i found some information in www.sea-monkeys.com bout the water purifier. it actually helps the sea monkeys to hatch. but, after i poured the water purifier #1 into the tank, i accidentally contaminate the tank with oil so i disposed the water n refill it with RO (reverse osmosis) water. if i go ahead to add in the instant eggs #2, i wonder will they hatch? anyone ever tried it? i hope someone tried it n is successful. i really hope my sea monkeys won’t die. thx for yr help
Yes. We just had to leave the water sitting for about 3 days. You can also use the stuff they use to prepare water for fish tanks.
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I’m currently in the same situation! I think that RO water will do fine for them. That’s what I used.
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This is probably not what you want to hear. But some food for thought.
There was a really good article in a fish magazine (I forget which one) on raising Sea Monkeys/Brine Shrimp.
They actually recommended using tap water (no conditioners) and a tiny bit of bleach. These two men (who raised large amount for baby fish) realized that by doing this, they reduced the chances of bacteria blooms killing the brine shrimp and often had higher hatching rate. They had put it to the test and found more or no different in the batches of baby brine from treated water and untreated with bleach (which often had more).
Personally, I don’t have a lot of luck, but I often tried treated or purified water and wouldn’t get a high hatch rate.
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the water purifier removes chlorine from the water as well as harmful metals. Normal aquarium conditioner will do the same.
If you spill oil in water, it would float. It should be easy to remove it from the tank.
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no it wont work. the “purifier” actually contains salt and a few eggs. remember, seamonkeys are actually brine shrimp, as such, they need salt water to hatch and survive.
about the bleach thing, the bleach solution is for dissolving the egg casing. this is used by people who use seamonkeys(brineshrimp) to feed their fishes. this eliminates the need to separate the eggcasings from the brineshrimp.
getting back to your sea monkeys, to hatch them you’ll have to make your own brine solution since you disposed of the “purifier” try 3 tbsp of salt per liter of water. the second package,the egg package, contains some eggs too but you’ll have to wait another 24 hours for those to hatch. also, i dont think you need to use RO water
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