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Old 11/29/2001, 03:03 AM
Kimmy Kimmy is offline
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Will unhatched Brine Shrimp eggs Pollute the tank?

I purchased some brine shrimp eggs to hatch out and feed to my corals. I put the eggs in saltwater, floated them in my small 20 gallon tank in a tupperware container with an airstone in it and KAZAM I have 1000's of baby brine shrimp!! I would say about 80% of all the little eggs hatched. Will it pollute my tank if I pour the baby brine in the tank along with a few of the unhatched eggs?? They are almost impossible to separate from each other. I put a small amount in the tank and my gobies went crazy!! My anenomes seemed to enjoy their turkey baster shot as well. I don't think any more of the eggs will hatch but I am letting them set for one more night to see if any more hatch out. This was my first time doing this so I am a little nervous about polluting my tank. Does anyone else do this on a regular basis and if so how do you separate the hatch eggs from the non-hatched or do you just let it all go in the tank. Help if you can!! Thanks...Kimmy