Micro-Aquarium Set Up

Week of 10-12-2011:

Steps taken to set up:
1. Obtained a Micro-Aquarium
2. Filled with water from selected source (source 13)
      - careful to gather water from varying depths with different amounts of sediment
3. Added plants A and B to aquarium
4. Capped with glass lid and sticky putty

- micro-aquarium is setup and ready for experiment
          * used water from source 13:  Plastic Bird Bath pool . 0.9 mile from Fountain City Pond on Fountain Rd. Knox Co. Knoxville TN Partial shade exposure N 36o02.249' W083o55.999' 1121 ft 10/9/2011

          * contains both plant specimens A and B:
                    - specimen A:  Amblestegium sp. Moss. Collection from: Natural spring. at Carters Mill Park, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. TN. Partial shade exposure. N36 01.168 W83 42.832. 10/9/20 11
                    - specimen B:  Utricularia gibba L. Flowering plant. A carnivous plant. Original material from south shore of Spain Lake (N 35o55 12.35" W088o20' 47.00), Camp Bella Air Rd. East of Sparta Tn. in White Co. and grown in water tanks outside of greenhouse at Hesler Biology Building. The University of Tennessee. Knox Co. Knoxville TN.

                                   Micro-Aquarium upon completion (10-12-2011)

Preliminary observations:
When observed with the unaided eye, little activity is visible. Under the scope I am able to see a few sparsely dispersed micro organisms. However, at this time I am unable to identify most of them.