MicroAquarium Set Up and Initial Observation

I. Set Up

1. MicroAquarium, base, and lid are collected. 
2. Water and sediment from the sample of the pond at Meads Quarry on Island Home Avenue in Knox County Tennessee are placed in the aquarium with a pipette. 
3. Amblestegium varium (Hedwig) Lindberg moss collected from a natural spring at Carters Mill Park on Carter Mill Road in Knox County Tennessee is added to the aquarium. 
4. Utriculana gibbia from Spain Lake on Camp Bella Air Road and White County, Tennessee is added.       (McFarland 2013)
5. A color-coded system is used to identify the aquariums. This aquarium has  green, blue, and yellow dots used to identify it.  
6. The lid and base are put into place. 

II. Initial Observations

            

               On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, the Microaquarium was assembled and observed.  A few,            scattered, single-celled organisms were observed swimming freely about the aquarium. Other organisms viewed were stationary such as the green plants that were previously described.