EcoSphere Closed Aquatic Ecosystem, Medium Sphere

I have bought two of these now and both times, the recipient was very impressed. Most recently bought as a group present for our university tutor and he was speechless! If you want a present to amaze, this is the one!

I received the small sphere today and it is great. Thanks so much. S W

Llegó en perfecto estado con 4 camaroncitos. Todo muy activo y bien. Hay que cuidar la luz que le da para que no se eleve su temperatura y buscar el emplazamiento ideal para que las algas se generen pero sin exceso. Muy interesante el ecosistema.

Ich bin absolut Begeistert. Auch der gesamte Kaufprozess verlief reibungslos.

I think most of the shrimp survived. Don't panick if it come and all the shrimp seems dead. And it is very rare that all the shrimp survive all the years. The smaller the shrimp are, the longer they seem to live. I have and other one at home and it has 8 years, the same shrimp still alive!

I purchased a small Ecosphere as a birthday present for my dad. I presumed that the Ecosphere would be a kit, like Sea Monkeys: the box would include an empty glass sphere, some powder to mix with water, a little wooden branch, some dried algae that would come back to life, and a coupon to send off for the shrimp, which would not be included in the box. Wrong. The Ecosphere comes complete, with everything already inside, and sealed tight. You take it out of the box, and it's good to go. The shrimp are inside swimming around, the algae is in there, along with the little branch, some decorative gravel, and some little jewelry-like bits in the gravel. So, if you buy one, plan ahead: You don't want to leave it tucked under the holiday tree for several days (or weeks!). Ideally, you'll want to get the sphere out of the box and into indirect sunlight the day it arrives or fairly soon after then. That's what I'm doing--guiltily enjoying my gift to my dad because the party is still a couple of weeks away, so the sphere is out of the box and in some gentle light. The Ecosphere itself is very, very cool. The 4 shrimp are pretty tiny, maybe as long as my pinky fingernail is wide. But the glass sphere acts like a lens and makes them look much bigger. The shrimp are pretty active a lot of the time, zooming around chasing each other, and are fun to watch. The gravel, sparkly bits, and branch have a simple, organic elegance to them. I could see the Ecosphere being a very classy--if distracting--desk accessory. And since the Ecosphere is completely sealed, there's no real maintenance to it beyond making sure that it's in a spot that gets enough indoor light or indirect sunlight, but not too much, so that the algae grows enough to feed the shrimp but not take over the sphere, and so that the sphere's temperature stays within 60 - 90 degrees F. That's it, just pick the right spot. I might just end up getting one for myself...

Kam schnell und ist ein tolles, einzigartiges Geschenk! Sehr faszinierend, wie die kleinen Garnelen umher schwimmen.