Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Day 2-Condensation Concerns

Day 2 Carrie- Condensation Concerns

The levels of the ecocolumn are not reacting as I supposed, especially the middle decomposition layer. Without having added soil to the layer, we are noticing that there is a minimum of moisture which may result in delayed decomposition. If the aquatic life in the level below are dependent on the broken down mineral content of the upper chamber, will we see a loss of life there? Is it possible that the dryer nature of the decomposition layer will draw moisture up through the down spout to meet the needs of the middle chamber?

Our aquatic life was very sluggish today, lying on the bottom of the bottle with occasional swishes. This could be a result of too little plant life in that chamber, although there is a water fern present with considerable algae.

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