I got a buddy into the hobby 15 years ago. After explaining the ammonia cycle to him, he did just that: P!ssed in the tank. It cycled and nothing bad happened. Your mileage may vary!
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Our friends were having issues with deer eating the roses. They sprayed coyote urine as a deterrent. Problem was it attracted a coyote that ate the dog.But yes you can pee outside to mark your territory keeping smaller critters away but somtimes drawing in bigger critter like bears as they see it as a treat to there area
BRS will likely do a video on how you need to buy their pee vs using your own.You can certainly pee in your tank if you want to!!
It’s your tank!! Lol! I’d probably opt for some Ammonium Chloride though. Keep this in mind if you decide to pee in your tank.
Fresh human urine is sterile and so free from bacteria. Only when it is older than 24 hours, the urea turns into ammonia, which is what causes the distinctive smell. Antibiotics, vitamin supplements, and other medications will end up in your urine, but in such minute quantities as to be negligible, especially when diluted with water.
You can certainly pee in your tank if you want to!!
It’s your tank!! Lol! I’d probably opt for some Ammonium Chloride though. Keep this in mind if you decide to pee in your tank.
Fresh human urine is sterile and so free from bacteria. Only when it is older than 24 hours, the urea turns into ammonia, which is what causes the distinctive smell. Antibiotics, vitamin supplements, and other medications will end up in your urine, but in such minute quantities as to be negligible, especially when diluted with water.
read that...don't do itA member on this site just posted here this week or last week. He found out / caught his nephews peeing in his sump ;Wideyed
It’s this thread lolEdit: Saw someone linked the post above already
Yes, my bad hahaIt’s this thread lol
Some old school aquarists swear by this to cycle a new tank. No reason I know of why it wouldn't work.Not a super serious question but a thought, and wondering if anyone's tried something like this at all.
If not one answers I won't be offended haha.
At least it's funny/interesting to me.
In first setting up and cycling a tank, could you technically use Urine to start the cycle, or do you think other trace toxins in your urine might ruin it? I've maybe read long time ago or heard about "my friend did", but has anyone personally done it?
What if you drank 2 gallons a day for 2 days before doing this? anyway. Just a thought.
I remember when I first started my reef in 2015 that one of the videos I watched mentioned pee parties to start a saltwater tank in the 70's.
I was going to hold it till I read thru the thread then I ran into your post.I’m pretty sure there was a super long thread on here last year about a members nephews who peed in her sump
Needless to say it was an...interesting read