Creepy the Crayfish
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My java fern has black spots over the top of its leaves and I don't know why. Does anybody know what causes this or how to prevent it?
Alright I'll stop dosing iron don't know if it matters but i only dose about once a week also I was wondering if it could be a macronutrient deficiency my tank doesn't have many fish and the snails eat any excess food plus I do 50% water changes once every 2 weeks. Would this affect it in any way?
Sorry about that, I use flourish excel its liquid. Also my gh is 75 or on the little bottle it says soft.
On the GH, that's fine. I assume this is measured as ppm so 75 ppm equates to 4 dGH and that is sufficient for plants with respect to calcium and magnesium so there is no issue there if you continue the Flourish Comprehensive. In crease your water changes to once each week as this replenishes these minerals too.
Now on the Excel, once there are fish in this tank do not use this product. It is glutaraldehyde (and water) and this is a powerful disinfectant so intense it is used in hospitals to sterilize surgical instruments, in embalming fluid, anitfreeze...this does not belong in an aquarium where it will get inside the fish. They won't die (unless you overdose in which case this will kill all plants, fish and bacteria, it is strong) but they will be weakened. Some plants, esp Vallisneria and some mosses, will die even with the recommended dose on the bottle.
You really don't need it anyway, as there will be sufficient CO2 from the organics decomposing in the substrate.
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Mine actually doesn't have any of that in it it says its ingredients are polycycloglutarcetal and water on the website it says its safe for fish. I''ve done 50% water changes once a week and stoped dosing iron for several weeks now but it doesn't seem to be helping also on the bottle of "flourish comprehensive supplelement for the planted aquarium it says that macro nutrients can be bought separately and are not provided. I don't know what wrong with it still unless plants can get diseases too.