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No - The fish will get very dizzy!! Fish are best left in the ocean. Our Sea Lamps are designed specifically for seaweed, and they keep our green seaweed very happy.

Yes! It is absolutely real seaweed. We surveyed the NZ coastline for 23 strains of seaweed, and this strain was #1 for hardiness. It can handle a wide range of temperatures and light levels. 

It's up to you. We think this seaweed is better as decoration than as food, but similar species are eaten in some cultures. As we grow, we hope to develop other strains of seaweed specifically suited for home consumption. Follow us to be the first to find out. www.instagram.com/Sea_Lamps_NZ

Sea Lamps are possibly the world's easiest aquariums to care for. The cylindrical design and constant airflow keeps the sides of the tank clean, and the seaweed creates almost zero solid waste. All that is required is a water change once every 3-4 weeks (depending on where you put it in the house) using tap water and our specially formulated maintenance sachets. This takes about 2 minutes. All SeaLamps come with full guidance and instructions

Unlike houseplants, SeaLamps won't die of dehydration. As long as your SeaLamp is well positioned (away from direct light, lower light is better for low maintenance),  they can last a month or longer without requiring attention. The water may start to get dirty after this, it's not ideal for the seaweed, but it's unlikely to kill it.

The seaweed can live for many years. This seaweed can handle high light and low light. Low light means it will last longer and be lower maintenance, high light means it will grow faster but be higher maintenance.  

It could take several years for this to happen, but you have a few options: 1) get a larger tank

2) harvest the seaweed for your garden or compost. From there you can purchase new starter seaweed from us. Over time, we hope to build a range of seaweeds colors and varietals people can choose from.

The seaweed likes being tumbled, but if you'd like to turn the pump off, you can, and the seaweed can survive several days

Yes! You can choose if they grow fast or slow. Lower light will mean slower growth and less maintenance, higher light will be higher growth and more maintenance.

The seaweed starts about 5-10mm in diameter

The SeaLamps consume a very small amount of power, about 3 watts. Which is 3x less than a regular LED bulb, and 30 x less than an incandescent bulb.