Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Setting up the microaqarium

So far the first day we set up our Microaqariums using the procedure explained in our lab manual. We had to pick a water source from the 13 sources that were available. I chose #5, the source being Meads Quarry, Island Home Ave, Knox Co. Tennessee Partial shade exposure Rock Quarry N35 57.162 W83 51.960 880 10/9/2011. We also placed some living plants into the aquarium. Plant 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. 10/9/2011 and Plant 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.  After the setting up was completed, we viewed our tanks under a microscope to see if we could find anything in our water source. I discovered an ancient looking creature that was ovular shaped and had a spiny whip tail used for propulsion. I hope i can find it again.

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