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I have a big clump of java fern windelov that I bought in the SnS. Since putting it in my tank it has started to go brown, right now it is probably half brown from the roots-up with some leaves being all brown.
This is a new 12g planted tank and I assume it is because of the lighting. I am dosing Flourish and had started dosing Flourish Excel about a ten days ago but stopped that about four days ago because my java moss is almost totally brown now. Since it was fine before I started the Excel I assume that is the cause, I have read this is a possibilty (although my peacock moss seems fine, greenest thing in the tank).
I was also dosing some fish medicine, Pimafix and Melafix, for the past seven days due to a bacteria/fungus outbreak. But they both say they will not harm live plants.
The lighting is only the default 13W, but I have a 32W retrofit on order. I went with the java fern becaue I read it was low light, but apparently not? Do you guys agree it was probably the lighting that made it go brown and do you think once I get the 32W bulb in there it will bounce back, or should I just pull all the brown out now?
This is a new 12g planted tank and I assume it is because of the lighting. I am dosing Flourish and had started dosing Flourish Excel about a ten days ago but stopped that about four days ago because my java moss is almost totally brown now. Since it was fine before I started the Excel I assume that is the cause, I have read this is a possibilty (although my peacock moss seems fine, greenest thing in the tank).
I was also dosing some fish medicine, Pimafix and Melafix, for the past seven days due to a bacteria/fungus outbreak. But they both say they will not harm live plants.
The lighting is only the default 13W, but I have a 32W retrofit on order. I went with the java fern becaue I read it was low light, but apparently not? Do you guys agree it was probably the lighting that made it go brown and do you think once I get the 32W bulb in there it will bounce back, or should I just pull all the brown out now?