Greetings to all! Just a few more questions I'd like to ask, and get some confirmation. I'm starting to get lost in translation with Tokyo, and wanted to be sure I understand the procedures exactly. My rotifer kit will arrive tomorrow morning, and I should be up and running by Sunday if I understood everything correctly:
- Start the rotifers, feed them with some green stuff for two days, then take some rotifers out of bucket "A" and place into bucket "B" and add some nutrients for 6 hours then feed to baby clowns. Sound about right? Not sure what a rotifer looks like and how much too feed, but I'll give it a WAG.
- On hatch night, shut off all pumps and lights and after 30 minutes shine a light in a corner of the tank and hopefully all these little fry will appear. Scoop up with a cup and place into the rearing tank. My rearing tank is about 10 gallons. When should I put the water from my main tank into the rearing tank...about the same time as I pull the fry out? How much of the 10 gallon tank should I fill?
- I blackened out 3 sides of the rearing tank; added 2 bubble wands and small light. Should I cover the front part and how long are the lights to stay on? Should I damping the light with a paper towel?
- Feed the babies the rotifers right away. Should I feed again in the AM, noon then 6PM?
- How often should I change the rearing tank water, and how much?
- Rotifiers will be fed from day one, to day 10. Start hatching the brine at day 2 and feed on day 3 or 4, correct?
I hope I'm not overly optimistic about my first batch, but things are going very much according to plan thus far. Thanks in advance for confirming the above, or any tips you might have for me.