holey ulvaceous!

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My Apon ulvaceous has been growing quite nicely, but has been developing holes all over the leaves for the past several months. Looks like lace. Has anybody seen anything like this? I fear it may be a snail issue.

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The specs are listed below, but briefly:
CO2 injected
55W PC lights
NO3 ~ 15 (too many platies!)
PO4 ~ 1
Flourish 3X week.
Platies
2 clown loaches
2 clown pleco (added after problem first noticed)
 
Hmmm...

I am dosing KCl and K2SO4, but not measuring K. I am doing nothing about Ca, but can measure that. The water is very soft. I hope that's the problem. Otherwise, I figure I'll just live with it.
 
I know Ulvaceous have rippled leaves, but that picture looks extreme. Do yours usually grow that rippled?
Lack of Ca can cause a distortion. Are they unusually distorted or is that their normal appearance in your tank?
On the other hand, some of the holes look like they could have been caused by snails. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out. Keep us informed as to your conclusions.

Len
 
Sorry, Len, I never answered the shape question. They look pretty normal, not too twisty. I think the leaf in the photo is not representative.

We'll see. If all else fails, try another species.
 
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