after one round of melt.
I have wendtii green n brown i think and some parva.
But Java fern should be ok in low tech. So I am pretty sure it's cause of conversion.
my windelov send out new plantlets at their tips before turning black and sort of dying off.
i think its a case of conversion too.
ok... think i'll start trimming off the black ones...
was also told to trim and let it regrow
yes trim it, there is nothing you can do for it. Those dead leaves will not recover
sigh.... gonna be a back bending job lol
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