TABLE 3.
Carbon and Nitrogen measure taken of the water present in the aquaria at the time of each sampling point.
| T0 | Week 1 (ppm) | Week 2 (ppm) | Week 3 (ppm) | Week 4 (ppm) | |
| TC | 14.82 | 14.89 | 18.06 | 17.68 | 17.24 |
| TIC | 13.44 | 13.74 | 17.76 | 17.71 | 16.13 |
| TOC | 1.38 | 1.15 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 1.11 |
| TN | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Conductivity (ms/cm) |
30.67 (0.42) | 25.92 (0.55) | 36.56 (0.31) | 33.87 (0.37) | 38.08 (0.16) |
| Salinity (ppt) | 27.59 (0.24) | 30.66 (0.46) | 27.73 (0.06) | 29.44 (0.05) | 29.39 (0.05) |
| DO (mg/L) | 6.08 (0.27) | 8.01 (0.48) | 2.99 (0.28) | 4.45 (0.53) | 3.53 (0.65) |
| ORP (mV) | 126.7 (8.65) | 135.53 (9.06) | 183.38 (8.3) | 166.13 (4.97) | 154.23 (3.36) |
Probe measurements of conductivity, salinity, DO, and ORP taken at the time of sampling. Standard deviation available in parenthesis. All data is in parts per million and written to 2 d.p. unless specified.