HeyJC

Thanks for all the comments. I'll try using aged water from an aquarium. In answer to people's questsions: 1. I have watched the video a couple of times. That's the kind of hatch rate I'm looking for. 2. I will try aged aquarium water next. 3. I do have air going enough to move the eggs around but not a rolling boil. 4. I've used two tablespoons salt in the ziss. 5. I've modified the air line like Cory did. So obvious, I kick myself for not thinking of it. 6. I'm going to compare the same process to another brand and see the result. Thanks, James

I ordered two cans of the brine shrimp eggs and have had almost 0 success hatching them out. I've never had problems before with other brands and am confused why I'm having zero success. The eggs are rich and colorful which impressed me. I really like that they all float to the surface which has always been a pain separating the eggs from the shrimp with other brands. I have a Ziss hatchery from here which is great and ranks right up there with a Python as far as great products. I keep the eggs in a refrigerator and they're only a few weeks from having ordered them. My water conditions are soft mountain water with low GH and KH. Neutral PH. Even with these conditions I haven't had problems before. I have a light shining on the hatchery and temperature is about 80. Used one scoop of eggs per test. 1. Kosher Salt with some added baking soda and Epsom salt - Checked at 24 hours 36 and 48 hours - Most shrimp I saw were about 50. 2. Marine Salt - Added some Epsom salt - Better maybe a couple hundred shrimp hatched out. 3. Marine Salt with Chloram-X - wondered if maybe chloramines in water were causing a problem so I tried with Chloram-X. Maybe couple hundred after 36 hours. Did I get a bad batch or is there something special about these eggs that I've missed? Anyone else having a similar problem? I really want to like these eggs because of the good separation, but if there's no shrimp it's kind of irrelevant.