When setting up my MicroAquarium I took water from sample number 4 which was water from the Holston River beside John Sevier Hwy under the I 40 bridge, the water was in partial shade N36 00.527 W83 49.549 823 ft (An Inquiry into...[Updated 2010]). I started out by taking soil from the sample and placing it in my aquarium, I then took water from the bottom, middle, and top of the sample to fill up the rest of my aquarium. Once that was done I took one samples of two different plants Fontinalis sp. Moss, which was collected from a natural spring at Carter Mill Park in partial shade N36 01.168 W83 42.832, and Utricularia gibba L. flowering plant, a carnivorous plant originally from the south shore of Spain Lake N 35o55 12.35" W088o20' 47.00 and grown in water tanks outside the greenhouse at the Hesler Biology Building (An Inquiry into...[Updated 2010]).
After everything was set-up I carefully tipped my aquarium on its side and placed it under the microscope. I used the 4X and 10X lenses to view the aquarium. I immediately noticed several small organisms moving around the plants, they moved like they were rolling and appeared to be eating the plants. I then looked at the soil level and saw that there was a lot more movement there. I saw several organisms which looked like they were sifting through the soil and eating it. I saw one interesting organism that appeared to be an extremely tiny slug, it moved a lot like an inchworm and was eating at anything it could get its mouth on. I followed it for a while then moved to the top of the aquarium. However, there did not seem to be a lot of movement there.
Citation:
An Inquiry into the Dynamic Microorganisms in our Environment [Internet]. [Updated 2010 Oct 4]. Knoxville (TN): Ken McFarland University of Tennessee Biology Department; [cited 2010 Oct 18]. Available from: http://botany1112010.blogspot.com/
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