I definitely have a few patches that have developed in my sand bed. Under the microscope the cells are TINY (approx. 10 um) and motionless as you describe. They are embedded in a thick mucus. They don't seem to be spreading rapidly but just wondering if you've ever heard of these becoming a problem in people's tanks?
I wanted to buy a microscope to see the life in my water from aquarium and my fito and coreopods(i think thats what its called in English) cultures. I want to spend maximum 250$ but at least see something. Till now I use a microscope from a supermarket that is for kids and the only thing I see...
The most common bloom culprit and accounts for the majority of tank losses due to dinos, can make long strands by combination of microfibers and mucus. Two types of cysts: short term - hours to days, or long term - months until warmth and nutrients are favorable. In wild, forms huge blooms covering macroalgae.
hello i wanna share my experience, I took this pict, when I did internship at Lampung, Indonesia, this absolutely amazing, clownfish egg have some follicle at the top of egg, that's why, egg can stick on substrate. This egg it has been 4 days incubation, it was Amazing!!
I have a 3 microscopes which allow me to do and see various things in the micro world of my tank. I bought this cheap Russian microscope for less than £40 off eBay there are more available. I have just harvested my ATS which grows mainly Ulva intestinalis on the screen. Just put a few strands...
Microscope****Can you post a white lights only pic? hard to tell what that is. I know you said you wanted cheap, but I got the AmScope M30-ABS-KT2-W and it was $36 at the time. It does the job but I wish I had gotten a USB connectable one for ease of use. I am on month 13 of amphidinium and coolia dinos right now....
Thanks to my toy microscope I was able to identify (with the help of R2R) ostreopsis from an obvious blob of goo that I collected from a coral. I'm now curious about the state of my rocks, sand, and other surfaces but I'm not sure how best to collect samples from those surfaces and have the...
