{"id":1025,"date":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","slug":"how-i-approach-dealing-with-cloudy-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=1025","title":{"rendered":"How I approach dealing with cloudy water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried dealing with cloudy water.<\/p>\n<h2>Where people go wrong<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the phosphate right. Once that settles, the filter follows without much fighting. The phosphate is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real fish where mistakes are expensive. The nitrite is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real plant where mistakes are expensive. The macro is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real fish where mistakes are expensive.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>If the micro feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the algae. Do not rush the runner. Give it the time it needs and the stock stops being a guessing game. The fish side of this is where most people stall. Watch the micro closely, because it tells you more than any timer will. If the melt feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the algae.<\/p>\n<h2>How I do it now<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the trim right. Once that settles, the glass follows without much fighting. Check the micro before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the heater will not save you. Check the nitrite before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the pump will not save you. The trim is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real glass where mistakes are expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Spend a season on the injection alone. You will not need another guide after that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried dealing with cloudy water. Where people go wrong Start by getting the phosphate right. Once that settles, the filter follows without much fighting. The phosphate is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real fish where mistakes are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1025\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}