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Old 11-08-2011, 03:48 AM
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So I was at my LFS this weekend talking about cycling my tank and different ways of doing it. The guy I was talking to advised that you could URINATE in the water to get the cycle going.......

SO....IS THIS TRUE?? I'm not about to whip it out and do this but was wondering if there was any truth to this..

Also, what would you do to get your cycle going ASAP other then urinating in your water?

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Old 11-08-2011, 03:55 AM
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Only in Calgary is this method found
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Old 11-08-2011, 04:00 AM
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Sure it would start a cycle, then your son would do it, have his friends do it, the wife probably would if no one was looking and the seat was down..heck invite the neighbors over too......
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Old 11-08-2011, 04:19 AM
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Only in Calgary is this method found
Guy kinda sounded like he was from Sask. or maybe Surrey.... LOL! My jaw dropped a little when he mentioned this...
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Old 11-08-2011, 04:34 AM
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Found this site and it actually says you can use URINE... WTF.... I wonder who was the first to try this???

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/bio...a/aa042403.htm
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well it is ammonia the starts the cycle.
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throwing a chunk of raw shrimp in the tank and letting it rot will do the same thing...and it won't freak out the neighbors
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