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Efficient V AquaVista Aquatics Brine Shrimp Hatchery: A Guide to Successful Shrimp Breeding Review

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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.7
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BrandV AquaVista Aquatics
StyleSimple
ColorWhite/Blue

Description of Efficient V AquaVista Aquatics Brine Shrimp Hatchery: A Guide to Successful Shrimp Breeding

Designed with Master Breeder, Greg Sage of Select Aquatics. Designed, manufactured, and supported in the USA. More than 4" clearance to exit drain. Simple and easy to clean for occassional hatchings, rugged enough for daily hatchings. Requires 2L Bottle, air pump, brine shrimp net, brine shrimp eggs, and salt.

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You won't be disappointed! Start with an excellent live Artemia juvenile diet. I've tried many other low quality Artemia hatcheries over the years, but this AquaVista hatchery is EXACTLY WHAT I NEED. This solid construction is VERY well thought out, easy to use and easy to store away when I'm done. I'm glad I bought the deluxe version. IMO it's worth the extra money. I am planning to purchase a second AquaVista Deluxe hatchery so I can always raise baby brine shrimp for all my fish. I was also…

Pros
  • Fingers crossed
Cons
  • Good but not great

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Super durable and worth the price!

Update: I changed my rating to 4 stars because the bubbler was clogged and while I was able to remove part of it, the design flaw is that you cannot remove that part easily or at all . I was able to place the needle on the air intake and remove most of the clogged brine shrimp egg shells but not all, it still doesn't bubble enough to keep the decapsulated cysts I switched to in suspension. To be clear, these were brine shrimp shells taken a few weeks ago, probably around the time we had a power

Pros
  • Beautiful
Cons
  • I don't remember

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Expensive but high quality product, excellent customer service.

Artemia hatcheries are definitely more expensive. The materials appear to be 3D printed and are very durable. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. The device is easy to assemble. Initially I had an issue with the airflow coming out of the base. It started out strong and within a day or two the flow slowed or stopped entirely due to what appeared to be a blockage. I contacted support and Dave was very helpful and sent me a replacement base which solved the problem. Overall I would…

Pros
  • Beautiful packaging
Cons
  • Cleanliness