3/4/10

Observations from my experiment

Observations 2/19:
Bowl 1: The sheer organza bag has been put in the first day. IT seems that because that bag has so many holes the little bits fell out of the organza bag also the sides of the bowl have what looks like a little bit of salt on them. The top is covered by para film I’m afraid the heater might rip the para film though.

Bowl 2: The sheer organza bag also looks the same also the water seems a little bit cloudy from the salt and remains of what is in the sheer organza bag. The para-film on this one looks more secure however and the heater is closer to the bag which might change the results. Just a thought.


Observations 2/24:
Bowl 1: The bag has actually gained weight because of all of the water it is taking in. The water around the bag and on the sides of the bowl are getting cloudy and the bottom has the bowl has little pieces of coral around it

Bowl 2: The bags have a bunch of coral on the bottom of the bowl and like the other bowl on the sides it very cloudy the water higher up however isn’t as cloudy. The bag in this one however is tilted up on the side of the bowl with the heater almost touching it.

Observations 3/1:
Bowl 1: The coral bag looks the same. There is a bunch of fog up the sides of the bowl from the crushed coral remains. Also some of the coral has floated to the top. As water remains in the tank because of the Para film a lot of the water left has turned to a lighter orange-brownish color

Bowl 2: There is fog on the bowl however it is not as thick as it was on bowl 1. When I reached into the water it was a lot colder then it thought it was going to be. Probably my hand temperature however the coral is losing weight rapidly. More rapidly then expected

Observations 3/3:
Bowl 1: the little coral pieces are now becoming more and more visible at the bottom of the bowl. Also you can see little coral pieces on the side of the bowl still and it seems to move higher and higher

Bowl 2: The dissolved coral can now be seen on the bottom of the tank. The coral continues to build up on the sides of the tank. The coral bag is also no longer tilted/ on top of the heater and I’m starting to get correct results.