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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Introduction =<br /> <br /> * It was initially an experiment to make a plankton-friendly system. The Artemia were my (poor, on reflection) model.<br /> <br /> * It was the whole 55g tank, plus a 10g sump in Phase II.<br /> <br /> * The trick to artemia is not so much water quality, nor oxygen (they can surface-aspirate). The trick is to make sure they get enough food. And they only eat algea and bacteria.<br /> <br /> = Lessons Learned =<br /> <br /> Most airline bubblers actually make bubbles so small they can clog the feeding filters of the Artemia. You want relatively large bubbles, slow water movement - and plenty of light to fuel the growth of phytoplankton. <br /> <br /> NO POWERHEADS! They will just blend the poor critters. A Hagen Aquaclear 802 will kill Artemia greater than 1mm, and even solids-passing sump pumps will kill Artemia greater than 3mm in size.<br /> <br /> If you have no plankton, go to any LFS, and buy some cheap critter (ie a blue-legged hermit crab) from their scuzziest tank. It&#039;ll have plenty of plankton, and the hermit crab will eat the cyanobacteria film in your tank.<br /> <br /> Anyway, &#039;charge&#039; your tank with phytoplankton from the hermit crab&#039;s water for a week with good lighting, and then add your artemia. A very *tiny* amount. Like the tinyest pinch for 55 gallons. Overpopulation is a sure way to kill them all - they will out-consume their food source!<br /> <br /> = Additional Resources =<br /> For more info (mostly commercial), see the Artemia section of [http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/W3732E/w3732e00.htm this site].</div>

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