Brineshrimp Hatchery

[Jdubz]

Right peeps im planning on getting a hatchery and need to know if its got to be fully submerged..

The Fry im going to feed it to are in a tank with only 5"deep water but the unit is taller,the only other tank it could go in is the 4footer but that has a stupid lip round it (about5") so getting to the shrimples is going to be difficult..

Just got my sponge filters today for the fry so will have an air pump running them, how much air does the hatcher need to work and will it bubble over the top?


God its like a quiz


Thanks all!

 

[saz326]

I think they are only placed in main tanks so that the warmth from the water can get into the hatchery. They are watertight-ish to prevent leakage.

If you try to keep the level of liquid inside the hatchery level with the water in the main tank then less salt water will leak into the main tank, and the fresh water will not leak into teh hatcher and dilute the salt water.

Warmth helps the shrimp hatch sooner. Can use it outside the tank if you dont mind slower hatching.

 

[OldMan47]

Brine shrimp are raised in a salt solution. They can possibly be placed into a tank if they are water tight but they cannot share the water with the main tank. As Saz said, they may be designed to control temperatures by using the main tank to insulate them from room air but they can't share the tank's water.

 

[BigC]

The only reason these in tank-hatcheries are used is to gleen light and heat from the aquarium they are placed in.
Your better off making your own and using Cooking Salt.
Regards
BigC