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What is a Closed Ecosystem? ... The shrimp eat algae and bacteria. If you watch them closely, you will see them feeding on the algae and picking bacteria off the walls of the sphere. They also eat their own shed exoskeletons. Nothing goes to waste!
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www.eco-sphere.com/care_manual.htm
www.eco-sphere.com/care_manual.htm
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Crustacea, such as shrimp, are much older than people or primates or even mammals. Algae go back 3 billion years or more. They've been working together - plants, animals, microbes - for a very long time. The arrangement of organisms in my crystal sphere is ancient, vastly older than any cultural institution we know.
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www.eco-sphere.com/sagan_review.htm
www.eco-sphere.com/sagan_review.htm
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Special Offer 4" diameter sphere ... Direct sunlight may cause excessive heat to build up inside and killing off shrimp and snails. EcoCosms™ in high light areas or may cause excessive plant and algae growth, which in turn may raise the pH of the mini-ecosystem.
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www.ecosaqua.com/Ecosystems_and_Ecocosms.htm
www.ecosaqua.com/Ecosystems_and_Ecocosms.htm
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6" diameter EcoCosm sphere (above) $109.95 ... The colonies of shrimp, algae and bacteria - which convert each other's wastes into oxygen, carbon dioxide, water and food - are the most complex, fully closed ecosystems available for your home or office and can survive for over a year or more under proper light conditions.
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If you like the Frog-O-Sphere Ecosystem with 2 Aquatic Frogs, you may also like.. ... The delicate coexistence of animal and plant life (red shrimp, algae and microbes) thrives in the handblown glass sphere of seawater. $65.00...
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www.brookstone.com/sl/product/33552-frog-o-sphere-ecosy...
www.brookstone.com/sl/product/33552-frog-o-sphere-ecosystem-2-aquatic-frogs.html
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However, because the low oxygen demands by the brine shrimp, and the oxygen production potential of the algae, the sealed glass sphere is able to recycle the oxygen. ... Subject: RE: self-contained ecosystem...
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fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/month.9803/msg00300.html
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EcoSphere is a self-contained micro ecosystem. ... Inside each sphere is a combination of miniature shrimp, bacteria, algae and other micro organisms. Sunlight allows the algae to generate oxygen which the shrimp breathe. The shrimp eat the microbes and algae as well as their own discarded exoskeletons while exhaling...
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www.redferret.net/?p=14501
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It contains active micro-organisms - red shrimp and algae - in a clear 'soup' of filtered sea-water. Simply provide the EcoSphere with indirect natural or artificial light and the ecosystem will thrive without needing further attention.
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www.gadgets.co.uk/eco-sphere-ecosphere-shrimp-ecosystem...
www.gadgets.co.uk/eco-sphere-ecosphere-shrimp-ecosystem.html
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Close [X] Ecosphere Small Sphere ... The microorganisms, bright red shrimp and the algae sustain each other in a clear “soup” of filtered seawater. Because the unit is a self-containing ecosystem, you never have to feed the life within.
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www.greenfeet.com/itemmatrix.asp?kw=Ecosphere-Small-Sph...
www.greenfeet.com/itemmatrix.asp?kw=Ecosphere-Small-Sphere-&ic=3507-00200-2100&eq=&matrixtype=2
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