http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/ Homemade Biospheres - Making and developing homemade biospheres Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:29 GMT Steve Garcia http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1092 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1092 Hei Janne, There doesn't seem to be much activity on this group, but I would be interested in seeing your updates. Steve 2009/11/19 Janne Inkilä Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:22 GMT Janne Inkilä http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1091 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1091 Hello, Just to be adviced I started my biosphere experiment today. http://www.iki.fi/janne.inkila/biosphere/ Janne Inkilä [Non-text portions of this message Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:29:30 GMT Bill Keiser http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1090 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1090 if you read the list archives here, you will find discussions on this. in particular, amphipods. bill keiser Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:54:24 GMT Pedro Amorim Pereira http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1089 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1089 Greetings I have read about snails, sea-monkeys, and little more. Did anyone used any other animal with succes? Pedro [Non-text portions of this message have Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:12:37 GMT Steve Garcia http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1088 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1088 Disclaimer...I'm very new at this. Although there are clearly very many variables other than size, my 1 liter sized water based sphere could not support even Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:12:08 GMT Anthony http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1087 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1087 ... There are no hard and fast rules regarding number of plants per square foot or such. Different species will have different needs and different conditions Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:35:47 GMT flip+@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1086 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1086 ... Remember that in the absense of light, plant cells respire. (use O2 and release CO2.) if you have too many plants, you can cause a pH shift in the system Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:02:19 GMT the_jon_person http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1085 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1085 I am working to start my first biosphere to keep myself occupied during the day and I have a couple questions on what I should be adding to it. I can not Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:00:36 GMT flip+@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1084 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1084 ... I've heard it's to keep it "sweet". I believe the activated charcoal will help absorb bad chemicals in the system. Also, it'll provide surface area for Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:17:36 GMT sjgarcia1958 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1083 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1083 I'm new at this, so consider my reply in that light. I prefer glass because it's typically more clear, thus it just looks better to me. If you use a metal can Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:18:54 GMT tejjammy http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1082 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1082 This is my first post and i have a few doubts which i believe you all could clear. ... Waiting for replies........ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:30:04 GMT sjgarcia1958 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1081 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1081 Hi, I started an approx 1 litre aquatic sphere a couple of months ago. Two ghost shrimp died after a couple of weeks. Guess I was overly optimistic with them Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:22:20 GMT Mason Peterson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1080 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1080 On Wikipedia they say: Tardigrades occur over the entire world, from the high Himalayas (above 6,000 m), to the deep sea (below 4,000 m) and from the polar Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:57:08 GMT Rymel http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1079 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1079 how would they be in the water already? where are they common? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:15 GMT toadeye48 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1078 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/homemadebiospheres/message/1078 ... I would be surprised if they weren't already in your biosphere unintentionally. They are tough little buggers.