My New Tank

[jongood]

hi iam new to this forum and after some help,ive bought a cayman 80 with a bluwave 05 filter system. i have mainly a sand base dead wood and fake plants,the water has been in the tank for a good 12 days now and ive done a water change there is a film on the surface of the water and it is still cloudy what do i do next empty and start again just unsure please help ?? sorry i forgot to mention there are still no fish in my tank.

 

[This Old Spouse]

Go to the Beginner's Resource Center pinned thread and look up "Fishless Cycling" in that forum. Many, many good suggestions. There is a process you really should follow, and if you use these resources your tank will clear up. Promise!

 

[Aqua Tom]

Go to the Beginner's Resource Center pinned thread and look up "Fishless Cycling" in that forum. Many, many good suggestions. There is a process you really should follow, and if you use these resources your tank will clear up. Promise!

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[symon_say]

You have to clean the sand really well.

 

[Skins]

hi iam new to this forum and after some help,ive bought a cayman 80 with a bluwave 05 filter system. i have mainly a sand base dead wood and fake plants,the water has been in the tank for a good 12 days now and ive done a water change there is a film on the surface of the water and it is still cloudy what do i do next empty and start again just unsure please help ?? sorry i forgot to mention there are still no fish in my tank.

Hello and welcome to the forum.
I noticed you are already getting some good advice in which route to take when cycling your tank. With you having no stock in your tank, in my opinion your in a great position to perform a fishless cycle in order to build up the bacterias which removes toxins(ammonia/nitrite) from your tank waters chemistry. Both me and Aqua Tom have just completed a fishless cycle which as of now has been very rewarding(no fish losses), yes it has been a long journey for both of us but like i said very rewarding in the end. In my signature, bottom of this post you will find some very helpfull links on how to cycle your tank without fish(fishless)or with fish(fish-in).

Keith.