I set up a new office tank recently (about 2 weeks ago) and used BioSpira with a great deal of success. Using Ace Ammonia I tested to see if the BioSpira was a hit or miss and it turns out after 2 days the tank was fully cycled so I added a betta (after a good water change of course). Everything has been going great, 2 weeks and 1 20% pwc later I added a couple of small apple snails. I know they are going to get too big for this 2 gallon tank but I can relocate them to home.
I did a 20% PWC before acclimating the snails (it was about that time) and then after adding them into the tank I added 1 hikari algae wafer. My problem is when I got in the next morning the water was a cloudy white and the surface was sudsing from the whisper filter, this was not the betta's bubble nest as the bubbles were large. I see two possibilities, either the wafer is clouding the water or I have a bacteria bloom and do not know the cause. I did 2 50% water changes about 5 hours apart and here we are today. The Betta is still happy, the snails are moving about like they are happy but the water is still cloudy but the suds are nearly gone, asside from the Betta's bubble nest.
Whisper 2 Gallon tank w/ Air powered whisper filter, Whisper Heater. LED lighting, plastic & silk plants. Prime dechlorinator during PWCs.
I did a 20% PWC before acclimating the snails (it was about that time) and then after adding them into the tank I added 1 hikari algae wafer. My problem is when I got in the next morning the water was a cloudy white and the surface was sudsing from the whisper filter, this was not the betta's bubble nest as the bubbles were large. I see two possibilities, either the wafer is clouding the water or I have a bacteria bloom and do not know the cause. I did 2 50% water changes about 5 hours apart and here we are today. The Betta is still happy, the snails are moving about like they are happy but the water is still cloudy but the suds are nearly gone, asside from the Betta's bubble nest.
Whisper 2 Gallon tank w/ Air powered whisper filter, Whisper Heater. LED lighting, plastic & silk plants. Prime dechlorinator during PWCs.