brine shrimp hatchery

svynx · 01/26/2008, 10:15 PM

I got a brine shrimp hatchery and was wondering where a good place to put it would be. I have a sump, and am working on setting a refugium up. Should i put it right into the tank, or somewhere else. I guess the problem with putting it in the sump or the fuge would be the return pump killing and chopping the shrimp up.
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kau_cinta_ku · 01/26/2008, 10:24 PM

don't put it in your tank. the shells are not good for the fish

myfrostymember · 01/26/2008, 11:26 PM

depending on how many shrimp your going to hatch. I use a 20 oz coke bottle put in a tablespoon or so of IO salt and let em go about 24 hours with a regular 75-100 watt bulb over them and they hatch by the next day to feed the tank. That creates enuff bbs for alot of tank. All You have to add is a hose runing air bubble into the bottle at a decent rate-not to fast but just enuff to stir the water constantly. I cut a small hole in the bottle cap run a hose in it. Then tip the bottle upside down and cut the end off. Creates a funnel like contraption with the air coming up from the bottom. Very cheap and has been working for a few years now.
If you try to put the hatchery into your tank youll be introducing alot of stuff you dont want in your tank. Shells as kau_cinta said and any shrimp that dont make it alive will all be in your tank dead. Might not be much but doing this daily or even a few times a week could lead to an bad build up of nitrates.

pm me if you dont understand this rambling. im tired its getting late here.

01/26/2008, 10:15 PM	#1
svynx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mt. Wolf, PA Posts: 974	brine shrimp hatchery I got a brine shrimp hatchery and was wondering where a good place to put it would be. I have a sump, and am working on setting a refugium up. Should i put it right into the tank, or somewhere else. I guess the problem with putting it in the sump or the fuge would be the return pump killing and chopping the shrimp up. cheers __________________ "What?!? Haven't you ever seen someone work on an engine with an axe before?" Mythbusters Current Tank Info: Biocube 29, Aurora puck LED

01/26/2008, 10:24 PM	#2
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	don't put it in your tank. the shells are not good for the fish

01/26/2008, 11:26 PM	#3
myfrostymember Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 503	depending on how many shrimp your going to hatch. I use a 20 oz coke bottle put in a tablespoon or so of IO salt and let em go about 24 hours with a regular 75-100 watt bulb over them and they hatch by the next day to feed the tank. That creates enuff bbs for alot of tank. All You have to add is a hose runing air bubble into the bottle at a decent rate-not to fast but just enuff to stir the water constantly. I cut a small hole in the bottle cap run a hose in it. Then tip the bottle upside down and cut the end off. Creates a funnel like contraption with the air coming up from the bottom. Very cheap and has been working for a few years now. If you try to put the hatchery into your tank youll be introducing alot of stuff you dont want in your tank. Shells as kau_cinta said and any shrimp that dont make it alive will all be in your tank dead. Might not be much but doing this daily or even a few times a week could lead to an bad build up of nitrates. pm me if you dont understand this rambling. im tired its getting late here.