WHAT IS BIOSPHERE?
Our planet is a closed system in which living organisms thrive: a biosphere where nothing enters or exists except sunlight. This is a miniature biosphere, encapsulating the fundamental workings of our own Earth. Inside your Biosphere, Red shrimps are sustained in a marine environment. You do not have to feed the shrimps or change their water. It's the perfect pet! Nothing enters or leaves the container, such as food, air, water or waste. The only elements required are light and heat.The light causes the micro algae to produce the oxygen and food for the shrimps, which in turn produce carbon dioxide and nutrients for the algae to grow. The Biosphere gives us the opportunity to bring the beach indoors! The Biosphere was created by a space station engineer and two of the original Biosphere2 crew members.
The residents of your Biosphere are shrimp that are found only on certain Hawaiian islands. These shrimp are called Opae'ula (scientific name Halocaridina Rubra) and they inhabit the inland pools that are found in lava rock. Deep red layers of algae line the walls of these pools, along with other types of macro algae. The Opae'ula does not eat the algae, but rather maintain it, eating the micro algae and bacteria that grows on the layers of algae. They are literally the gardeners of their environment, maintaining the balance within the pools, keeping them clean so that the large algae can thrive. In your Biosphere you can see the Opae'ula grazing and grooming themselves and even carrying the odd piece of sand! If the shrimps are disturbed they tend to temporarily loose their bright red colour in an attempt to blend in with their background. Once they have settled they will turn red again. Unlike their natural habitat, there are no predators in the BW, so the life span of the Shrimps can be extremely long - up to 10 years. The Beachworld W series Classic Bio Sphere does not come with Gorgonia The WG series comes in a variety of Sizes. All Beachworks Bio-Spheres WG Series are Spherical
Sizes
- W5 12.5 cm - 5 inches
