The Basics

1. Water preparation:
   Either buy bottled water or boil some tap water and leave it to cool overnight.
   DO NOT POUR BOILING WATER INTO TANK AS IT MAY CRACK
   

2. Rinse out the tank with ordinary tap water
   Fill tank with either bottled water or the prepared tap water.
   Add Sachet 1 (Sea-Monkeys Water Purifier), stir the water for approx. 2 mins.
   DO NOT ADD YOUR INSTANT LIFE EGGS AT THIS POINT.
   

3. Wait not less than 24 hours leaving the tank at normal room temperature (20-25C/72^-75F)
   VERY IMPORTANT:  DO NOT LEAVE FOR MUCH LONGER THAN 24 HOURS OTHERWISE YOUR SEA-MONKEYS WILL NOT 'HATCH'
   

4. Add Sachet 2 (Sea-Monkey Eggs), stir the water for approx. 1 min.
   DO NOT ADD ANY FOOD YET (THE INSTANT LIFE EGGS CONTAIN ENOUGH FOOD)
   

5. Daily from now on
   Aerate the water by either:
   Stirring the water gently for 30 seconds.
   Pouring the water from the tank to another clean container and back
   Using the in-built air pump
   Using a million bubble air pump
   

6. DAY 5
   
   Ignore what it says in the Official Sea-Monkey handbook (if you have one) and on the back of the packets.  
   You should feed the Sea-Monkeys one small scoop of Sachet 3 (Sea-Monkeys Growth food).
   

7. DAY 7
   If you have some, add one big scoop of sachet 4 (Plasma II or Plasma III).  Add another scoop each week.
   

DAY 12 and every 7^th day from then on (Unless the water is still cloudy from last week - ie all the food has not been consumed)
Feed the Sea-Monkeys with Sachet 3 (Sea-Monkeys Growth Food)
OR Banana Treat OR Red Magic Vitamins.

– for less than 30 Adult Sea-Monkeys use the small scoop, for more than 30 Adult Sea-Monkeys use the large scoop.