I am experimenting with brine shrimp and a DIY hatchery and thought I'd post some pictures and what has worked for me if anyone else has considered using live brine in their tanks. My set up is a smaller version of what Joey from King of DIY on youtube does to fit my systems needs (30G display, 20G long sump with refugium) and it is producing more then I probably should be feeding a day.
This build came out to around $20 or less depending what you have in your miscelaneous reefing parts collections and it was fun and easy to do.
Air pump
Airstones
Airine tubing
Airline tubing control valve
Airline check valves
Aquarium silicone
Brine Shrimp Eggs
Water bottle
Scrap Wood
Strainer Net
First I cut out two holes into a scrap of 1/4" ply, and used two 3/8" scraps for the sides, since my bottles are small this is plenty of stability.
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Next I drilled a hole in the center of the water bottle cap, and test fit the air stone in it. At this time I also cut off the top 1/4" of the water bottles I will be using, saving the cut out piece to use as a lid for the bottles later.
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Next I siliconed the airstone in place, and let it dry for 48 hours. Careful here because I somehow managed to seal the inlet of one airstone using too much silicone on the inside of the cap...
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Use the airline tee and control valves for however many chambers you plan on running. I am running only two chambers, so one T, and a control valve for each for me.
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When the silicone is dry, screw on the bottle cap.
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Insert the bottles into the holder
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Now we are ready to attach our air pump, airlines, and check valves and start the cultures.
Part 2 coming soon.
This build came out to around $20 or less depending what you have in your miscelaneous reefing parts collections and it was fun and easy to do.
Air pump
Airstones
Airine tubing
Airline tubing control valve
Airline check valves
Aquarium silicone
Brine Shrimp Eggs
Water bottle
Scrap Wood
Strainer Net
First I cut out two holes into a scrap of 1/4" ply, and used two 3/8" scraps for the sides, since my bottles are small this is plenty of stability.
View attachment 12716
Next I drilled a hole in the center of the water bottle cap, and test fit the air stone in it. At this time I also cut off the top 1/4" of the water bottles I will be using, saving the cut out piece to use as a lid for the bottles later.
View attachment 12717
Next I siliconed the airstone in place, and let it dry for 48 hours. Careful here because I somehow managed to seal the inlet of one airstone using too much silicone on the inside of the cap...
View attachment 12719
Use the airline tee and control valves for however many chambers you plan on running. I am running only two chambers, so one T, and a control valve for each for me.
View attachment 12718
When the silicone is dry, screw on the bottle cap.
View attachment 12720
Insert the bottles into the holder
View attachment 12721
Now we are ready to attach our air pump, airlines, and check valves and start the cultures.
Part 2 coming soon.