Week+Uno

__Lesley and Katie's Logbook Zebrafish October 19, 2007:__ -fed fish -fed fry -no eggs collected -cleaned up the lab -salinized more water -checked email -updated wikispace (with text and pictures) -made feeding log __October 22, 2007:__ -fed fish (Tetramin) -Tank #3 was at 92 F (in the morning) Turned down to 82 F -moved 5 males from Tank #4 to Tank #2 -all fry are now dead -made new brine shrimp bottle -cleaned up the lab -hung up the feeding log on the door __October 23, 2007__ fed fish with brine shrimp found many fry in Tank #4 Cleaned up the lab All tanks are at a stable temperatures (82 F) __October 24, 2007__ Looked and found more fry in Tank #4 All tanks are stable and we turned tank #4 back down Fed fish Fed fry with Powder 0 diet Looked at brine shrimp under microscope if you severe their notochord, they die instantly pull water, they follow the current and then arm get struck __October 25th__ Fed the fish Cleaned up the lab Made more salt water Made a new brine shrimp bottle __October 26th__ started logbook today! __Monday 10/29/07__
 * fed fish with brine shrimp at 11:45 (lunch)
 * 10th period: normal feeding with brine shrimp
 * shrimp aquarium 'finished'; need to set up new
 * set up new brine shrimp aquarium
 * ---mixed salt water
 * ---added 6 grams brine shrimp eggs
 * ---1/2 gallon of salt water
 * fed 3 generations of fry
 * ---"Marlin"
 * ---"Dorie"
 * ---"Bruce"
 * all fry still living!
 * came down to computer lab
 * updated logbook

GAAH! Page wouldn't save all updated information. October 30-November 2: typical schedule __Monday 11/5/07__ 7:55 fed fish __Tuesday 11/6/07__ James brought us 8 females and 6 males albinos He brought us more tetramin food Cleaned up the lab bench Made more salt water Made a new brine shrimp bottle Put the female albino in Tank #1 Put the males in Tank # 4 Set water to appropriate temperature in each tank __Wednesday 11/7/07__ All of the albinos survived the night Fed all of the fish tetramin Organized lab Watched out old containers __Thursday 11/8/07__ Fed all fish with brine shrimp All tanks are stable Setup a fifth tank to be used to heat up water and filter it for the water that is to be used for the fry once they hatch Cleaned out the breeding taniks and bins __Friday 11/9/07__ Fed the fish with brine shrimp Cleaned out tank # 4 All tanks were of a stable temperature except tank # 2 We turned that tank down to 80 F to lower the temperature Updated our wikispace and emailed Mr. Davidson to remind him about our computer issue in order to quickly get a computer in the lab. __Monday 11/12/07__ __Tuesday 11/13/2007__ Katie fed them breakfast Fed them tetamin Made a new brine shrimp bottle Cleaned up the lab and washed out the brine shrimp bottle Tomorrow: setup breeding, clean all of the tanks (especially Tank #4) __Wednesday 11/14/2007__ Katie fed them breakfast with tetramin Added more water to Taks # 3 and # 4 The brine shrimp bottle was not working so I stirred it up Organized lab Updated wikispace Washed lab table __Thursday 11/15/07__ Fed the fish with brine shrimp Cleaned up the lab Checked water temperatires: all are stable Went down stairs to the lab and I updated our logbook Lesley worked on the annotated articles on our main page. __Friday 11/16/07__ Morning feeding: Katie __Tuesday 11/20/07__ -morning feeding: Katie -lunch: Lesley (11:45) -Katie absent- went home sick :( -afternoon feeding: Lesley -brine shrimp aquarium "finished" -can't set up new brine shrimp because of Thanksgiving (long weekend) -fed with tetramin today -tanks need cleaning!! ---Tank #1: 81 F ---Tank #2: 81 F ---Tank #3: 77 F ---Tank #4: 81 F - Tank #3 is always varying in temperature; we often find that when the heater is set at 82 F, the tank water gets too hot and the thermometer reads between 84-85 F. We turn down the heater to between 79-80 F and then it goes too low... -Today I turned the heater up from 79 F to 81 F because the tank was too cold -PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK: __Monday 11/26/07__ I fed the fish (who were struggling after the long weekend) breakfast and lunch Threw out empty cardboard boxes for Mrs. Brunner Washed off shelves and lids of tanks Need more filter pads! Need to email Dr. Hyde! Filled up Tank 5 with more water to prepare the water for fish Need to setup a way to care for fish over Christmas break! Lesley was absent today :( All tanks are stable and vary between 80 to 82 degrees. __Thursday 11/28/07__ Lesley was on retreat today and I was absent in the morning. I fed the fish their first meal of the day this afternoon I fed them brine shrimp I tried to fix the internet connection on the computer, but was unsuccessful. I washed off the shelves on the rack and the lids on the tanks. I EMAILED DR. HYDE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 10th period---report to lab
 * fed fish brine shrimp
 * refilled Tank 1
 * current standings---
 * Tank 1: 0 fish
 * Tank 2: 3 females
 * Tank 3: 3 males
 * Tank 4: 4 males/females (haven't yet been seperated since mating)
 * temperatures---
 * Tank 1: 81 F
 * Tank 2: 81 F
 * Tank 3: 81 F
 * Tank 4: 81 F
 * moved rack from classroom lab back to our little "closet lab"
 * came down to library to update logbooks
 * Katie fed fish breakfast (tetramin)
 * Lesley fed fish lunch (tetramin @ 11:45)
 * TANKS NEED CLEANING!!!
 * we will have to do one tank at a time, starting with tank 1
 * we have bleach handy for tank cleaning
 * possible problem: do we have enough new filter pads for all 4 tanks?
 * I opened new bag of gravel and rinsed it to prepare to fill tank 5 with gravel as a holding tank for the fishes in the tank we are cleaning
 * Need more filter pads
 * Need more Tetramin flake food
 * Need more brine shrimp eggs