Yes, the java ferns are real. I do not add any CO2 or ferts, and my lighting is two 6500k 100 watt equiv. CFLs. My sg is the same as yours (1.008-1.010) and my pH is 8.6. So far my plants are doing wonderful.looks great!
i assume those are real java ferns. how do you care for them (additives, co2, lighting tiem and bulbs, etc). i tried java fern and java moss a few years ago and got nowhere. my substrate is crushed coral, so my pH is 8.2, and my sg ranges from 1.008-1.010.
also, has anyone heard of scats getting sick from nipping on java fern?