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EASY BRINE SHRIMP PRODUCTION? By: Jeff Richard Very simple ... you'll need:
3 two liter soda bottles w/caps, an appropriate sized air pump, valves
setup for at least 3 airlines, airline tubing, ridged plastic tube (fits
airline tube … I believe 1/8 inch), sieve or brine shrimp net, stand
for soda bottles, 18 gallon Rubbermaid tub, 50 gallon bag of feed salt
(non-iodized), hydrometer, source of heat (needs to be 80-82 degrees).
Cut the bottom off each soda bottle. Tighten the cap. Invert the bottle.
You'll fill each bottle with salt water. Connect a 12 inch piece of
Rigid tube to an airline tube (which is connected to the air pump/valves).
Place the rigid tube inside the bottle sitting on the bottom … no need
for airstone. Aerate vigorously. Add up to 1 tablespoon of BS eggs per
bottle.
Let hatch for 36 Hours … harvest at that time.
I set up 3 so I can harvest every 12 hours … feed 2x daily. To harvest,
disconnect airline from valve, but keep the rigid tube in the bottle.
Let the shrimp settle for 10-15 minutes … they will sink to the bottom.
Siphon the shrimp into a sieve (coffee maker filter is great … check
out AngelsPlus if you want one) or brine shrimp net.
Since the rigid tube is at the bottom of the bottle, the shrimp will
be siphoned before the egg shells. Stop the siphon before the floating
egg shells are siphoned out. Rinse the shrimp off and feed. DISCARD
the water (don't try to reuse) and rinse the bottle out. Refill with
salt water and add eggs. The Rubbermaid tub is used to make up a quantity
of salt water.
Fill the tub and add enough livestock salt so the specific gravity
is between 1.022 and 1.028. YOU NEED NOTHING ELSE … this salt works
out fine. This way, you only have to dip and fill the bottle after each
feeding … you only have to mix the water every 3-4 weeks.
If you do not have a warm fish room to hatch the shrimp, you can arrange
the bottles in a ½ filled 5 gallon tank and use a heater to warm the
water to 82 degrees. Just be careful to make sure the bottles don't
tip (been there, done that).
Good luck
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