JamisonSmith
New member
Hello all,
I recently ordered a 53 umrotifer screen and accidentally received a 10 um sieve. So, it got me thinking that when I order another sieve, a 53 um for rotifers I am thinking about ordering a couple more for brine shrimp.
I would like to get 2 different sieves, one for initially filtering out brine shrimp egg casings (yes, I use capsulated eggs, I have a ton and decided that I won't buy decapsulated until they are gone) and then the second for collecting the BBS. I was thinking that I could use a larger mesh to initially pour the brine shrimp water through. The mesh would be large enough to let the BBS through, but large enough to catch the egg cases. Discard the egg cases, clean sieve. Then use second sieve to pour the previously filtered water through that will collect all of the BBS.
Do you think this is possible? If so, what sieve sizes?
I was thinking about: 1st sieve to collect egg cases- 250 um, then 2nd sieve to collect BBS - 120 um.
I am not sure if 250 um will sufficiently catch the egg cases. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jamison
I recently ordered a 53 umrotifer screen and accidentally received a 10 um sieve. So, it got me thinking that when I order another sieve, a 53 um for rotifers I am thinking about ordering a couple more for brine shrimp.
I would like to get 2 different sieves, one for initially filtering out brine shrimp egg casings (yes, I use capsulated eggs, I have a ton and decided that I won't buy decapsulated until they are gone) and then the second for collecting the BBS. I was thinking that I could use a larger mesh to initially pour the brine shrimp water through. The mesh would be large enough to let the BBS through, but large enough to catch the egg cases. Discard the egg cases, clean sieve. Then use second sieve to pour the previously filtered water through that will collect all of the BBS.
Do you think this is possible? If so, what sieve sizes?
I was thinking about: 1st sieve to collect egg cases- 250 um, then 2nd sieve to collect BBS - 120 um.
I am not sure if 250 um will sufficiently catch the egg cases. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jamison
