Well Ishar, I think your voodoo magic may have worked!
My crypt is melting bad... actually, all the leaves look melted. I'm going to leave it for a week and see what happens. If it doesn't bounce back... I'll try again with another plant. It's the first time I've had crypt melt completely. I'm wondering if it had anything to do with my light?? I have a desk lamp with 20w.
My Elatine Triandra has experienced very minimal melting, I think I see a bit of new growth on it too, so yay, for now.
I've only got 3 weeks to see growth and determine if I need a new plant to replace the crypt... so we'll see what happens. If anything, I may just try an anubias... or do the original scape I planned, which involved some rocks, and anubias nana petites... everywhere!