The easiest livefood cultures for the home aquarist are Whiteworm, Grindalworm, Microworm, Vinegar eels, Wingless Fruitfly and to a point Daphnia (the latter being seasonal). If you need to know more on how I culture these please let me know.
Regards
BigC
P.S. I think you are wasting your time trying to grow on brineshrimp. This is a more technical subject than the aforementioned cultures.
If you are just on about hatching brineshrimp eggs then first you need to acquire some eggs. ( I buy mine in 1lb tins with a 90% hatch rate for around £30)
There are many homemade contraptions used to hold the hatching liquid.
Which ever you decide to use here are some instructions on how to hatch the eggs.
Your salinity levels should really be set using a Hydrometer for optimal results but I have used this method for years now. 1ltr of water, the ph of which should be in or around 7.8 - 8.0, if your tapwater falls below this just add a tiny amount of Bicarbonate of Soda to it. 1 tablespoon of Cooking Salt (not table salt) The temperature should be set to around 80 degrees F. For illumination I use a 25 watt clear candle bulb (left on constantly). To the saline mix I add 1 - 5ml spoonfull of brineshrimp eggs. They then have to be kept vigoursly aggitated by means of an airpump and airstone to activate the hatching mechanism. The eggs will hatch in around 24-36 hours. Switch off the airstone. and the shrimp will swim toward the light. Harvest the nauplii means of an eyedropper or syringe and strain them through a cotton hankerchief, then dip the hankerchief into the fry tank to feed.
Hope this is of some help.
