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"For all those out there who are too lazy to feed your fish, and too
broke to afford a fine art terrarium – your salvation has arrived in
the form of the Ecosphere. These sealed glass mini-biospheres are the
world's first totally self-contained and self-sustaining ecosystems –
filled with red shrimp, bacteria, algae and filtered sea-water. They
require no feeding, no cleaning and no care what-so-ever, except to be
kept in sunlight at a comfortable temperature. The ecosphere is meant
to represent a simple version of Earth's own closed ecosystem and
contains the same essential elements that are found on our planet:
air, water, sunlight, along with the three main facets of a simple
food chain: producers (algae), consumers (shrimp) and decomposers
(bacteria). They usually last 2-3 years, but have been known to last
up to 10 years.
Surprisingly, Ecospheres are relatively inexpensive, starting at $79
for the smallest model."
http://inhabitat.com/entry_144.php
"For all those out there who are too lazy to feed your fish, and too
broke to afford a fine art terrarium – your salvation has arrived in
the form of the Ecosphere. These sealed glass mini-biospheres are the
world's first totally self-contained and self-sustaining ecosystems –
filled with red shrimp, bacteria, algae and filtered sea-water. They
require no feeding, no cleaning and no care what-so-ever, except to be
kept in sunlight at a comfortable temperature. The ecosphere is meant
to represent a simple version of Earth's own closed ecosystem and
contains the same essential elements that are found on our planet:
air, water, sunlight, along with the three main facets of a simple
food chain: producers (algae), consumers (shrimp) and decomposers
(bacteria). They usually last 2-3 years, but have been known to last
up to 10 years.
Surprisingly, Ecospheres are relatively inexpensive, starting at $79
for the smallest model."
http://inhabitat.com/entry_144.php