Tank Still Cloudy Have A Look

[guppy_man]

here it is, i set the tank up yesterday turned everything on and this morning its still the same.
does it just need time?

 

[Tolak]

Are you doing a fishless cycle?

 

[guppy_man]

no im going to add plants next week and 3 platies

 

[kjb66]

hi time should cure it but i put fluval polyester filter pads in my filter and the water cleared overnight

 

[guppy_man]

i have the polyester pads in there heres a pic of the tank now, it looks much better than yesterday .......
i added an air stone and i think thats helped

 

[nath1]

i found my tank took a while to clear with sand but it did in the end. had a scum on the top for a long time but eventually that went too. i think its really hard to get sand clean to begin with and thats why it can take a while!
nath1

 

[guppy_man]

would it be ok to add plants and 3 platys when the water is like this?

 

[nath1]

i put the plants in as soon as the water was up to temp but left the first fish for a week, its up to you how long you wait and platies are very hardy. if your anything as impatient as i was i know how your feeling!
nath1

 

[guppy_man]

i was going to have the tank full of platies and corys but now i want 3 platies, 6 corys, 2 kribs and 1 pleco

if i do put 3 platies in it will probably be next week, let everything settle. in the meen time i will buy plants and rocks

i just cant stand leaving my tank with nothing in i have to do stuff with it lol

 

[nath1]

been there, know the feeling!
the wait will be worth it when you have a excellent tank full of healthy(alive) fish
good luck
nath1

 

[guppy_man]

ok thnx, i will be patient, because i know that it will all pay off in the end