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I bought one of these EcoSpheres back in 1999 for my dad as a Christmas present (yes, 12 years ago!), and it is still going strong in 2011! Algae, shrimp, everything... When I say "with the right care" in the review title, don't mistake that to mean it really requires much of any -- but it surely helps that it is kept in the right light (the algae grows with more light & shrinks with less) and the right temperature. The same results obviously cannot be guaranteed, but the one I bought has been well worth every penny and shows no signs of stopping -- so it is obviously possible. Very cool product... **UPDATE: It's now a year and a half after I wrote the initial review and the shrimp is still kickin'... so that is now 13.5 years that it's been going strong. Not too bad. ***ANOTHER UPDATE: It’s now been 19 YEARS (you read that correctly) since I got this for my dad and the shrimp is STILL ALIVE and well!!!! ****EVEN ANOTHER UPDATE: We are now at 20.5 years and still alive! 🦐👍🏻 *****AND ANOTHER UPDATE: Coming up on 22 years & he’s still kicking! 😁