Re: need plant advice

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Could be a calcium deficiency.  I had that happen with some of my plants
a few years ago when I had forgotten to supplement Ca and Mg.  I don't 
know if Olympia's water is like Seattle's, but that might be a cause.

  - Erik

On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Kate Breimayer wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a recurring problem with my java ferns. The leaves turn pale and 
> finally white periodically. I am using flourish 2X a week, and it seems 
> to happen periodically. The flourish bottle is not very specific about 
> dosing, and maybe I am underdoing it? Using 1 ml in a 26 gallon and in a 
> 45, and about half a mil in the 10 gallon tanks. Some have CO2, others 
> don't, some have compact flourescent, others standard flourescent. I 
> have tested the water and these tanks have no measurable amount of 
> ammonia or nitrate (which is better than I can say for the water 
> straight out of the tap). I am not seeing loss of color of non java 
> ferns, and the fact that they sometimes recover makes me think they are 
> not burned by the lights, but maybe this is the case? Anyone else seen this?
> Thanks,
> Kate
> 
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