San Francisco Bay Brand Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit Black, 1 Each by San Francisco Bay Brand

Product Description Hatch your own fish food or use as an educational tool. Includes 3 packets of hatch mix. Add soda bottle, air pump and water * Not intended to raise shrimp to adult size. Product Benefits Ingredients Suggestions Use Instructions:1. Setting up the HatcheryA) Take a 2 litre soda bottle and cut off the bottom of the bottle (right where it starts to curve inward)B) Turn the bottle upside down and screw it into the Hatchery baseC) Attach one end of the airline tubing to the bottom of the base and the other end to an air pump. To prevent pump damage during a power failure use a check valve (found at your local pet/fish store) or place pump above water surface level.2. Hatching eggsA) Fill the bottle with 1 litre (about 1/2 full) of dechlorinated waterB) Plug in air pump to start aerationC) Add one packet of Hatch Mix (if you are mixing your own eggs and salt; use a teaspoon of eggs and 1 tablespoon of aquarium rock salt or synthetic sea salt).D) Place a light source about 8 inches away from the bottom of the bottleE) Temperature should be about 80-82 degrees F; pH should be maintained above 8.0F) Eggs should hatch in 24-36 hours3. Harvesting the baby brine shrimpA) Unplug air pump (keep pump above water surface)B) Wait approximately 5-10 minutes for babies to swim towards the light at the bottom of the bottle and for the shells to float to the topC) Remove airline tubing from pump (keeping above water surface)D) Slowly lower tubing over a brine shrimp net to strain babies from waterE) Rinse babies under cool tap water to remove saltF) Feed to your fish Care and Cleaning Instructions:1. Dump hatching water from bottle2. Remove bottle from hatchery3. Clean bottle and hatchery with hot tap water and rinse well (you can also use a commercial aquarium cleaner)4. Never use hatching water more than once. Always use a clean bottle. Special Note Warnings DisclaimerPeta2z.com offers nationally branded products that are produced according to manufacturing standards set by regulators at everyday low prices. Do not use unproven, unbranded products, which can pose serious risks to your health.