hey there. sorry it took me a while to reply but i haven't signed on to fishlore for a while. how long ago did you buy the tank? the cloudy water just seems like a bacteria bloom. the bacteria beneficial so you shouldn't be worried. don't buy anything to get rid of the cloudy water. just stick in there and the bacteria will move to the filter. don't change the filter as this could set you back in the cycling process.

do you know anything about the nitrogen cycle? please check the main page of this forum (www.fishlore.com) for information on this. how many fish do you have in there? there's many concerns with cycling the tank with fish. it isn't wrong but it's not the safest way. you haven't done anything wrong. use the forum to help you with any concerns. you can keep posting profile messages and i will reply if that's what you'd like.

Hey. could you help me out if you know this ?
I bought a 20 gallon kit at petcetera and I am having a little problem with the filter that came with it. It seems not to clean the water 100%, because it has been cloudy for a while now. I don't like. It is not couldy to look at and say, what terrible couldy water. but it bothers me...This filter is a power filter SF1020. Another thing odd is that it didn't come with the thin sponge that goes on the front of the carbon....I am wondering if is suppost to be like that or not....I call petcetera back and they said that it is ok to be like that....if you know anything about it, do you mind give a hand ?