NestBasics Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit, Artemia Egg Incubator with USB Air Pump

The NestBasics Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit is an Artemia egg incubator designed to hatch brine shrimp, with a USB air pump that can run from a power bank during a home power outage.

• Made for hatching brine shrimp eggs — aerates the incubator with the included air pump and air stone.
• USB air pump can connect to a power bank — keeps the pump running when household electricity is off.
• Two mounting options — use four suction cups inside tank glass or the tripod outside the tank.
• Includes an incubator, pump, controller valve, check valve, air stone, 11.8-inch (30 cm) transparent aquarium tubing, 1-meter black airline, brine shrimp net collector, two automatic fish feeders, three suction tubes, and six storage bottles.
• Two aeration setups and a trim valve — choose how to supply air and collect hatched brine shrimp.

Hatching brine shrimp at home involves keeping air moving through the incubator and having a way to collect the hatch. This kit brings the incubator and core air-line and collection accessories together, with mounting choices for different positions around an aquarium. Its USB pump also offers a way to continue aeration during a household power interruption when connected to a power bank.

What is included in the NestBasics hatchery kit?

The kit contains one brine shrimp egg incubator, one black USB plug air pump, one black controller valve, one check valve, one air stone, one brine shrimp net collector, two automatic brine shrimp feeders for fish, three brine shrimp suction tubes, and six brine shrimp storage bottles. The air tubing includes an 11.8-inch transparent aquarium tube and a 1-meter black airline.

• The pump, air stone, and tubing provide the components for aerating the incubator.
• The collector, feeders, suction tubes, and bottles support collecting and handling the hatched shrimp.

How can I mount the brine shrimp incubator?

Attach the incubator to the inside of tank glass with its four suction cups, or position it outside the tank using the tripod. Choose the mounting arrangement that suits where you want the incubator placed in relation to the aquarium.

• The suction cups attach the unit to tank glass.
• The tripod is the option for mounting outside the tank.

How do I aerate the incubator and collect brine shrimp?

Use the air stone inside the incubator for one aeration setup, or supply air through the incubator’s bottom hole for the second setup. In either configuration, install the check valve in the correct inlet-to-outlet direction so the pump can output air.

For the air-stone setup, cut two small tubing pieces, each 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) long: one joins the gray acrylic tube to the air stone, and the other joins the gray acrylic tube to the lid. The gray acrylic tube does not connect directly to either part. Once the shrimp have hatched, open the trim valve at the bottom to collect them.

• For the bottom-hole setup, open the trim valve while aerating.
• To collect after hatching with this setup, close the trim valve, remove the air-pump tube from it, then open the valve.

This kit suits aquarium keepers who want an egg incubator with included aeration and collection accessories, flexible tank-side or external mounting, and a USB pump that can use a power bank during an outage. Its two air setups and valve-based collection steps make it a dedicated kit for hatching and gathering brine shrimp.