Last week of Big Poppie's micro aquarium.
Still can't tell if there is anything dead in the aquarium but it looks like the sediment on the bottom is darker and thicker. There are a lot of Stentors in the aquarium this week compared to last week. These little guys were everywhere from the top of the aquarium to the top. The Stentors also look darker in color and more mature (Ward's 1998). They must be eating well.

Bibliography

Ward's Natural Science Establishment Inc. 1998. Poster (Cited 2012 Oct. 19)

Big Popppie week 4

   Not much has changed in the micro aquarium since last week. A lot of my class mates had told me that their aquariums had really declined, very little life, so I was expecting the same. I was surprised to see that everything was the same as the week before.
   The number of organisms has stayed the same.
   I can't tell if there are any dead organisms at the bottom of the tank. Not sure if the sediment is hiding it or there just isn't any there.
  

Week 3 of Big Poppie's Micro Aquarium

    Week 3 was very exciting.

   The changes I have noticed since I last observed my micro aquarium is an explosion of organisms. Ken put some food in the aquarium and I could tell the difference.
   The numbers of organisms have increased a lot from the last observation.

   Have not seen any dead organisms yet. I will look harder for some dead stuff next week.
  

Anabena sp.                                            (Wolle)

                                                             (EPA)
This little guy took forever to find in the books.

  Raphidiophrys sp.                            (Patterson)

                                                   (Patrick & Reimer)



Bibliography
Wolle, Francis. "Fresh-Water Algae of the United States".Print. Volume 2.

"United States Environmental Protection Agency". Poster

Patterson, D.J. "Free-Living Fresh Water Protozoa". Print. p. 173. 2003

Patrick, Ruth & Reimer, Charles W. "Diatoms of the United States". Print, May 10, 1966. Volume 1.