growing brine shrimps

[Achilles Tang]

Marc Weiss products really are questionable as they tend to over-sensationalize their products in the labels and lack real content analysis.

Some people swear they work... some tests show they are nothing more than water.... like MarineSnow! Worthless and expensive!

Oh well.... can someone who has tried it comment?

[CKS]

Hmm.. true

its tested for 99% water in Dr Ron Shimek food analysis

http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/data/foods.asp

Marc Weiss product actaully proofs to be better.. or rather as nutrition as brineshrimp.

Im currently trying their dry product ( TLF - PhytoPlan & MarcWeiss - BlackPowder) , am feeding them both to the tank and brineshrimp

[hongqixian]

Spiff! Are you into phytoplankton culturing too?

I am actually preparing to start my new Nannochloropsus and Rotifer cultures next week!

Phang: I will posting an article on phytoplankton culturing to feed our reef tanks soon. But knowing how busy I will be the next couple of days/weeks... it could be some time!

Roger: I will post more details tonight on the brineshrimp culturing procedures that I use to grow BBS. Did you check out the DIY section yet?

Where did you get the live cultures? Are you using a fluorescent light for the Nannochloropsis?

[Achilles Tang]

I imported it from Florida Aqua Farms.

Yes, flourescent tube 6500k is good enough.

[CKS]

They do shipment outside the US?

Ive tried ordering stuff from other sites, most of them r not willing to ship outside US.

Can you tell us about the shipment cost and maybe the collecting procedure?

Thanks

[hongqixian]

I imported it from Florida Aqua Farms.

Yes, flourescent tube 6500k is good enough.

I can't possibly import from US. Sigh...

Can sell me some culture when you get it set up? I want to set up my own cultures....

Donate even better lah...Just joking

You have to keep rotifers away from the Nanno, right?

[ZeRoC00l]

May I know where to buy brine shrimp eggs?

thank you

[bawater]

u can get a small bottle from almost every good LFS. Aquamart is one of the nearest to u. $6-$8. should last a few months.(A pinch goes a long way)

Clementi has $20 medium size cans.

These are all quite low grade eggs(abt 60% hatch rate),mainly from china.

Buts its easily available here.

In bulk u can also order from china- by 12kg bags or vietnam/laos in 1kg tins(min order 12tins).

i just got some from brine shrimp direct USA-Grade A eggs. reasonably priced.

[ZeRoC00l]

$6-$8 !! Argh... I gana ketoh!!

Sam and Yik selling 26g for $17 !!

[EbiTank]

hi AT, how does the instant algae you tried compare with the frozen red/green algae and lobster eggs sold at a LFS here ? thinking of giving my corals a treat ! currently feeding the coralilfe smorgasbord, and my red gorgonian and star polyps responding well

[Achilles Tang]

hi AT, how does the instant algae you tried compare with the frozen red/green algae and lobster eggs sold at a LFS here ? thinking of giving my corals a treat ! currently feeding the coralilfe smorgasbord, and my red gorgonian and star polyps responding well

Out of topic... so I won't answer here.

[Achilles Tang]

Here's an link to an excellent article on brine shrimp.

raising brine shrimp and more about them

I used to have a post on my brine shrimp hatchery but it's lost now.. I will restore it soon.