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20 days later.... Okay, so we're 20 days later and the green has mostly cleared up but there's just a touch of cloudiness left. Should I remove the willow and put some carbon in my filter for a day or two or is there something else I should do to fully restore clarity?

It will restore balance to the Force! Awesome! I just stuck two branches in there. The fishies were very curious!:fish2:

I just so happen to have a willow in my back yard! I'll give it a try. So what about willow makes it clear up the algae?

Before I put it on the timer I would turn it on when I got up and then turn it off when I went to bed, so that was generally more then 12 hours. When I put it on the timer, I figured 12 would be a good approximation. Other than that I have no good reason for running the lights for 12 hours...

I have a lovely case of green water. I have a 30 G med lo-tech planted tank with LED lights. I have java fern and chain sword, both of which are growing well. My lights are on for about 12 hours a day. I just put them on a timer, and 12 hours is actually shorter a photo period than I before...

I've decided on silver tip tetras... they're so pretty - and they're small so they shouldn't be nippy! Thanks for your help! It was a great discussion!

What kind of water conditioner are you thinking of - a fancy 'water conditioning system' would affect your hardness and pH. Water conditioner liquid that you add to your tap water to neutralize the chlorine will not change the hardness or pH of your water. In a water softening system, an...

I'm confused now ..... a school of tetras would be fine in the same region but a school of a different species would not?

So, giving up the tetra mindset for a moment, what else would be appropriate for a mid-level school to go with my White Skirts?

Are the Von Rios and Lemons on the peaceful list or the pain in the tuckus list? :)

I already have the white skirts. I was going to add black skirts to round out the school. Mine are really sedate and just hang out all relaxed and groovy. I must have gotten lucky. So what would y'all recommend as more peaceful tetras?

Or the VonRio Tetra or Lemon Tetra....they're cool too!

Tetras - white/black fin and then another more colorful kind - like a serpae, congo, or bleeding heart. Would that work?

I have a 30 long, so I was thinking of doing 2 in the middle range, one on the top and one on the bottom and no centerpiece fish....

When stocking a community tank, is it acceptable to put more than one type of school at the various levels (top, mid, bottom) or should one strive for a single school at each level and then some centerpiece fish?