accidental brine shrimp hatching experiment

[KittenFishMom]

I set up my bring shrimp to hatch and the incandescent light bulb blew. I figured I might as well let them brew at room temp (66F first frost warning last night). Yesterday, 3 days after I started the hatchery, the new light bulbs arrived. I checked for hatching while I put the new light bulb in the goose neck lamp.   Not even a hint of orange in the still water. I turned on the air and the light and they all hatched in less than 2 hours. The water just seemed to flip from brown to orange in an instant when the water got warm. 

I am not sure if this is really useful, but if you are trying to save electricity, or trying to keep a room cool in the summer, you might try it.

[Flumpweesel]

I hatch mine at room temp so it's 48 hrs in winter 24 hrs in summer.

[KittenFishMom]

@Flumpweesel Mine were not hatching at room temp after 76 hours. my room temp was about 66f = 18.8c. What is your room temp in winter?

[Flumpweesel]

I don't really measure room temp and it will fluctuate because it's in my kitchen. 

The unheated shrimp (neons) that is also in there wobbles between 17 and 19 if I remember rightly from last winter.