Chelsey, UR, Methods and Other Fun Stuff

I know this is very over due I won't lie I totally forgot about it and slipped up. So I'm here now to get my blog up to date.

IRP:
The impact UVB light and a fan system have on the stability of salinity and temperature in a controlled laboratory tank study.

Materials

• 1 Lightbx
• 1 Fan
• 2 400-700 nano meter range, 40 watt, 48 inch plant and aquarium lights
• 7 2.5 gallon aquarium tanks
• Instant Ocean
• Distilled water 
• 3 pieces of live coral 
• 1 Refractometer
• 1 thermometer 
• 1 ruler 
• 7 water filters

Methods

• Fill tanks to designated water level
• Let sit overnight
• Mix instant ocean into water until 35ppt salinity in 6 of the tanks
• Leave one tank with just distilled water
• Anchor a piece of coral into three of the saltwater tanks
• Designate a time frame for lights and fan to be on 
• Measure salinity, temperature, and water levels daily for two weeks then every two days for remainder of experiment
• Record results 

I will be using the coral in three of the tanks to see if the live corals also have an effect on changes in salinity and temperature compared to tanks with just salt water. 
This entire project will be done in the lab of Dr Woodall at Daytona State College.
I hope at the end of my project I will have figured out the perfect settings to keep a saltwater tank at while experimenting or just keeping an aquarium of your own.