Brine Shrimp Question

[DragunzGirl]

I have one of them Brine Shrimp hatchery things you get from a nnnn or mmm. Well any way i used up all them premade packs and now just buying the big tubes of eggs and a big thing of aquarium salt, not table salt not sea salt. Ok any way HOW much salt and eggs do i need to mix into the hatchery??? Its just the small black box with the little clear tube on top.

Can you tell me how much to put in or maybe how many grams of salt to add to the box of water to how much eggs? Not sure how you do it but i got a gram scale. Not sure if you just put a tablespoon or something I have no clue on that.

 

[BigC]

Roughly about 25gms of Salt per Ltr.( 25 grams of salt is equal to about one heaping table spoon). Add a pinch of baking soda as a buffer to increase the pH also.
The amount of eggs/cysts to hatch at any given time depends on yourself and what you are feeding. I hatch Brineshrimp on a daily scale. 4 bottles in rotation. I prefer to use Cooking salt but I have found Synthetic Marine salts are better still but an unnecessary expense if you dont already keep marines.
Regards
C

 

[DragunzGirl]

WOW thank you SO much!!!!!

i dont have backing soda but i got backing powder is that the same?

 

[BigC]

No problem.
What way are you set up, Light, air and heat wise.
From an aquarists standpoint Baking Powder is entirely different.
ATB
C

 

[DragunzGirl]

Its a box type thing you get from petsmart
there is no air going into the water i used the packs all ready and it worked fine but now i got a small tube of eggs and salt. The small clear tube on top of the hatchery i keep a light next to it so they swim up into it.


after they hatch they only last up to 5 days or so. One of them packets lasted up to 2 weeks one time.

this thing

 

[BigC]

Can sometime prove to be a little expensive using pre packed eggs/cysts such as that brand dictates.
Most folks/breeders use a simplified hatchery made from non other than a 2ltr pop bottle.
If you go to my good friend Tim Addis's TA Aquaculture site you may save yourself some money buying the cysts and other items.
ATB
C

 

[DragunzGirl]

Can sometime prove to be a little expensive using pre packed eggs/cysts such as that brand dictates.
Most folks/breeders use a simplified hatchery made from non other than a 2ltr pop bottle.
If you go to my good friend Tim Addis's TA Aquaculture site you may save yourself some money buying the cysts and other items.
ATB
C

I all ready got a few tubes of eggs and a huge box of salt here, just wanted to know how much to mix into the hatchery :\. Ya i seen people use the bottle way i am thinking of doing that soon

 

[BigC]

No problem,
Lets know how you get on.
Regards
C

 

[DragunzGirl]

No problem,
Lets know how you get on.
Regards
C

the site you gave me is in the UK. Im in the USA. I think there is a price difference on the site if i order from them but not sure of the difference.

 

[DragunzGirl]

No problem,
Lets know how you get on.
Regards
C

well i home made one out of a drink bottle i found this site that showed how to do it and i did it i'll post pics lol

 

[5teady_2012]

I have a bag of brine shrimp eggs (use to get a good 90% hatch rate with them).... if anyone wants them il post ya them free of charge to UK, they are no use to me anymore.

 

[DragunzGirl]

I have a bag of brine shrimp eggs (use to get a good 90% hatch rate with them).... if you want them il post ya them free of charge, they are no use to me anymore.

OH WOW really??? that would help me out alot . I will PM you.

 

[5teady_2012]

I have a bag of brine shrimp eggs (use to get a good 90% hatch rate with them).... if you want them il post ya them free of charge, they are no use to me anymore.

OH WOW really??? that would help me out alot . I will PM you.

Your in the US aint ya? cant post that far.

 

[DragunzGirl]

I have a bag of brine shrimp eggs (use to get a good 90% hatch rate with them).... if you want them il post ya them free of charge, they are no use to me anymore.

OH WOW really??? that would help me out alot . I will PM you.

Your in the US aint ya? cant post that far.

oohhh ok i just sent a pm any way but ok, ya im in usa I guess the forums is in the UK?

 

[5teady_2012]

I have a bag of brine shrimp eggs (use to get a good 90% hatch rate with them).... if you want them il post ya them free of charge, they are no use to me anymore.

OH WOW really??? that would help me out alot . I will PM you.

Your in the US aint ya? cant post that far.

oohhh ok i just sent a pm any way but ok, ya im in usa I guess the forums is in the UK?

Not sure where the forum owner is from, sorry about that, if ya had of been in UK id of sent em