posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:18 PM by SeaMonkeyMan

The 'Care Free' Project: Days One and Two

As many of you know, I've decided to try something new. I was introduced to Sea Monkeys in the early 90s as a kid, and I remember not having to do much at all to take care of them. They were sitting on my bookshelf, I NEVER aerated them (aeration wasn't even discussed then, not even in the instructions) and I had a colony for a little over 2 years! It could have been longer, but my little sister poured them out -_-.

So, to bring back that time, I am doing the same thing again to test the results. I will only aerate them for the first few days (babies need the air) using a pipet, and after that, the pipet goes into the drawer! I will feed them the traditional way by just adding the scoup on top of the water, but I will stir it in to make sure that they are getting the food. As far as light goes, they will be on my dresser near the window, but they will be receiving shaded light. I remember my old room as a kid didn't get much light, and the Sea Monkeys were sitting in between books and algae grew just fine (probably why aeration wasn't needed).

I'm using the Ghostly Galleon (love it because it's great for algae growth) and yesterday was Day One where I added the purifier. Today marks Day Two and I've added the egg packet. Of course there are babies swimming around at the moment due to the Purfier Packet having eggs. :) Can't count them at the moment but there are a lot. Survival of the fittest will probably move them down a bit by the end of the week. I guess that's all for today, nothing much left to do but wait for the new batch to arrive tomorrow!

Next Time: The 'Care Free' Project: Prosperous?

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