DIY Brine shrimp hatchery

Hi guys/girls. It was suggested to me that I start a thread on this as some people are struggling to seperate live Brine shrimp from eggs and egg shells. Most people make use of a bottle container which works fine, but leaves you with the above mentioned problem. The method I used requires you to have a small tank, (the size varies on your hatching and raising needs) I used a 2ft, some black enamel paint, a hard black plastic sheet, scissor and a small self-tapping screw. Firstly you need to divide the tank in two sections. One section, the larger one which will be used for hatching and raising the shrimp, will consist of 3/4 of the length of the tank. The remaining 1/4 will be used for harvesting. Now paint the outside of the large section with the black paint in a way that as little light as possible can pass the glass. The black plastic sheet (which should be firm and of about 2mm thickness) now need to be glued to seperate the inside of the tank into the two sections previously explained. Before this is done however, you need to make a hole through the plastic the size of a R2 coin, 2/3's of the way down from the top. You can now glue this in place. You should now have a tank which has been divided by the plastic sheet into 2 compartments, with a hole in the plastic that will allow water to run through. The large section should be blackened out completely now, except for the hole in the plastic. Now cut a round or square piece of plastic that will be big enough to cover the R2 coin hole in the plastic. Use the self-tapping screw to fasten this in a way that it covers the hole completely. You should however be able to slide it out the way which will then open the hole in the plastic. Sort of like the cover on a peep-hole you find in some doors. Use a glas cover to cover the tank, again with the 3/4 side of the sheet painted black. Fill the entire tank with pre-mixed salt water and add an airstone to the large portion. Make sure you cover the peep hole with its sliding cover. Add eggs to the large portion and wait for them to hatch. If you want baby Brine this takes about 24 to 30 hrs. When you wish to harvest simply disconnect the airstone and wait for the water to become stable. Now place a light source by the see-through section (1/4) of the tank. Carefully slide the peep hole cover out the way and wait. Brine is attracted to ligh and so as they are living in darkness they will swim through the peep hole to the light where they can easily be syphoned off. Eggs and eggshells will however remain on the dark side of the tank. Thats it. Always worked for me no hassles! Regards, Marco

 

hey marco

sounds cool, any chance of some pics of how this is done.

Maybe some cool DIY pics like Zoom normally posts....
Maybe he will want to try and make this for us?:blink1::blink1:

 

Brilliant!

Very informative post, thanx Marco

 

aaaah! I guess waiting a few hours didn't hurt!

Thanks Marco. I could picture every bit. Very good idea

TM

 

i am soooooooo gonna use this cool idea!!!

i been wanting to do brine shrimp for so long but it always seemed too complicated! now this is the best way that i've heard of lol

 

Thanks Guys,

I'm glad you like the thread. When I used this method I got a "Yeast Plant" from my Grandmother. Not sure if you all know what a yeast plant is. Its made from potato and basically produces yeast constantly in liquid form. I'm sure most people around the age of 60 should know how to make this, so just ask. I just used this yeast liquid as food source for the brine. There is however many other options you could also use. Just be carefull not to overfeed, and remember Brine shrimp need to have their water changed frequently. Hope all can have good success using this.

Regards, Marco