Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp

[matt kaufman <igotadose@hotmail.com>]

Sure, that works fine. So does waste water from marine tanks esp. reef tanks, 
since they tend to have very clean waste water :-) 
 
 



> From: defigart2@comcast.net> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Wed, 14 May 
> 2008 20:28:23 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> > 
> Matt,> > Have you or anyone you know tried using synthetic seawater, (marine 
> tank > water)?> > Doran> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "matt kaufman" 
> <igotadose@hotmail.com>> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" 
> <gsas-member@thekrib.com>> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:46 PM> Subject: 
> Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> > > >> > Man, people make this hard.> 
> >> > How to hatch brine shrimp:> >> > Needed - 1 qt. jar> > Air pump> > 1 qt. 
> of seawater - I collect mine off Alki beach> >> > Add 1 tsp brine shrimp to 1 
> qt. seawater> > Bubble for 24 hours at room temperature> > Remove bubble (I 
> don't use an airstone, just a piece of rigid airline > > tubing)> > Shine a 
> light at the base of the jar, the newly hatched brine shrimp will > > 
> congregate by the light. Siphon off the orange 'cloud' of brine shrimp > > 
> (you can use the same rigid airline tubing combo you used to bubble the > > 
> brine shrimp). Feed to fish. Watch fish grow and be happy.> >> > Repeat 
> regularly with fresh seawater.> >> > Brine shrimp hatching 102: Strain the 
> brine shrimp through a brine shrimp > > net - many people report success with 
> handkerchiefs, too. Save the > > strained seawater. Transfer the orange good 
> stuff to a jar.> > Then, strain the rest of the unhatched eggs/bad 
> eggs/seawater mix through > > the net, saving the seawater. You can then use 
> the strained seawater to > > hatch another jar ful. I find you get 2-3 good 
> hatches out of seawater. > > Coffee filter straining gets you 4-5 good 
> hatches.> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Shango@shangolos.com> To: 
> gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Wed, 14 > >> May 2008 17:04:29 -0700> Subject: 
> Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> > >> > Wow...this looks to make it 
> super easy. Thanks for the clue, Bryan!> > > >> > > -----Original 
> Message-----> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com> > >> 
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Nichols> > >> 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:48 PM> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium > >> 
> Society member chat> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Brewing Brine Shrimp> > > >> 
> Shango,> > I've read that this device:> > >> 
> http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c9/Hatchery-Dish-p183.html> works very > >> 
> well. It is very easy too because it doesn't require all the air> lines > >> 
> and such like a lot of the hatcheries need. Also, it allows for easy> > >> 
> capture of the newly hatched brine shrimp (most nutritional :)). I've > >> 
> been> meaning to buy one myself but last time I went to do it they were > >> 
> out of> stock. Looks like they're available now though...> > -Bryan> > > >> 
> Shango Los <Shango@sha!> > ngolos.com> wrote: I want to hatch them for food. 
> The> site Laurel shared > > is educating me> though and I am wondering if I 
> am choosing the right live > > food to go with.> I want something somewhat 
> simple, good for fish at all > > levels of the tank,> and nutritious. Fun to 
> watch gets extra points. That > > is why I went with> brine shrimp. Says here 
> though that they lose their > > nutritional potency> pretty fast.> > Shango> 
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