Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit, 5.3 Lbs(Includes 3 packets of hatch mix)

I needed to hatch BBS every day for a few weeks for hatchling Axolotls. First, I did the bottle within a bottle setup. But that was a little problematic with recovering the BBS for feeding, as I was still getting egg shells in with the shrimp. I got this hatchery kit and things worked out great.I was able t get them hatching within 12 hours by putting a heat light next to the bottle. The water temp was around 80-85°F. That helped out a lot because I only had one hatchery running. I used two Arizona Iced Tea bottle capfulls of Kosher salt and a pinch of Epsom salt (I just happened to have it on hand) for 1 liter of water.I'd set up a new batch of eggs before I went to bed (around 2 am) and they'd be ready to feed between noon and 2 pm. Clean the nursery, do a couple of good feedings over the next several hours, and set up a new batch of eggs. I haven't used the egg mix packets that came with it, yet. I was working off a small SFB tube of eggs.

Happy with product and service!

About four days after I had purchased this I created something that works just as well if not better for a fraction of the price I think that this product is pretty over-priced and I haven't yet gotten to fully test out the hatch mix but I personally won't be purchasing this again as the airline tubing is very small compared to easy to find Airline tubing that's pretty much everywhere so common Airline tubing. It is nice having it very stable but I made the same like I said for probably like $10 Overall.I also find it funny that it only comes with 3 liters worth of hatch mix, but requires A 2 liter bottle so it's only one and a half batches. Also you need to up the pH level in most tap water which I think that they would include some sort of Epsom salt or baking soda to do so in the mix.

I am giving this product 4 stars because it is useful for what it says it does if you do not have an extra small tank sitting around in your home. However, if you do have a 1-gallon bowl or something similar, all you need to do is buy the air pump, an air stone, and the brine shrimp eggs mix and follow the instructions. This is just a base and some tubing to connect it to the air pump. I am new to all this but after I did my first batch I realized I wouldn't have had to spend the extra money for this. If you are new, this is great. The deduction of the star is because it should come with some plumbers tape to put around the soda bottle you are going to screw in there otherwise the water leaks. I had to supply that myself as well. Try it out if you don't have any extra tanks lying around and don't forget to buy all the accessories.

Can achieve the same thing with a bubble rock and air pump in a litre glass jar to hatch brine shrimp. This is a bit more convenient but not much for the price they ask. It may come with a dollar worth of plastic.... And a small tubing nothing major....