This article was taken from the February 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.
https://www.wired.co.uk/topic/amazonJellyfish used to get a raw deal in home aquaria: the blobby beasties tend to get shredded by water filters. But this 25-litre tank (above), designed by San Francisco-based Alex Andon, has jellyfish safety at its heart -- a laminar-flow system circulates the water in a controlled swirl, nudging the jellies to the middle of the tank and away from danger.
Andon funded his project through Kickstarter, and the finished product costs $460 (£300). He supplies US customers with mail-order Moon jellyfish for $39 each (£25), shipped in Styrofoam coolers; a six-month food supply of frozen brine shrimp is $54 (£35). Drop the jellies in, turn on the colour-changing LED light, and relax...
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