Make your own Eco-Sphere?

[Yeti]

okay, im sure lots of you have heard of the EcoSphere, if not check out
http://www.abundantearth.com/store/ecosphere.html
its actually pretty effn' cool!! but waaay over priced..

Im wondering if its possible to make your own? where would I find this stuff?

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[Malefic23]

Yah, I've seen these before. I'm sure you could try to make your own set up by trial and error. I'd use a 5 gallon tank, and go for a fresh water one. The only cheat you'll have to use is adding more water, unless you can figure a way to seal it airtight.


Keep us posted if you try it, I'm kinda curious.

 

[Yeti]

i may go for it.. the ones you can buy from the store are saltwater though, it says they are filtered seawater... not sure how well a freshwater one would work.

Ill have to research on the type of organisms living in these store-bought ones, and I can go from there.

 

[Yeti]

ah, i got it, ive discovered the type of shrimp used, and what the sea water mix is, so Im going to attempt it here in a while