[coffeejunkee09]

you can use 8 tablespoons of tropical fish aquarium salt per gallon
OR...
use one half cup of Instant Ocean per gallon. the shrimp will be MUCH healthier this way.

I definately recommend buying a tube of brine shrimp eggs, not the packets.

an aerator would be good, but I don't see a point in buying a new pump just for fish food, so instead, I pour the shrimp and their water into a different container, and leave their spoiled food in the bottom of the first container.

here's a great way to make brine shrimp food:

1.) Hard-boil an egg

2.) Take the yolk out of the egg, and mix it with one crushed algea tablet and a pinch of flour or wheat germ (seriously, just a pinch)

3.) Roll the mixture into a ball and bake it in a 350 oven until it dries out completely (around 15 minutes or so)

4.) Crush the mixture into a powder, and feed sparingly.
when you put it into the water, it will spread across the surface and mix with the water. eventually, it will all settle at the bottom, and you can pour the shrimp into another container, leaving to old food at the bottom to clean out.

good luck!