Thank you!
I have dealt with suspected calcium deficiency with catts. I use K-Lite fertilizer which has calcium, and a combination of bottled spring water and grocery store RO water (which has TDS around 200 so I think it still has minerals, it claims to have no fluoride and no chlorine). In the summer months, I'll use tap or hose water, we have very hard water.
In looking back, I think my mistake with the neo that died was that I soaked it too deeply and got the base of the plant too wet, for too long. I was thinking along the lines of vandas needing regular soakings (outside of southern climates at least) and went overboard.
I did repot the ones that were in moss, and they were all in good shape. Watering once a week for now. I did a Cleary's flush on all of them. Their light exposure is southern window and T5HO. It could be a fungus, but I'm not spraying them with anything at this point. The Lou Sneary has gotten very spotted with black, so I am watching it with emotional detachment to see what happens next. On the other hand, I have some really healthy looking specimens and will hopefully keep them that way!
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