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02/08/2017, 07:13 AM | #351 |
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Yes, it certainly looks like it.
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02/08/2017, 09:04 AM | #352 |
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Maybe I need microscope training
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02/08/2017, 05:39 PM | #353 |
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Actually I revise my previous statement disrespecting the scope. It's not fancy, has no "features", but...
Precise fine focus, clean sharp image at plane of focus, decent magnification, and heavy metal scope with little vibration. The good phone camera compensates for the rest - additional magnification, and compensates for the color of the terrible yellow microscope light. |
02/08/2017, 06:49 PM | #354 |
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I got one for my kid and tried to use it.
http://exploreone.com/products/40x-6...hic-microscope I can't see anything in my water with it.
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02/10/2017, 10:11 PM | #355 |
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Been to long...
What's left of some hair algae after playing around with that Vibrant product. Noticed a few bubbles on the HA and figured I might find some dinoflagellets
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02/10/2017, 10:27 PM | #356 |
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So the Vibrant seems to have killed the hair algae?
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02/10/2017, 10:49 PM | #357 |
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I certainly can't say it has with at least my system. My ATS was never impacted and its been way to long for any certainty that the vibrant is responsible for the very slow recession of the algae above the pump.
On another note I believe I just witnessed an amoeba consume a walking ciliate.
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Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0003 by Jason, on Flickr
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A walking ciliate
Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0012 by Jason, on Flickr With something on it Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0013 by Jason, on Flickr An Amoeba Consuming the ciliate! Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0013 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0016 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0017 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0018 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0019 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0020 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0021 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0022 by Jason, on Flickr
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Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0035 by Jason, on Flickr
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02/11/2017, 10:38 AM | #364 |
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Will post some vids later
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02/11/2017, 03:58 PM | #365 |
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A walking ciliate being consumed by an amoeba. I didn't realize what was happening right away then by the end of this video I did and started another one.
https://youtu.be/TNDQjp2AXgE https://youtu.be/aElpojtZstw Not much happened after as it seems the amoeba had a mouthful and didn't move from that spot for a couple hours I would assume digesting. Slide dried out by then
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02/11/2017, 04:58 PM | #366 |
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Interesting shots! I'll take a look at the video.
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02/11/2017, 07:00 PM | #367 |
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Thanks!
Here's those two vids embeded.
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How about some fresh pineapple
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Sponges, right? I like sponges.
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Yep. I'm having a nice little bloom of pineapple sponges in my mantis tank. A stereo scope would probably be better for these as they are fairly dense. I am having to use a concave slide as they are to thick otherwise for a standard slide and cover slip
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Pretty much what I thought it was going to be. Lots of dense spicules. Found at high magnification some were jagged.
PineappleSponge-0001 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0003 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0004 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0006 by Jason, on Flickr
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Lots of diatoms living in with it which makes sense as they are hungry for silica.
PineappleSponge-0007 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0008 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0010 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0011 by Jason, on Flickr
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Everything I could to get a look in the thicker denser parts. Still more diatoms
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Found a few amoebas
PineappleSponge-0025 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0030 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0031 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0032 by Jason, on Flickr spiky spikes PineappleSponge-0026 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0027 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0028 by Jason, on Flickr
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