Aquatic Biome

The water level was 8.7 centimeters, it is .2 centimeters less than last week. The grass is 19.1 centimeters tall, it grew .1 centimeters. There is no new algae growth on the aquatic level. The water has the same turbidity as last week. There is more condensation this week on the top part of the bottle. Rambo the fish is still swimming a lot but he does look more skinny.

Today 3/6, our water level is 8.9 centimeters. It has decreased from last week by .4 centimeters. There is a little algae growth on the rocks at the aquatic level of our bottle. The grass is about 19 centimeters tall, and it has grown by a centimeter. The water is cloudy, but it has not changed since last week. There is condensation present at the top of the bottle. Rambo the fish is thankfully still living and there is nothing different about his appearance or behavior.

2/28/20 – The water level is 9.3 centimeters. There was a little bit of algae on rocks. The grass is 18 centimeters this week. It grew 5 centimeters. The water is a little cloudy today. Condensation is present in the bottle. Rambo the fish is still living and he looks healthy. He still is swimming frequently.

The water level is 9.1 centimeters. There is no algae at the bottom aquatic level. The plant grew 13 centimeters. The water is a little more cloudy and the water is a little brown from the soil in the top bottom. Transpiration occurred because the roots of the plant absorbed the water and used it to grow the plant. Rambo the fish survived and is swimming a lot! 🙂

Today, 2/14 the water level of the bottle was 3 and 1/2 inches. There was no algae growth present in the aquatic level of the biome. There was no plant growth at the top either. There was no water color changes or turbidity present. There are no indications of the water cycle that occurred. Allie and I added a red beta fish to the bottle named Rambo. 🙂

Today I assembled the bottle biome. First, I cleaned out two old soda bottles and cut the top of one and the bottom of one. With the bottle that has the bottom part, I placed gravel and dechlorinated water in it. With the bottle with the top, I placed it inside the bottle the other bottle. In the top bottle, I put in soil with fertilizer. Additionally, I placed a cap with a hole in it on the top bottle and I inserted a string through it. The string’s purpose is to bring water to the soil. Hopefully, a plant will grow. I am also hoping to put a beta fish in the biome and see if it survives!

The aquatic biome will be tested over several weeks and I will discover how well it flourishes and what changes that need to be made.

Thanks for joining me! I am Kate Follett and I am going to research and create an aquatic bottle biome for my Aquatic Science class.

“We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren’t really getting hit at all and are flailing around like a fish out of water” -Kobe Bryant