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[backtotropical]

I just wonder if anyone knows if it is possible to link to a specific post, rather than just to the thread which the post appears?

I notice that if you view 'All Posts By a Member', each post is allocated a post preview number. Is it possible to link straight to that?

It would be quite useful, i think.

Thanks

BTT

 

[geo7x]

Yes, you can.

If you see in the top right of the post you just made it says "Post #1" (or 'Post #2" for mine), on the same row as the date and time of the post but right along to the right. Click on that (you need to have scripted windows allowed) and it comes up with a URL that you can copy and past which will take you directly to that specific post .

 

[kewskills]

Cool, i have often wondered about this too, just never bothered my ass to look into it

 

[backtotropical]

Thanks very much, Geo!

 

[rdd1952]

You probably already know it but you can also quote a post from a different thread or several different threads). If you click the "Quote" button a specific post and then click the "Add Reply" button in any thread, the post you quoted will be there (unless you went back and uncchecked it) such as the post below from the pinned Fishless Cycling thread.

An ammonia reading of .5 is high and how toxis it is depends on your pH and the water temp. Ammonia becomes more toxic at higher pH levels and at higher temperatures. For instance, a reading of .5 in a tank with the water pH at 6.2 and temp of 76 would be considerable less dangerous as the same reading with a pH of 7.6 and temp of 80.

For now, you should do water changes as needed to get the ammonia below .25 ppm. If that requires 2 a day, then that's what you should do. Also, you may want to cut back on feedings. Once a day is fine. I actually skip a day here and there on my tanks. Fish can easily go several weeks without being fed.

The bacteria will eventually process the ammonia and the subsequent nitrite but they have to build to numbers that can handle it first. Most bacteria multiple in very short time spans but the nitrifying bacteria that process ammonia and nitrite need anywhere from 8 to 30 hours to double so it takes while for their numbers to catch up to the waste producted by the fish.

Have you tested for nitrite or nitrate yet? If you have nitrite, then at least some ammonia is being processed and a climbing nitrate level indicates that ammonia AND nitrite are being processed.

Finding media is difficult. Thepinned topic hasn't been kept up to date very well and a lot of the names on it aren't active any more. You can try a threadand just put in it that you know the pinned one exists but that you didn't find anyone near you on it.

 

[backtotropical]

Thanks RDD!