Wellydave Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 hey guys had a quick search on here and couldnt find any sort of how to on making one of these so thought id show you in a few easy steps! so things you will need 2x1.5ltr soft drinks bottles 1 air pump 1m air tubing desk lamp or lamp of some sort brine shrimp eggs salt water step #1 take your two bottles and cut them as so First bottle cut around the base of the bottle this will be your hatchery bottle with the second bottle cut about half way up this will be your hatchery holder step #2 slot bottles together as shown step #3 install air pump and tubing into the hatchery step #4 fill with 1 liter of water and add 1 tea spoon of brine shrimp eggs then leave for one hour with the air pump on to rehydrate the eggs step #5 after 1 hour add 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt to the mixture and place lamp over the top (this is a picture of the other one i set up yesterday but forgot to take pics as i was duin it) now leave for around 24 - 36 hours and boom! youve got brine shrimp now go feed them to you fish and watch them go crazy!! any feedback to this like how you get the best hatch rates and tips or tricks you use would be great this is the first time ive set one up and thought people might like to see how it was done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 do you leave the light on the entire time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 i believe so as it helps keep the water at a good temperature and there is another reason i think but i can remember it at the moment haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 ...did you copy my patent ? :rotf: :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 ...did you copy my patent ? :rotf: :rotf: haha nah i got the idea from the internet. after seeing the brine shrimp hatcherys and how much they were charging for them and how simple they actualy were i thought it cant be that hard to make so did a bit of research and found this video on youtube so thought i would chuck something up here for everyone :thup: :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Mine were made from 1kg plastic Marmite or peanut butter jars... All I had to do was drill a hole in the lid to fit the airline tube through and wrap some wire around the neck and then bend the other end so it hooked over the top of the aquarium. It sat inside the main tank so kept a nice temperature to hatch the brine shrimp. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 haha nah i got the idea from the internet... no worries, so did I... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 so kept a nice temperature to hatch the brine shrimp. :thup: very clever... :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 very clever... :thup: +1 didnt evin think of that haha thats a awsome idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 It isn't the best pic as it was quickly set up using the empty jar on an empty tank to show what I mean but it gives you the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 In my experience they need heat so I put a small element in there. They also need light to hatch and are atracted to the light so you can use it to seperate them from shells etc. Using straight hose with no diffuser is also the way to go as the bubbles only need to agitate rather than aerate. There are also differend sizes of brine shrimp nuplii that are useful when feeding particularly small fry. If you use the small ones (dearer) they can be fed to small fry like fighters from the get go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 By hatching them in a container in the main tank you save the expense of another heater. The lid stops the salt water from getting into the main tank. When I want to use them, I remove the jar from the tank and sit it on the table with a lamp overhead then wait a few minutes for the stuff to settle and the naupli to head towards the light (makes it sound like they get a near death experience. I wonder if they see their long dead relatives?) Of course, when they are then sucked out with the turkey baster, it is an actual death experience :gigl: To feed them out, I sit a clean hankie over the jar then squirt the naupli into the hankie so the water goes back into the jar. I then give them a quick rinse under the tap (although not sure if this is really necessary) and dip the hankie into the tank to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenyTinyKaz Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 ...did you copy my patent ? :rotf: :rotf: They might not have but I certainly did after you posted that pic on another thread of mine bahahaha, works a charm btw cheers :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Before you ask its purely aquarist paraphernalia. No extra heating. Stop the flow of air and hold above the fry tank and open up the in-line valve to allow sunken shrimp to feed your fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 what is the reason why people don't put air stones on the end of the tube in the brine shrimp hatchery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 It's just not necessary as the water doesn't need aerated, the water just needs some movement to help the bbs escape their egg shells I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 You only need to keep the eggs moving, a bigger hatchery needs an airstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 what counts as a big hatchery? I'm setting one up in a jug that takes about a litre and a half is it actually harmful to use the stone if it's not needed? I find that without a thing on the end it's hard to manage the outflow of the other tubes connected to it. I don't have a multiple way gang valve but I probably need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 The airstones clog up and are not required anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 It is an 8 inch acrylic tube 90cm high currently growing phyto plankton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Is there a time limit to how long you can keep the culture alive for, or how long to keep feeding to the fish? I read on one site that you should throw them out every few days but I have so many shrimp that there are still millions left to feed. Will they just keep growing in the brine? Do I have to feed them or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Nauplii start to drop in nutrition value after approx 12hrs if left they will eat each other, i feed mine on phytoplankton i grow also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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