Brine shrimp and ammonia spikes. What am I doing wrong?

[rmorris_14]

I’ve used spirilina powder, RG complete and Phyto plankton on three individual tries and they all crash from ammonia after 2-3 days regardless.

Maybe don’t feed every day. Try spacing out the feedings

 

[Garf]

How do you decapsulate the eggs prior to adding the babies to the tank?

 

[Stv]

Thank you so decapsulating before you hatch them removes everything and stops an ammonia spike?

 

[Garf]

Thank you so decapsulating before you hatch them removes everything and stops an ammonia spike?

Won’t do anything to help with ammonia.

 

[Stv]

Won’t do anything to help with ammonia.

Okay. So how are so many people doing this dirty in buckets with an airline only and successful? I don’t understand the ammo is spike thing and it’s root cause given my process above.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

if you want to raise them to adults, then you need to cycle the tank first.

If the tank is not cycled, then there will be ammonia when they poo or whatever, rotting food, die-off, etc... basically starting of a cycle.