I just hatch bbs daily or every two days if I gut load with phytoplankton post 24hrs. I usually add 3 grams of bbs to my cultures to get the best amount hatched if I am using slightly older brine eggs. I also keep the brine eggs in the bottom drawer in the fridge to extend out the eggs as much as possible. Plus culturing copepods in a 5g has helped a lot. My mandarin is doing very well on this feeding and I feed him 2-3x a day using the tiny sieve that came with the hatchery kit I bought. I will have to get a picture to give you an idea on how much I feed per time. If there is any bbs left over then I drop it down a feeding so I don't overload my tank. When I do add them, I do dose Prime and Stability to make it easier on the tank and fish. This is just what has worked for me and it's been a bumpy road but a good learning curve. I've had mine exactly 5 months today and he's right at the stage of turning into a fat sausage.