http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/02/08/marsvolunteers.shtml I'll be interested in seeing what kind of systems they have in there. -- be safe. flip Ich habe...
OK it's a little OT but the topic has been a "little" quiet lately. Check out http://www.highmars.org/niac/education/cemss/ for an overview of a selfcontained...
A year ago last August, I collected water, plants and muck from the local pond. I put it in a 10 Gallon aquarium with a glass top (not sealed). For a while...
actually snails for the most part are asexual/hermaphroditic (i forget the word), with only a few that reproduce sexually. i did the same thing ove rthe...
Did you get my reply? Hotmail is acting strangely. NK ... From: Rymel To: homemadebiospheres@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:10 PM Subject:...
Yes, they are small and dark (either very dark brown or black). Since they have started reproducing, the plant life is getting much thicker. The secret to...
While in Fl last spring, I brought back a 2 liter bottle of saltware, sand and I found some feathery red algae. I put it in a small aqaurium and let it be....
hey! my brine shrimp bottles had the sand turn BLACK too! i have no idea why...any ideas? i had the same experience with my scavenged algae. nothing ever...
interesting, and very cool. but i dunno, too expensive for me to try at the moment for an aquatic system. i mean...part of the reason i like doing this is...
My thoughts were to simplify/change it a bit: - Start with an aquarium tank (much easier than building what they had) - Add a glass top (substantially air...
yea but you're forgetting they only intended to run that sphere for 2 weeks. mice WILL eat out their food supply quickly, so building your own is a bad idea....
They planted the hydroponics bay with a dwarf tomato that was partially fenced. This kept the mice from eating the whole plant allowing for future growth. As...
you gotta remember that it takes months to grow tomatoes, it wouldn'tve been able to sustain the mice long enough because the mice woulda just resorted to...
Hi: I made some sealed ecosystems about 15 years ago. I made most from pondwater, several from a stream that contained spagnum moss (those were really nice),...
Hi Grey, I do not agree with you about marine systems "not enclosing enough water to build up bacteria to keep the cycle going". It is not so much the build...
Rich: Thanks; I may try a marine one again someday; first I need some new bottles! Any other advise on it would be appreciated. Of course, I know that Spagnum...
Where in Jersey did you get this moss... I live in South Jersey and I may be able to help if its close... And I d like to start one.. Cheers Douglas...
Douglas: It was from Ocean County College. There is a little known Nature Walk that I used to go down. Very nice sundews and pitcher plants back there, too. Of...
hey, welcome! i've gotten a few saltwater ones to work for a few weeks to a half a year before dying out, with no real explanation. i've started wondering if...
Just a comment on kelp for a closed system: IMHO, I don't think you could ever get kelp to grow. Even the professional million gallon aquariums have trouble...
Rymel: I posted pictures of my last freshwater bottle. As you can see, it's quite small, but the floating algae is still healthy green after all these years...
rich - REALLY now. so much for the kelp idea. caulerpa it is! any other stupid easy salt plants? nick (hey that's my name too) - nice algae buildup! is it...
Nick: Everything is microscopic; it's just cool to look at the algea. It slowly shifts as the years go by. The aquarium filter crud is a great idea; I wish I...
If your looking for interesting bottle, try the second hand shops. Look in the glassware section. Or look in the section with coffee pots. I like the 60s...
Rymel, I'm right here ... we chatted a few times about the enclosed mouse habitat. I still find that experiment fascinating. TRhat said I'd be kicked out in...
Other easy salt plants would include bryopsis and chaetomorphia. One note on the caulerpa, because of the ban making it illegal to sell, buy, own, or import...
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