Our tank's biology up close

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H2O2 added and slip cover placed back on top

 

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I don't remember if I've posted this link in this thread yet but I've been wasting WAY to much time browsing through it all...

World Register of Marine Species
WoRMS Photogallery
http://www.marinespecies.org/photogallery.php

 

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Found another really cool catalog of images to browse through (can even buy the cultures if you really wanted too)

https://utex.org/collections/living-algal-strains?page=1


I'm going to do a fun dinos experiment and will be updating this thread very soon with something I'm sure will be cool. I have my microscope hooked all up again and will start getting back to the unseen.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...away-dinoflagellates-vs-metronidazole.254861/

 

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Please, explain:
1. What is causing
the coloration difference between "cyano 18 1, 18 3 and 18 5?
2. What are the large white, with black outlines, areas in cyano 18 6 and 18 7?
3. What is going on in cyano 18 6 and 18 7? What is the apparent flow?
4. What is the microscope system you are using?


Thanks

 

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Please, explain:
1. What is causing
the coloration difference between "cyano 18 1, 18 3 and 18 5?
2. What are the large white, with black outlines, areas in cyano 18 6 and 18 7?
3. What is going on in cyano 18 6 and 18 7? What is the apparent flow?
4. What is the microscope system you are using?


Thanks

This is the kit I got and love it
https://www.amazon.com/OMAX-Microsc...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

As for the other questions it all revolves around H2O2. The hydrogen peroxide totally destroyed the cyano cells. The coloration is the "bleeding" out of the cyano. Of course not really blood but it's the best way I can describe it. The large white areas with black outlines are the H2O2 bubbles. The flow is caused by the lens pressing up against the slide cover which I did on purpose to create the flow. I'd "zoom" in all the way and release causing that and get to see all the cyano broken up flow threw. Pretty fun.

 

[fab]

Thanks very much.

The big white blobs were curious, particularly being so rounded and so clearly outlined in black.

 

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Now that you have been using your microscope and getting used to what it can and cannot for you, are there any capabilities you wish you had. If you were to start over, knowing what you know now, would you opt for an upgraded microscope, a different type, or would you buy the same one? ... And, what if you were not particularly constrained by price, say up to about $1,500.

 

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Now that you have been using your microscope and getting used to what it can and cannot for you, are there any capabilities you wish you had. If you were to start over, knowing what you know now, would you opt for an upgraded microscope, a different type, or would you buy the same one? ... And, what if you were not particularly constrained by price, say up to about $1,500.

Of course there's always bigger and better. Stronger magnification potential and higher MP camera maybe. But even at 1000x I can see most everything I need to. But at 2500x its fun searching for new things. Stronger magnification and it may be to much for most everything. Would be cool to zoom in close on the smallest of bacteria. But that's about all I'd be able to really get with stronger magnification. At 2500x I'm seeing all kinds of bacteria still and clearly a lot of other fun stuff like Eukaryota and Prokaryotes of various kinds. I'm always seeing sponge cells and diatoms.

Otherwise this scope is pretty smooth operationally. There's a "lab" grade version but it just seemed to have a different base. The optics and mechanics were the same.

 

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Great. Thanks for your insights. And for this thread.

 

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You're welcome and thanks for reading. More to come. Just got done with some more pics and videos tonight with my new setup. I'm pretty excited to being able to have my scope easily available and not having to break it down after each use.

 

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I posted this in my tank journal but this is what I'm getting setup. Not finished yet but usable. [emoji4]


Getting the new "lab" table together. Laptop. Mini fridge. Shelves up. And more storage for misc stuff up. I've actually thrown away 4 garbage bags full of "stuff" already. It's absolutely crazy what collects over the years. Still a lot of organization left to do.

 

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Eventually I want to get these pics and vids transferred into this thread but need the time to do so as eventually this new thread I'm working on will fade away while I keep this one updated. But in the mean time I have been getting some fun up close and personal photos and videos over in this thread.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...away-dinoflagellates-vs-metronidazole.254861/

 

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Ok, I'm done playing with dinoflagellates for now. That thread has sunsetted and time to get this one going again. I'll copy over some of my favorite images/videos from that thread.

 

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