I have not yet created a biosphere. I have scouted out some ponds but haven't seen anything that looked good as far as basic material. I have seen some merky...
try scooping some of the pond water, with some of the gunk from the bottom. sometimes things hide in it, like scuds. i think daphnia stay near the surface but...
http://news.google.com/news?q=water+flea+genome I've been trying to talk my bio-geek friends into making some glowing bugs or yeasts (luciferase based. not...
I scooped up some water near Mather Field in Rancho Cordova California. I saw many small green round or jelly bean shaped things swimming about. When I scooped...
y'know i'm not even sure my daphnia are ALIVE...they're been at the bottom of my bottles since fall, and i'm not sure if they've actually moved...though i'm...
MORTAR EXPERIMENT Mixed: Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 In search of a strong mortar to make a thin shelled (½") wall and roof material for the planned Faerie Hill...
What are you trying to do, make a biosphere big enough for people to live in? For how long a period of time? And what kind of surface are you coating with it?...
Relative to cement ... wasn't an issue with cement that caused the high CO2 levels in BioSphere II? Sorry I can't recall more, as I age my HDD gets fuller and...
Nick, whatever you're smoking, perhaps you should share it with the rest of us so that we can understand you better :-P - Logic316 "I think animal testing is a...
... http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=vc2%5C2my%5Cmy2_biosphere.html or did you mean the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) comment? -- May no...
Yes, the link the issue of using concrete as a liner in an enclosed ecosystem. Good sleuthing. As for the brain's HDD problem, that is a separate problem:-) ...
Just trying to shake up some biospheres and cause some action. NK ... From: Rymel To: homemadebiospheres@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 8:21...
funny you should say that...i *was* tempted to shake all 3 up recently...the cold's turned them pretty much off save the occasional snails... ... [Non-text...
I am making ecospheres with my class in a few days. I've done them successfully before in Dasani water bottles, but they are not pretty. This time I am using...
check the archives, everyone asks for em. the bright red ones i'm assuming? there's links posted, and the archives aren't many so it'd be quick. hope that...
I'd recommend daphnia magna, some waterplants, and a snail or two... Note, this is a freshwater sphere, not saltwater as you've done before. The red shrimp in...
That Virtual Ecosphere is a cool simulation, but the initial results didn't exactly do wonders for my self-esteem, LOL: "Try Again! You have killed more than...
... anyone know where I can get the microscopic shrimp that are in ... Microscopic? I hope you're not an English teacher! Check EBay. Search for life*...
From: Logic316 <logic316@...> ... And I had a bad experience with seahorse.com... search the archives if you want details. -- May no harm befall you, ...
Well, Hawaiian red shrimp are exotic animals, and have been known to live for up to 20 years in a properly maintained aquarium. They are exceptionally hardy,...
I believe that's actually the potential lifespan of an individual Hawaiian red shrimp (also known as "Volcanic red shrimp"). Here's where I got my information:...