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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- An unboxing and review of the Sea-Monkeys Robo-Diver kit!
The sea monkey robo diver was released in 2002. It's one of the rarest and most coveted kits from Transcience as it was only available for a very short time and wasn't particularly well stocked when it was released. In this video I do tutorial for how to use the sea monkeys robo-diver showing how to use it and some times for how to hatch and grow out brine shrimp. This is very similar in design to other sets such as the magic castle or mars kits because of its shape.
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Thanks, John!!! I’ve waited 20 years for you to come along and make a video showing me this kit in action. It’s super cool … but also super complicated. A better gimmick than an actual functioning feature. This is definitely one of the most elaborate of all Sea-Monkey kits alongside the Space Shuttle. You can really see George Atamian’s influence in this kit. I love imagining him and Harold having “business” meetings talking about creating this kit like two excited kids. That sums both of them up … big kids!!! Exceptional video. Thanks for the shout out and fulfilling my 20 year old dream of seeing this in action. - Tod
Glad you enjoyed the video, Tod! It's definitely a little gimmicky, but I had a lot of fun testing it out. I imagine George & Harold loved seeing this idea come to fruition and actually work. Thanks again for your help with this one mate 🤙
@@pico-cosmos hi
@@pico-cosmos I’m sorry dude spending $200 on a sea monkey tank can never EVER be justified.
youtube is only 17 years old
RUclips is 17 years old you know
I remember my mom got me this kit years ago on sale at Marshall's and I loved it so much! Sadly being an 8 year old child I didn't appreciate the value of this kit and eventually donated it, and now at 30 and spending time searching the internet time to time I can't find it anywhere. Truly one of my regrets.
It would be worth a fair bit these days if you still had it
@@pico-cosmos yes if only I appreciated it more, but I'm confident I will stumble upon one, one day even if it means paying a premium price lol
I had no idea people still cared about the whole sea-monkey thing let alone collect these lil’ kits haha I remember how cool I used to think these were.
I just randomly came across your channel and I was reminded of how I had an obsession with Sea Monkeys when I was in middle school! I remember wanting an Aqua Watch to take my sea monkeys to school, the race track, and for some reason I think I wanted the office version of the set thinking that it was a bigger tank.
I looove the watch and racetrack! Will be doing a review of the office 'Executive Set' later this year :)
gods little shrimp are just so damn delightful. Lookit them just goin, not a care in the world about those wacky environments. theyd make a good college dorm pet I think... but not in a collecter level set! Impressive find, im glad to see this set get its usage arcived!
@Weenie Hut Jr's The children grow up and have children of their own...? While individuals only live for 2 months, A well maintained tank using only official kit materials can survive 2 years, but they can survive for much longer with more specialised maintenance. I don't know where you got this idea that they all just starve and die.
That's partly why I started this channel - there was no decent video footage of this stuff being used so I figured I should probably make them to help preserve their history
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I just bought my first sea monkey tank yesterday! I picked the Mars tank, and I can't wait to get home and get them set up. I'm currently looking for a small heat pad, since I'm in Canada and I like to keep my home cool, even in winter. I even joined the clubhouse group. Thanks for all the suggestions!
Hey Victoria :) Oh that’s exciting! I’ve never had the Mars tank before but I love the design, I’ll definitely have to get one someday. I’ve found that the heat pad is only really capable on increasing the tank temperature by a few degrees, so it’s often not strong enough during the winter. I keep my house quite cool too so the USB heater is a more effective heating option for me
Wait i thought it was always winter in canada
Any updates?
@@johnnorker6431 my last one in that tank died a few days ago. She was a pregnant female, so we might get some new eggs hatching. The next time I start a tank I will make sure I can leave it in a better place with more indirect sunlight
I don't know jack about sea monkeys, I was born after the big craze and was too poor to be bought any anyway. Until I encountered this channel randomly I couldn't care less about brine shrimp. But the genuine passion and interest this guy has for these little guys is infectious. If i didn't live in a house with less-than-reliable climate control I'd probably get myself a kit
Another delightful video, I love how high quality your content is, from the editing to the informative value it has, its always a treat to hear you and see these lil guys swimming around
Thanks! I put a lot more effort into the videography for this one and I think it’s paying off :) I still have a long way to improve with it though. Let me know if you have any ideas for other content you’d like to see on my channel :)
My kids and I put all these together ❤ this brought back a lot of sweet memories. Thank you
I'm glad you open these up
Lots of collectors just keep them in box, not realizing one day, no matter how hard they try, the boxes and will just decay, better to just document what it was for posterity
That’s definitely a big part of the reason why I make these videos. I also want to give people who never had a chance to own them an opportunity to experience them :)
"Sea monkey lore" is a phrase I was not expecting to hear.
😂
I’ve heard so much about this tank but I’ve never seen it in action. Thanks for sharing and testing!
I felt the same about this tank for so long! I was so curious about it but could never find any decent videos of it. Hopefully I can do the elusive Sea-Circus tank soon too :D
I just came across this video (and subsequently your channel) like 10 minutes ago, and I'm hooked. I didn't know what Sea Monkeys even were until just now. This is so cool.
Thanks!
This is my dream kit, love it. I have watched this video several times, never get tierd of that tank. I love the artwork on the white box, I wish they would sell some sea monkey art. I did find an awesome tile to put next to my tank. Great job on the video,
I haven’t thought of sea monkey in years, thanks for reminding me of them!
Way cool. The history surrounding sea monkeys is fascinating.
Another great video! I Love watching these because they’re very relaxing and fun.☺️
I'm glad you're enjoying the videos so far :) Anything else you're interested in seeing on my channel in the future?
Awesome tank if you have some cling film to put over the top when you have the airline/heater in instead of the lid works a treat stops splash back and any dust getting into the tank!
Ah that’s not a bad idea. I wonder if preventing water evaporation would cause any issues though?
I haven’t ran into anything myself,all that happens is the water condenses and returns back to the tank For me it just means less topping up with water :)
@@CP-ed7cv good to know 👌 I’ll give it a try some time
Fyi for those curious, packet 1 has eggs inside, and it’s fairly safe to just put BOTH packets in at around the same time (if your water is in good condition)
bro i love your vids so much LMAO imma start getting sea monkeys too ngl, they seem like a lot of fun
🙌 they definitely are! Good luck with your Sea-Monkeys
I never imagined myself that I will be watching sea monkey videos but this is awesome subscribe
Thanks for supporting the channel!
Just wanna say I'm enjoying your channel sir..I have always found instant pets or sea monkeys fascinating..so yeah this is some cool content..
Cheers Mikey! Glad you’re enjoying the content and thanks for supporting the channel :)
I remember seeing that second style packaging on store shelves way back then, I don't recall it really looking all that unique or special compared to other Sea Monkey kits though. But then, maybe 8 year old me just wasn't that impressed.
Nothing more fun than bursting your sea monkeys' eardrums and sending in a diver to curb-stomp their little asses 😅
The things they came up with. I absolutely fell for all of it as a kid though, it all looked so cool
Hahaha tbh I don’t think the increase in pressure is significant enough to effect them, but yeh the curb-stomp isn’t ideal 😂
10:13 I have literally had a sea monkey craze these last few days and found your channel only to also find out you're a Kiwi...Well Kia ora bro, you get my sub!
One short and here I am watching the final upload 😭😤 I need a monkey man from the sea
😂 more videos coming soon! They just take a while to make 😅
Out of context, but your voice is relaxing lol. Nice video btw! ^^
Thanks :) it always feels weird listening to recordings of myself so I appreciate that
Really cool tank! I'd be scared of squishing the sea monkeys with the diver though as it hits the bottom 😄
😂 that was something I was a little worried about too, luckily I didn't squish any of mine. Might be fun for an extra challenge though lol
@@pico-cosmos I'd legit cry my eyes out if I accidentally hurt one lol
So I might be crazy, but at some point wasn’t there a super rare submarine sea monkey tank? I’d love to see that since I cannot for the life of me find any info on it.
The explor-a-sub! I have an unopened one :) will be making a video about it in the next few weeks 👍
its really sad they discontinued sea monkeys, I missed seeing them in stores.
They're still around! They're available online all over the world, but here in Australia and in the US they're still on shelves at Big W/Walmart!
Yeah they’re not discontinued. They still sell them and new tanks are coming out :)
Any update on those tanks? I just got a neon zoo. I need a UV lamp to light it up and help the algae grow since the windows in my room are all covered. @@pico-cosmos
I love the vid, wish I had a sea monkeys kit!❤
Get one!
Such a cool concept, though i fear it could harm the seamonkeys!
Old video I know but I wonder if the food would float out of the basket more readily if it were dry when the food was added - maybe it wouldn't be stuck to the basket and the air bubble would lift it out?
Great video :)
The video says rare, but this guy explains the toyset so well that it sounds like it was common and even worldwide global back in the day.
I don’t know if it was ever sold outside of the US. I’ve only seen one come up for sale in the last 12 months
I just started watching sea monkey videos
🥳 welcome to the community
👀This looks like a cool tank!
Which tank would you recommend getting, sea monkeys on mars or the magiquarium? I’m planning to get the USB heater and the air pump you’ve recommended as well.
Hey :) both of those are good options! Using a heater & airline in the mars tank could be a little tight for space though, so the magiquarium is the better option from that perspective 👌
I would recommend using one of those mat heaters if you get the Mars tank (its my favorite tank). That's what I ended up going with and then using the USB heater for one of the flatter and wider Sea Monkey tanks.
@@asroneightyseven3854 yeah this is a very good point. In my experience the heat mats are only able to raise the tank temperature by a few degrees though, while the USB heater is much more effective at keeping the tank warm. If you live somewhere that gets quite cold I think the USB heater is the better option, while the heat mat is ideal for warmer climates
Have you seen the Sea Monkey mystery eggs online? I cannot make any sense of them from the listings and would love to have an expert check them out for me!
I think they’re just a regular Sea-Monkey starter kit in a plastic egg-shaped shell 😅 I’ll probably do a video about it later this year 👌
I think the mystery robo diver is like a human side character that comes by the sea monkeys and are a mystery to the monkeys. He is in a scuba suit but the monkeys think he’s a robot due to his appearance
If I was a kid in the 90s I would have thought this was the coolest thing in world
Lol not gonna lie the new zealand line caught me off guard haha
Seen a couple of these vids and never realized you were a fellow kiwi!
yup! I'm from Welly :)
@@pico-cosmos im from auckland myself! Got friends and family down in welly though, keep it up mate!
he is documenting rare and comlicated items for posterity
I wonder what would happen if you dissected one. Or retrieved the dna and mixed it with another microorganism. What would it’s offspring look like?
Must be my lucky day! I was the 777th like. Loved the video.
Thanks for supporting the channel :)
Sea monkeys are cool but triops always interested me more especially because they are easier to see
Yeah that’s true! I’ll try growing some later this year :)
Forgive me for commenting so much, but I just got my new tank in today! (Ocean Zoo)
I was wondering if it was alright if the tube of my air pump isn’t touching the bottom/bubbles not hitting the bottom.
It stays about 2/3 of the way in but that’s the best I can get it as the tube keeps it’s curve.
No need to apologise :) I’m more than happy to answer your questions.
It doesn’t matter if the airline doesn’t touch the bottom - the most important thing is that the bubbles are slightly disturbing in the surface of the water, because that’s where the gas exchange / oxygenation happens :) ideally you would have the airline near the bottom as it helps with water circulation around the tank but it doesn’t really make a big difference 👍
I imported 2 Mars Tanks somenyears ago. I think i should get one Set Up.
I just tried some packs from at least 10+ years ago, might be over 20, I think they were from when I lived in my old house. The Copyright on them says 1979 soooo, anyways. I tried them, its been 2 days and I see at least 1 baby =) Hopefully it lives. If it does when it's big enough Ill add it to my half gallon aquarium colony =)
That's amazing! Never heard of such an old egg hatching. Good job :)
@@pico-cosmos update, i count 3 in there =)
Where do you get the vintage sea monkeys tanks...I've had the sea monkeys on Mars and the glow in the dark one...But I want to purchase one with the aqua leash and the plasma 2 packets...I've tried to find a place to buy the banana treats and the packet that turns them red....
Hi April :) I get most of my vintage tanks on eBay, but people also occasionally donate them to the channel like in this video. I’d recommend checking out the official Sea-Monkeys website to get your accessories and novelty packs. If you’re interested in turning them red I found a product called Astaxanthin that does it really well. You can see my results in this video here:
RED SEA MONKEYS | How I changed the colour of my Brine Shrimp!
ruclips.net/video/AXow7d9t2g4/видео.html
Such an underrated RUclipsr, but have you ever considered triops in one of your videos? They are very similar in keeping sea monkeys and definitely interesting
Thanks :) yeah I’ll make some videos about raising Triops next year. I’ve not tried it before though so I’ll have to do some research
Question. Would the flip-flop of pressure change affect the sea monkeys at all?
Doesn’t seem to be significant enough for them to notice
What is that purple light u used for algae growth can i get them on amazon
Yup! There's a link in the description of this video :)
"I don't really collect Sea Monkey paraphernalia."
(Entire house is covered in wall to wall Sea Monkey paraphernalia) 🤣
All fun and games till the robo diver crushes a sea monkey
Is it OK if you keep the water purifier sitting for up for more than 24 hours and then put the eggs in
Yeah but don’t wait too long! 3 days max
Hi! Your video came up on my algorithm!
I’m a fish farmer but want to get into shrimp. So seeing your video about Artemia was really cool! When you top off, do you have to add more water purifier?
You just need to add in freshwater :) the salts don’t evaporate so it’s not necessary to add anymore into the tank
i might actually end up looking online for a sea monkey kit, yet, i need to ask, is it safe to put the sea monkeys into a regular tank made from glass like at my local pet store? if so, does it need to be a certain shape?
Glass is fine and the shape doesn’t matter. If you’re using a Sea-Monkey kit make sure you only use a maximum of 350ml water
@@pico-cosmos ok, thanks!
Omg I have one of those!
:O really?!
Nice
Can u tell me whats happening to my sea monkeys there entire body is black i have 7 of them 2 turn black and didnt move
It sounds like they’ve passed away 😢 how old were they?
I kind of want these
I think it’s the Robo gave her self. I mean in the toy, the Robo, diapers, bigger, but on the artwork, the Robo diver is the same exact size as the sea monkeys.
Kia Ora bro…..way cool.
🤙🤙
I wish these were more widely available!
Same! It’s a shame they’re not long around :/
They should honestly do a grown up version with lights, air supply, heater, and all that aquarium stuff, but run it on 5-12volts.
I would definitely be game for that
I'd love that!
What happens if you don't mix the packets properly?
The salts would dissolve eventually, but I imagine at first the water's salinity would be strong towards the bottom of the tank relative to the top. The weird salinity distribution might mess with the baby Sea-Monkeys
i wish i could get different tank sets.
There are newer sea monkey products? I had no clue the business was still alive. Where can you buy 2022 products?
eBay & Amazon are the easiest places to buy them :)
I thought they ate each other till there is 1 or 2 unless they are the same size, how do you end up with a whole colony of them? (Especially the new babies)
Sea-Monkeys can only eat microscopic particles, so they can’t eat each other 😅 Watch my video titled “how to keep your sea-monkeys alive” for my best tips on raising them
Perhaps you mean triops (tadpole shrimp)?
Does the robo diver crush the sea monkeys or is it to light?
Umm I’m not sure. If it hit them perfectly it could possibly crush them lol
Try aqua dragon are the new version of the sea monkey.
where can you get that kit?
It hasn’t been sold for a long time, they’re very hard to find
I think the sea monkeys and their mystery robo-diver name is supposed to make it seem scooby doo like
Been debating about getting one of these sea monkey kits. Used to see them an awful lot when I was little. I have no idea how well they'd do here in Scotland, especially during winter.
Seeing all these fancy aquariums has got me wondering if anyone has printed any? I'm aware of some dangers as I have 3d printers myself. FDM prints in layers so the issues with that is obvious. Resin probably would be better but even now Resin printers are expensive and come with a learning curve and a lot of maintenance.
If you're going to try raising them during the winter I'd definitely recommend using a small aquarium heater for them 👍
i have an question in mind.
what happens if the diver accidentally
squishes one of the sea monkeys??would they
die? honestly i think my questions are quite
stupid ngl.
I guess it's possible, but probably unlikely to injure them. The diver doesn't descend all that quickly
why do I want this just for the diver?
Wait so will this help the baby's eat?
Not really, it's just a bit of a gimmick for a bit of fun
I looked online and I cannot find the sea monkeys watch
Yeah they haven't been sold for a long time :/ you can only get them second hand now
Off topic- what kind of watch are you wearing?
Casio W-202 but I added a black nylon strap on it. I’ve been wearing it for years and absolutely love it 👌
@@pico-cosmos loveee nylon bands. Great classic watch as well! Love your channel xx
Can you do one for the knock off ssa monkeys like aqua dragons and hydropets?
Hydro Pets video is in the works right now :) should be out around the end of this month
@@pico-cosmos yay thank u also I am a big fan I love sea monkeys and related things so much and I love watching ur vids
@@pico-cosmos also i heard they r pretty bad like the food is so best of luck
You know what would be cool if they had a dragon tank
hello from new zealand
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@@pico-cosmos btw your videos are awesome.
Bruh I remember this from the South Park episode lmao
I found the sea monkeys at my local fish and chip shop
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Robo Diver Stomp! Watch out Sea Monkeys lol..
when pressure is applied to the diver, the same happens to the sea monkeys and i can't imagine the high pressure being comfortable to them....
I don’t think the pressure increase is significant enough for them to even notice btw
the water purifier is just more sea monkey eggs.
I have a sea monkey (her names azure) she is alone and somehow keeps giving birth..then eating her babies
Lol they can’t eat their babies, the babies are much too large 😅
What would happen if you left the astronaut in the sea monkey tank?
I don't think anything would happen really. It would probably just start growing algae on it after a while lol
@@pico-cosmos I was half worried it'd disintegrate from the saline water.
@@MalcadorTheSigilite ah nah I think the plastic is quite resilient, it seems to be made of the same stuff as the octopus at the bottom of the tank
@@pico-cosmos That's nice to know.
I wonder what happens if you eat them straight outta the packet >:)
I saw what sea monkey are up close and they scared me. Then I never bought any more. And I don't see any, in any stores.
You can buy them online :)
I wonder if any kid forgot to unscrew the lid later and killed the sea monkeys via suffocation
😅 it would probably take a while but I guess it’s possible
This has to be the most horrifying avatar ever 😂
I think the mystery is the fact that the sea diver’s species or origin would be a mystery to the sea monkeys?
Maybe 🤷♂️ honestly I still have no idea lol
Man my sea monkies always get algae and never hatch
:/ maybe the tank is too cold?
@@pico-cosmos I think maybe its too hot? I keep the tank on a screened balcony in florida and it is treated with either the packet it came with or salt and baking soda but the tank keeps getting algae in it.Ive tried the classic "Sea monkies" and Ive tried the artemia cysts and none work.
I think the mystery IS WHOs face IS under the divers helmet
Oo it could be! I like this theory
Its my first time seeing or knowing such toy? Definitely not entirely a children toy. Because it include living creatures that needs care.
Yeah Sea-Monkeys exist in a weird place somewhere between toys and pets
Everytime I see that river go down I’m scared it’ll stomp on a shrimp
I remember getting sea monkeys for Christmas they didn’t last so long
This video has my top tips if you're interested in trying again:
ruclips.net/video/ttlYkpcct1M/видео.html