Java fern

the_dougie said:
I find that java ferns do better in soft water. in fact, i had the same problem when mine were in hard water. they turned blackish in patches and died.
is it buried in substrate?
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wow. i have soft water.. and mine do that..not die, just get black patches. In fact, they are sprouting daughter plants. hmmm. This is a bit confusing.
 
Mine aren't looking like the pic. There are a couple of areas that are plain black. I'll get some pics and post. My water is very hard...and this is the plant I have on the driftwood. The stuff in the sand is doing fine. It's not buried deep..I just ahve enough sand over to hold the plant down.
 
Mine most definitely do not look like the photo. Maybe it's my hard water... the Anubias seem to be doing fine.

Mine is also attached to driftwood...
 
I've experienced just the opposite with Java Ferns in the past. My tap is naturally very soft(-1dkh/3-4dgh) and I had poor growth with small, crinkled leaves and black patches. When I increased my levels of magnesium(epsom salts), calcium(Seachem's Reef Calcium;)) and potassium(Nusalt), the plants took off. I increased my GH from 3-4dh to around 12dh. Java Ferns are one of the few plants that will grow well in tanks with African Cichlids and hard water.
 
It's a bird, it's a plane! No! It's Towel Man! :D ;) Slappy, is that your beach blanket? Cute! um...do I see little reef boots on 'im?
 
Slappy..you do get good ones! Maybe I need to change Hotlips out..it's been a while.


I pulled all my driftwood and java fern out tonight and stapled/tied all that wasn't already on driftwood to some driftwood. After the sand settles I'll take some pics and we'll see how they do. May be time to review my fert regieme and some folks can take a look.
 
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