- 1). Place the rigid tubes through the holes at either end of the acrylic lid.
- 2). Connect the 36-inch airline tubing to the rigid tube farthest from the air pump, and the 24-inch airline tubing to the other rigid tube.
- 3). Connect each of these two tubes to the 2 gang air valve.
- 4). Connect the 2 gang air valve to the air pump with the 12-inch length of airline tubing.
- 5). Fill the tank less than half full with water and add the phytoplankton.
- 6). Stabilize the tank temperature to approximately 70 to 75 degrees.
- 7). Match the salinity of the culture tank to the fish tank to which you will be feeding the copepods.
- 8). Adjust the airflow so that it is bubbling gently on each end of the tank, enough to provide air circulation throughout the tank.
- 9). Add the copepod starter culture when the tank has stabilized to the right conditions to match the fish tank.
- 10
Add more plankton when the water starts to clear to keep the copepods well fed.
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