Comments on: EcoSpheres: Eco-Education in a Bottle http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/05/11/ecospheres-eco-education-in-a-bottle/ Sustainable design for the next generation! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Desmond Williamshttp://www.inhabitots.com/2009/05/11/ecospheres-eco-education-in-a-bottle/comment-page-1/#comment-4676 Desmond Williams Tue, 19 May 2009 16:38:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=13194#comment-4676 Hello Aquaeolian, thanks for keeping us and our readers in mind. Here is a response from Chris Kose over at EcoSpheres: "Our research has indicated that the shrimp contained in the EcoSphere actually live longer lives that if in the wild... We get emails and phone calls everyday from customers that have had their EcoSpheres for 8 or 9 or 10 years even! The longest lived customer-owned EcoSphere is currently 18 years old and still going. Unfortunately, the last comment made on the site as well as the website it refers to are grossly misinformed about the technology used in research, production and care of the EcoSpheres." Hello Aquaeolian, thanks for keeping us and our readers in mind. Here is a response from Chris Kose over at EcoSpheres: “Our research has indicated that the shrimp contained in the EcoSphere actually live longer lives that if in the wild… We get emails and phone calls everyday from customers that have had their EcoSpheres for 8 or 9 or 10 years even! The longest lived customer-owned EcoSphere is currently 18 years old and still going. Unfortunately, the last comment made on the site as well as the website it refers to are grossly misinformed about the technology used in research, production and care of the EcoSpheres.”

]]> By: Aquaeolianhttp://www.inhabitots.com/2009/05/11/ecospheres-eco-education-in-a-bottle/comment-page-1/#comment-4657 Aquaeolian Sun, 17 May 2009 01:29:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=13194#comment-4657 I thought you might like to know that the EcoSphere is not a true ecosystem involving shrimp. The shrimp are slowly dying, possibly as a result of starvation.The natural lifespan of the Halocaridina rubra shrimp is at least 10 years, and individuals have been known to live more than 20 years: http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/reports/16_SUM06-SP07/Linhoff_Luke_FA06.pdfThese shrimp usually don't survive more than 1-5 years in the EcoSphere.Here are some more graphic details: http://www.petshrimp.com/hawaiianredshrimp.htmlI thought that as ethical, responsible people you would want to know. I thought you might like to know that the EcoSphere is not a true ecosystem involving shrimp. The shrimp are slowly dying, possibly as a result of starvation.

The natural lifespan of the Halocaridina rubra shrimp is at least 10 years, and individuals have been known to live more than 20 years:
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/reports/16_SUM06-SP07/Linhoff_Luke_FA06.pdf

These shrimp usually don’t survive more than 1-5 years in the EcoSphere.

Here are some more graphic details:
http://www.petshrimp.com/hawaiianredshrimp.html

I thought that as ethical, responsible people you would want to know.

]]> By: Desmond Williamshttp://www.inhabitots.com/2009/05/11/ecospheres-eco-education-in-a-bottle/comment-page-1/#comment-4638 Desmond Williams Wed, 13 May 2009 14:32:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=13194#comment-4638 Trey, our readers are crazy about DIY projects. If you have specific instructions on how to create our own ecospheres from recycled containers and natural resources, please send us the details. Trey, our readers are crazy about DIY projects. If you have specific instructions on how to create our own ecospheres from recycled containers and natural resources, please send us the details.

]]> By: Trey Farmerhttp://www.inhabitots.com/2009/05/11/ecospheres-eco-education-in-a-bottle/comment-page-1/#comment-4624 Trey Farmer Tue, 12 May 2009 19:31:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=13194#comment-4624 These are beautiful. They can actually be done at home, although I don't think mine would be as aesthetically pleasing, using any glass jar and sealing some water from any natural source (stream, lake ocean of your childhood) and they will sustain indefinitely with some sunlight and go through uncountable changes over the years. Try it! These are beautiful. They can actually be done at home, although I don’t think mine would be as aesthetically pleasing, using any glass jar and sealing some water from any natural source (stream, lake ocean of your childhood) and they will sustain indefinitely with some sunlight and go through uncountable changes over the years. Try it!

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