Question: How many litres p/m hatching brineshrimp?

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I'm going to hatch brineshrimp for my juveniles. I'm putting them in a bottle with an air pump but I don't know which pump to buy, it ranges from 1.8 to 6 litres. Should I just buy the smallest one? it's £7 for 1.8 litre pump, not sure if that's a good deal? as I'm kind of broke lol. and I'm new to hatching brine shrimp and air pumps! :lame:Any advice would be appreciated :D
 
The smallest one will be enough. After all the bottle you'll be hatching them in won't be very big either. :) If you don't need it to be anything fancy, you can sometimes even find them for free on forums etc.
 
I just need the cheapest thing available! :D how would I be able to find a free or second hand one on the forum? :eek:
 
There are usually "for sale" sections on all forums. I haven't seen any air pumps on here but maybe you can find an aquarium forum from your country. Or check out any of those sites where people sell used stuff.
 
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The purpose of the air pump in a brine shrimp hatching vessel is simply to keep the water agitated so the eggs circulate around rather than sink to a layer at the bottom. Even the smallest pump will accomplish that task.
 
The problem with a filter is that it will probably filter out all the eggs from the water! You don't want that to happen.
 
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