A general search on GW's search box at the top for scale will turn up all kinds of info,.. Here's a start! :) Here is a link that might be useful: Found this in the palm and cycad forum

The pot is placed a few meters from direct sunlight ==>>> its indoors.. it gets NO direct light ... mostly because there is a window in the way ... and its simply too far from the diffuse light from that window ... the third pic seems to show very good new growth ... why do you say its brown?? ... how about a closer pic ... its going through some stress from moving it from one place to another ... all plants shed older leaves ... annually.. it can be increased due to stresses like moving it ... i think you are on the verge of loving it to death ... try to chill a bit.. and settle in.. and try to get it closer to a window... there is a houseplant forum ... where you can learn all about such ... ken

Do you have photos of it? Use a fungicide if it looks like fungus and make sure that the leaves arent staying wet. If possible, remove infected leaves.

Suzanne - are you using a tell to monitor moisture levels deep in the pot instead of a finger stuck in the top inch or so of the medium? Did you flush the soil to 'reset' the level of dissolved solids (salts) in the medium? Are you fertilizing regularly, based on the number of times you've watered to beyond the point of complete soil saturation? We should have some idea of where you live, as that will be taken into consideration when giving advice, and you'll get advice less general. Important to plants is their LCP, 'light compensation point'. Plants are at their LCP when they are creating as much food (plants make their own food during photosynthesis) as they are using/ burning during respiration. A plant can only grow when it is making more food than it is using. If they are incapable of functioning well enough to reach their LCP, the trend is toward loss of viability, so the trend must be turned around before it exhausts all energy reserves and dies. If your plant is not growing, it is very near it's LCP or on the wrong side of it. Giving it more light and favorable temps, monitoring moisture levels to avoid over-watering, and fertilizing on a regular basis with an appropriate fertilizer is where you'll gain the most traction, but sometimes a pathogen or insect herbivory undoes your good work. More later. I'll wait to see what your reply is, or if you reply. Looks like the weatherman was wrong today and I have some weather-related chores I need to attend to. Al