Week 1 - In the beginning

Hey Guys, It's time to get rolling!
This week I set up my MicroAquarium™.  Below are the steps I took to create my very own personal  MicroAquarium™. For the aquarium itself I will be using a pre-constructed MicroAquarium™. I then filled the aquarium with a water sample of my choosing. For this observation I used a water sample from a spring-fed pool at the Lynnehurst Cemetery(-details below) After filling the  MicroAquarium™ with water, I added a thin sedimentary layer on the bottom of tank using, soil sediments I collected from my water sample. I then inserted two types of hydrophilic plants, Amblestegium sp. moss and Utricularia gibba L. Flowering plant. A carnivous plant(-details below). I then set the lid on the top, and sealed it shut with sticky puddy. Now, Time to let it grow. I cant wait to discover the tons of amazing life I hope to see in the coming weeks!
                                                                                                            -JW


Water sample from:
Lynnhurst Cemetery 
2300 West Adair Drive. 
Knoxville,TN 37918  
Knox County
N36 01.357 W83 55.731
958 ft
Sample collected: 10/9/2011 


Plant A:   Amblestegium sp. Moss
Collected from a natural spring at Carter's Mill Park.
Carter Mill Road
Knox County

Found in partial shade exposure. 
N36 01.168 W83 42.832. 
Sample collected: 10/9/2011


Plant B:  Utricularia gibba L. Flowering plant. A carnivous plant. 
Sample collected from water tanks outside of Hesler botanical greenhouse
University of Tennessee
Knoxville,TN

Original material from the south shore of Spain Lake
N 35o55 12.35" W088o20' 47.00
Camp Bella Air Rd. East of Sparta Tn. in White Co.

Botany 111 Term Project 

An inquiry into the dynamic microorganisms in our environment.

This should be exciting!!

My Botany 111 Lab project

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