First Glimpse

Placing the Aquarium (which I will dub Habitat17) under the lens for the first time was shocking as I instantly saw small organisms moving all over the place. There was one very large organism that Dr. Mcfarland identified as a sea shrimp. It seemed to have a type of mouth, with hairs or cillia surrounding it. I observed it feasting on smaller particles that I could not identify. There was also very thin but long snake-like creatures that I could only see with the 10X lens. These, along with several odd-shaped other creatures, were almost completely transparent in nature. The thirty minutes I spent observing Habitat17 wasn't nearly enough! I wonder if the organisms will multiply or die?

How I set it up

I took two micro slides attached together with silicone adhesive and added mud and residue from the bottom of the container the water sample was in. I then added the water with the dropper. There was about 3 mm of silt on the bottom. After this, I added plants A and B on opposite sides of the aquarium.

New Aquarium!!

Wednesday I set up my Micro Aquarium using water from a Plastic Bird Bath pool. The location is 0.9 miles from Fountain City Pond on Fountain Rd. Knox Co. Knoxville TN Partial shade exposure N 36o02.249' W083o55.999' 1121 ft. For for information on this water source, visit: http://botany1112010.blogspot.com/.