New To Fish Keeping And Need Some Help

Since the tank and everything in it are brand new, what you could be seeing is something left on the surface of the glass/heater/filter by the manufacturing process. I wouldn't worry about it yet.

You could try paper towels - lay them on the surface and lift off carefully from one end. In theory, the bits should stick to the towels.


If you are going to do a fishless cycle, just start it and see what happens to the bits. You will need to do a very large water change at the end before getting fish so if it's still there you'll get rid of them then.
If you decide on fish-in cycling I would try and get rid of the bits first. If you remove the hard plastic section from the siphon tube, it is possible to carefully suck things off the surface with the narrow tubing. To start the siphon like this, put the tubing in the sink and fill it with water. Carry it across to the tank holding both ends together. Put a finger over each end, lower one end into the bucket and the other into the tank and take your fingers off the ends.


Another advantage of a fishess cycle is it gives yout time to sort it out 

I used Homecare Essentials ammonia, you can get it at The Range for about £1 if there's one near you.

I'm also using Kleen Off to cycle my 25 litre. I got that from my local diy shop. It is also sold on ebay and amazon.

I know Homebase have sold it in the past; whether they still do I don't know. Boots have stopped selling it. If Homebase do have it, it will be in the cleaning section.