Micro Aquarium Set Up

141737Z OCT 09- Microaquarium set up in lab today. Set up procedures as follows:
Take one empty microaquarium and using a pipet fill it about 1/3 with a water sample drawn from the bottom of the container on the lab bench (source to be discussed later). Then 1/3 from the middle layer. Add the two plants one moss and the other a aquatic plant. Then fill to within 3/16" from the top.

Water Source: My water sample came from the creek in Deans Woods.

Observations: I observed some oval green single cell, green wormlike (two celled?), clear larger larvae and some very small (compared to the others) dust like organisms. I was able to observe the cells within my plants. I also noticed much more activity near the bottom of the aquarium where the sediment is located. The sediment really highlighted the 3D nature of the aquarium as organisms moved up and down within the 3MM thickness of the aquarium.

Future Posts: I will provide updates every Friday, beginning next Friday,for the next four weeks and look forward to identfying the organisms listed above as well as reporting their growth and providing information on any newly discovered organisms.