Week 3

Roughly three weeks into the final term project, the MicroAquarium has produced an abundant amount of organisms. Many Tachysoma, Rotifers, and Euplotes were detected throughout the aquarium. There was constant motion throughout the whole observation; some moved more then others. As the Rotifers rotated their cilia lined mouth, the Tachysoma and Euplotes wavered back and forth as they traveled through the aquarium. Also both plants revealed growth since the day it was created. The structure of the green algae appeared to be filamentous; also, there were several diatoms detected throughout the aquarium. In specific filamentous structured green algae, it appeared that some sort of reproduction had taken place. Different strands were connected with one another and the chlorophyll transferred from one cell to the next. The plants were becoming more prosperous and produced more color throughout the life style. More observations will continue to be made and future pictures will be taken.