Abiotic components data collection

7 March - 9am

The air temperature was 23 degrees celcius.
The water temperature was 22 degrees celcius.
The water is alkaline.

Condensation was taking place on the perforated lid in the terra zone and shows the ecosystem is self sustaining as plants photsynthesize and release oxygen and water vapour.

(7 March done by Chris Mewett as blogger on his laptop is not working)






5 March - 3:30 pm

The air temperature in the classroom was 26 degrees celsius.
The water was alkaline.
Condensation was taking place on the perforated lid in the terra zone and shows the ecosystem is self sustaining as plants photsynthesize and release oxygen and water vapour.
The water temperature in the aqua zone was 27 degrees celsius. We believe this to be caused by the increase in air temperature.

1 March - 9:30am

The temperature in the biology classroom B3 was 22 degrees Celsius.
Condensation was taking place on the perforated lid in the terra zone and shows the ecosystem is self sustaining as plants photsynthesize and release oxygen and water vapour.
The water is 1 degrees Celsius lower then yesterday at 21 degrees Celsius.
The water level has stayed more or less the same.
The water was alkaline.




28 February - 10:45am

The air temperature in biology classroom B3  was 22 degrees Celsius.
The water temperature in the ecosystem is 22 degrees Celsius and the water level has stayed more or less at a constant level.
Condensation was taking place on the perforated lid in the terra zone and shows the ecosystem is self sustaining as plants photsynthesize and release oxygen and water vapour.
The water was alkaline.

Summary:

The air temperature is changing throughout the day as the day progresses. This has a direct affect on the water temperature. The condensation shows that plants are photosynthesizing, showing sustainability.This means that we do not have to water the ecosystem. Each time we have tested the water it is alkaline. Here is some information about alkalinity of water. The alkalinity of water is a measure of how much acid it can neutralize. Total alkalinity us effected by environmental factors; rain , acid, sanitizers, addition of fill water and other product applications can all change alkalinity over time.
 http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/water_quality/quality1/28-08-alkalinity.htm.