DIY brine shrimp hatchery

[emtbmike]

I made a home made brine shrimp hatchery today. The total cost $8 (excluding the PVC glue). I used 1/2 inch pvc because I had some extra pieces in my house. You can use bigger pvc but the cost will also increase.
The supplies that you will need are:
1/2 inch pvc
(4) 1/2 inch pvc elbows
(4) 1/2 inch pvc T
(1) 4 inch toilet flange
(1) 2 liter soda bottle
pvc glue

First cut of the bottom of the soda bottle.

Take the toilet flange and glue it to the soda bottle.

Make a seven inch square using the 1/2 pvc. At the same time Adding the "T" to the middle of each side of the square. This will hold the legs.

Finally cut four seven inch legs.

Finished brine shrimp hatchery.

 

[Hap3niz]

wow, creative!!

it works fine??

 

[kurtsshotgun]

Is that so you can harvest the shrimp easier?

 

[emtbmike]

It works perfectly. I have approx 85-90% hatch rate. I needed to build something to hold the soda bottle upside down. This is what I came up with. I will be adding a valve to catch the brine shrimp easier and faster.

 

[Finalfire9]

spray paint that bad boy black!

 

[indiana.dutton]

Cool and inovative!

 

[CHOMPERS]

spray paint that bad boy black!

Actually, the reason you wouldn't want it painted is because at harvesting time, you can use a flash light at the bottom (darkened room) to draw the BBS to the bottom where they are syphoned off using the airline (not shown in the build). This is also a technique used to separate the egg shells after hatching.

 

[CHOMPERS]

I made a BBS hatchery several years ago and I could have sworn I made a thread about the build. I just can't find it. Here are some pics that I found. At this point in time, I was hatching tadpole eggs.

It is made using two empty juice containers. The top half is cut off one and the other has the bottom cut off. The bottom part serves as the stand. You drill a hole in the side at the bottom of the stand portion and a hole through the side of the cap. Then thread the airline through the hole in the cap and silicone it in. When the silicone is dry, thread it through the hole in the stand. Then pull it through as you press the two parts together.

Total cost of the build is zilch if you have a scrap of airline and some left over silicone.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

You drill a hole in the side at the bottom of the stand portion and a hole through the side of the cap. Then thread the airline through the hole in the cap and silicone it in. When the silicone is dry, thread it through the hole in the stand. Then pull it through as you press the two parts together.

Total cost of the build is zilch if you have a scrap of airline and some left over silicone.

I don't get that part.... what's it for? Why?

 

[emtbmike]

Chompers I like your design. However I needed something sturdier. I have 4 cats that like to climb and knock things over. That is why I came up with the design.