Building of a Microaquarium

The water used in this project came from container 12.  This water was collected from the water pool below Fountain City Park, west of Broadway at Hotel Avenue in Knoxville, Tn, Knox Co.  This is a spring fed pond with full shade exposure.  The latitude and longitude of the pool is N 36'02.235" W 83'55.986" at 990 ft above sea level.  The plants that were added are Amblestegium and Utricularia gibba. The water and plants were placed within a 2" x 4" plastic micro aquarium, thus allowing us to observe the activity within the container.  First observations there was very little activity within the container.  A single water mite was able to be identified within the aquarium.  No other microscopic organisms were observed during this viewing.