First Observation

I decided to choose water source number three for my micro aquarium project which was from Carter Mill Park at spring source, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. Tennessee Partial shade exposure N36 01.168 W83 42.832 940 ft 10/11/2009. After filling the Aquarium with water and having created a layer of sediment at the bottom I added plant A on the left and Plant B on the right. After setting up this microaquarium I put it under the microscope. I scanned around the water near both plant sources to see if i could find any organisms. At first I could only see very small tear-drop like single celled organisms. These were either a clear-like color or a green color and would most likely be cyanobacteria. Along with these I was also able to find a very large organism living in the aquarium. The organism was believed to be a water mite. The water mite was in the process of feeding when I found it. I was able to see it eating and watch the food cycle through its body and digest, which was very interesting.