ARTEMIA SCREEN
From:
Dan Paquin paquin@hawaii.edu
To: Artemia Characterization artemia-l@email.sparklist.com
Sent: 11 October 2001
QUESTION:
Could anyone recommend a commercial hand held screen or net that could
get adult Artemia separated from juveniles?
Daniel G. Paquin P.E.
Mechanical Engineer
Department of Molecular Biosciences and Biosystems Engineering
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii
Agricultural Science Building 218
1955 East-West Road
Honolulu HI 96822, USA
ph: (808) 956-7259
fax: (808) 956-9269
email: paquin@hawaii.edu
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COMMENTS 1:
What kind of biomass volumes are you attempting to
separate? If it is small quantities I would use the Tyler sieves with
a 30 mesh on top and a 200-mesh on the bottom.....theoretically the nauplii
should rinse through the 30 mesh with a GENTLE spray and then be trapped on
the bottom screen....
Desert Lake Technologies, LLC
http://www.desertlake.com
hwnewman@desertlake.com
e-mail: bshrimp@aol.com
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COMMENTS 2:
Excellent idea. I have a full spectrum of Tylers, for
a biomass
gasifier project in the machine shop. I had never thought of them, as the
salt water project is at the state's hatchery. Everything there is geared
towards fishes, etc.
Daniel
G. Paquin P.E.
email: paquin@hawaii.edu
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COMMENTS 3:
I would suggest going to an Aquarium shop/outlet
& checking the various fish nets. There are many mesh sizes.
Remember to keep the Artemia suspended in the water, whilst separation
occurs, especially if you want to keep them alive.
Graham Penney,
(commercial grower for 20yrs)
Yorkshire Brine Shrimp Supplies
UK
e-mail:
graham@ybss.freeserve.co.uk