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Re: Good Brand of Salt
Wow, that sounds like alot of salt. Or Wow, we're not using enough. We use
a tall spaghetti container, probably holds a quart and use one level TBS of
salt (sometimes diamond crystal). Then use 1/4 tsp eggs, room temp, 70, and
have hatch in less than 24 hrs, siphon bbs, add more eggs, pour water back,
and do again. usually do 2 batches then start over. I must be using 1/2 or
less of salt than you, if i remember i will measure our container when i get
to school tomorrow.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Monty Lehmann" <lehmann at jlab_org>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 10:32 PM
Subject: Good Brand of Salt
>
> Hi Killinuts!
>
> I use Diamond Crystal Kosher salt. It has no additives.
> 5 lb box at Foodlion or most grocery stores runs about
> $1.05 to $1.15. It is top quality and nearly always
> available, and always the same grain size.
>
> I use only this salt and I get very good brine shrimp
> hatches from nearly all kinds of brine shrimp eggs.
> I have hatched Sanders, OSI, Premium and SF Bay
> as well as other brands of eggs with no problems.
>
> Simple set-up. Take an empty three ( not two) liter
> soda pop bottle ( the kind that sells for 88 cents in
> the
> store when full of the really cheap orange soda). Add
> 3/4 cup of the Diamond salt, fill with tap water up to
> just where the top of the bottle starts to curve or
> bend
> towards the spout and add a vigorously bubbling air
> stone. Add some BBS eggs. No additional heat or light
> are necessary. { nice but not necessary!}
>
> First hatchers ( very small shrimp) around 30 hrs (
> this
> varies a little depending on the temperature of your
> house or the room the hatcher is in.) I feed three to
> four
> times from this hatcher and then re-start it. I have
> two
> hatchers going at all times so I have a constant source
>
> of BBS.
>
> I have used this set-up for many years and it has
> never
> failed me.
>
> Monty Lehmann
>
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