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I cant tell what Is wrong with my Dracaena
jared.m.brown
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I cant tell if im watering it too much or not. After learning NYC has so much flouride in the water, I only give it bottled water
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It does look over-watered to me. I don't water mine until the top inch of compost is bone dry. That rule can be applied to most house plants as over-watering is probably the biggest killer of them. If that's a heater rather than an AC unit then the warm air won't be doing it any good either and I would move it if you can.
Both over and under-watering can result in brown leaves. Regularly soaking through and draining out should provide adequate water but also a humid environment needs to be maintained. Heaters or direct sun is too drying. Try spritzing with a mister or putting wet pebbles around edge to create the 'tropical' environment many house plants require. The brown leaves won't regenate the tips so cut or remove those.
I am no expert but I find the spritz to be key with house plants.