To begin the microaquarium project I selected water from the Holston River along John Sevier Hwy under the I 40 Bridge (see http://botany1112011.blogspot.com/ for more complete information.) As per the instructions I was careful to include a layer of sediment, water from the middle layer and surface water. I included two plants.*
I observed the aquarium first with the naked eye and discovered that my aquarium contained a large insect or arthropod and what seemed to be a worm of some sort. The insect ate some of one of the plants and then dropped to the bottom of the aquarium.
Under the microscope I saw a few microscopic organisms but not many and none were moving very fast. I saw no micro-organisms in the sediment or on the plants themselves.
*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
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 (accessed from http://botany1112011.blogspot.com/
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