Lab outcomes – May 25-29

Mon

Memorial Day

Tues

Setup 24 spawning tanks – Tues & Wed spawning
Washed and rinsed filters of spawning M & F tanks
Oct 08 & Jan 09 tank – 60% water change; filters rinsed
Water change in all medium tanks and glass bowls
Redo brine shrimp experiment
Larvae care

Wed

Spawning: ~1000 embryos; used in PH#20
Breakdown/setup tanks
No microinjection
@ JARTU with Ann
Cont. BS exp.
Microcystis culturing [...]

Lab outcomes – May 18-22

Mon

Setup spawning tanks
Water change in all medium tanks & glass bowl

Tues

Spawning: ~400 embryos; used in PH#20
No microinjection
Breakdown/setup tanks
RT-PCR with June

Wed

Spawning: ~150 embryos; used in PH#20
No microinjection
Checked paramecia
Breakdown/setup tanks
RT-PCR with June

Thurs

Spawning: ~170 embryos; used in PH#20
Worked at JARTU with Ann

Fri

Made paramecia boxes
Meeting

Lab outcomes – May 11-15

Mon

Setup spawning tanks
Water change in all medium tanks & glass bowl

Tues

Spawning: ~900 embryos; used in PH#20
No microinjection
Breakdown/setup tanks

Wed

Spawning: ~400 embryos; used in PH#20
No microinjection
30% water change in M & F spawning tanks, Jan-July 08 tank and Oct 08 & Jan 09 tank
50% water change in New M & F tanks
Checked paramecia

Thurs

Split paramecia
Made petri dishes and [...]

Lab outcomes – May 4-8

Mon

Setup spawning tanks
Water change in all medium tanks & glass bowl
Experiment: Measuring ingested C60 amount by cultured BS

Tues

Spawning: ~600 embryos; labeled 050509
No microinjection
Breakdown/setup tanks
Brine shrimp experiment

Wed

Spawning: ~400 embryos; labeled 040609
No microinjection
Breakdown /setup tanks for PH#20
Brine shrimp experiment

Thurs

Water quality test
Breakdown tanks – obtained 6 fish for Day 32 and Day 4
Brine shrimp experiment
Checked paramecia

Fri

Brine shrimp experiment
Rinsed [...]

Lab outcomes – April 27-May 1

Mon

Setup spawning tanks
Water change in all medium tanks
Brine shrimp counting experiment
Larvae care

Tues

Spawning: ~1700 embryos; labeled 042809
No microinjection
Breakdown/setup tanks
Centrifuged last batch of larvae – exposure experiment officially ended
Brine shrimp counting experiment
Larvae care – day 6; on brine shrimp

Wed

Spawning: ~700 embryos; labeled 042909
No microinjection
Bleached all tanks used in exposure experiment
Brine shrimp counting experiment
Larvae care – day 7

Thurs

Water [...]

Schedules – May 4-8

Jack
June
Emily
Ontology analysis
Ping
Regular work – fish colony maintenance & spawning
Ann
Exam week

Candace
Rachel & DeOnna & Rachel D.
Exam week