Brine shrimp hatchery

[Doug and Lois]

Anyone have any plans for an "in tank" brine shrimp hatchery? Can it be done
or is the salinity of our reefs too low for these critters to hatch? If so,
any online diagrams?

Doug

[Pszemol]

"Doug and Lois" > wrote in message . ..
> Anyone have any plans for an "in tank" brine shrimp hatchery? Can it be done
> or is the salinity of our reefs too low for these critters to hatch? If so,
> any online diagrams?

For as little as $10 you can buy it assembled and ready to use:
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6061/cid/1691

[Rod]

http://www.rods-reef.com/brine_hatchery.htm

[Dr4g0nf1y]

How is this possible. Brine shrimp need 1.019 PPM Salinity and usually Salt
tanks are 1.021 - 1.025 PPM?


"Rod" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.rods-reef.com/brine_hatchery.htm

[Rod]

They will hatch at a wide range of salinities. Using tank water is easiest. Ive
hatched brine with a SG of 1.050 and higher. Its very simple


>How is this possible. Brine shrimp need 1.019 PPM Salinity and usually Salt
>tanks are 1.021 - 1.025 PPM?

[Pszemol]

"Dr4g0nf1y" > wrote in message ...
> Brine shrimp need 1.019 PPM Salinity

Who told you this ? Please, read this:
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/foss/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/brineshrimp.html

"A key factor in the environment of brine shrimp is salt. They
are adapted for life in a wide range of salt concentrations
(as low as 25 parts of salt per 1000 parts of water to as high
as 300 parts per 1000), but their optimum salt environment is
around 80 parts per 1000. This is more than twice as salty as
the ocean, which is about 35 parts of salt per 1000.
Brine shrimp are one of the most salt-tolerant animals in the
world. Conditions as salty as this result when a body of water
has streams running into it, but not out. Salts carried in by
natural erosion over countless years raise the salt concentration
to the levels preferred by brine shrimp."

This information is very consistent with everything I read
about brine shrimp in different sources...