Our tank's biology up close - Page 2

jason2459 · 03/17/2016, 10:35 PM

http://youtu.be/RPnojI0RmKY

http://youtu.be/oWCKK0WRdsE

http://youtu.be/ZQc8hMe2t7A

http://youtu.be/9y4IgPvtvcc

jason2459 · 03/17/2016, 10:36 PM

http://youtu.be/oKlHe_TEJQw

http://youtu.be/PHS2yoLJwkM

http://youtu.be/e4ZRrTDKZOI

http://youtu.be/qJWqXQNCCTQ

jason2459 · 03/17/2016, 10:38 PM

http://youtu.be/9rEt00nuCag

http://youtu.be/1cPJZ8e6HCI

http://youtu.be/yBaaPypoGyE

jason2459 · 03/17/2016, 10:38 PM

That's all the updates for now. I think up next will be skimmate.

jason2459 · 03/18/2016, 08:38 AM

shoot, in tapatalk it made those youtube links embedded but in the browser they're just links. I guess I have to copy the embedded link from youtube.

So, here's some of my favorites. You can bump the resolution up to 720 HD if it's not your default.

jason2459 · 03/18/2016, 01:24 PM

Creating a playlist for each of these sessions.

Stringy Bacteria from Sump
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...gvjjxSZyQ2vIqK

Cyano
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...jrYmHuT1Tgw8iu

Tonight or tomorrow night I'm thinking of looking at some skimmate.

Haven't touched it since 9/11/2015

bitwise · 03/18/2016, 01:24 PM

This is an inspiring post. Thanks for sharing.

jason2459 · 03/18/2016, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitwise

This is an inspiring post. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks! There's so much life all over our tanks we just can't see.

bitwise · 03/18/2016, 01:26 PM

What is going on in the cyano video where it looks sort of like matter flowing through a pipe?

Can you explain that?

jason2459 · 03/18/2016, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitwise

What is going on in the cyano video where it looks sort of like matter flowing through a pipe?

Can you explain that?

Which one?

homer1475 · 03/18/2016, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason2459

Tonight or tomorrow night I'm thinking of looking at some skimmate.

Haven't touched it since 9/11/2015

Holy hell that's some nasty looking skimmate!!

I'm super curious as to what you'll find in there.

Following along for sure.

Spslvr · 03/18/2016, 04:00 PM

This is a really cool thread!!

jason2459 · 03/18/2016, 11:52 PM

This happened tonight.

I pulled from the bottom and got some black death.

And then I tried pulling foam from the neck riser area. It's a freaking war zone there.

I'll work on pictures and videos later at some point.

jason2459 · 03/19/2016, 11:42 PM

First the smear of death a and decay. The bottom of my skimmer looks to be the end of the line for life.

There were quite a few very tiny practically clear worms. And some extremely tiny but amazingly colorful and hungry cells.

Lots of salts

jason2459 · 03/19/2016, 11:43 PM

Lots of death

But something is there

See it?

It's going in for the kill

Spent almost the entire time watching these cells consume anything they could. Changing sizes and colors in an instant.

Till there was nothing left

jason2459 · 03/19/2016, 11:44 PM

Some other stuff

jason2459 · 03/19/2016, 11:45 PM

So, then I had to see what was occurring just before this end game. I collected from right where the foam was rising and falling over the top of the neck.

It was an absolute war zone. Everything was going nuts. And under attack by those tiny colorful cells. You can see them attaching to everything. Wait till you see the video for both the skimmate and the foam.

jason2459 · 03/19/2016, 11:45 PM

jason2459 · 03/19/2016, 11:47 PM

tmz · 03/20/2016, 11:06 AM

Thankyou; enjoying this.

zoasguy · 03/20/2016, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason2459

Looks like sponge spicules in there

zoasguy · 03/20/2016, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason2459

I noticed a lot of those Y structures at various magnifications.

Sponge spicules.

Sk8r · 03/20/2016, 12:27 PM

Wonderful! And very interesting.

taricha · 03/20/2016, 07:06 PM

This could be a game. Name that microscopic structure!

jason2459 · 03/20/2016, 09:23 PM

It's a wonderful game. I'm absolutely loving this and having the digital camera has put so much more excitement and enjoyment to using the microscope. Getting closer up helps too.

Thanks everyone for the thread support.

And thankful for that ID too for the sponge spicules. I have lots of sponges in my tank and sump.

03/17/2016, 10:35 PM	#26
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	http://youtu.be/RPnojI0RmKY http://youtu.be/oWCKK0WRdsE http://youtu.be/ZQc8hMe2t7A http://youtu.be/9y4IgPvtvcc __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/17/2016, 10:36 PM	#27
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	http://youtu.be/oKlHe_TEJQw http://youtu.be/PHS2yoLJwkM http://youtu.be/e4ZRrTDKZOI http://youtu.be/qJWqXQNCCTQ __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/17/2016, 10:38 PM	#28
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	http://youtu.be/9rEt00nuCag http://youtu.be/1cPJZ8e6HCI http://youtu.be/yBaaPypoGyE __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/17/2016, 10:38 PM	#29
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	That's all the updates for now. I think up next will be skimmate. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/18/2016, 08:38 AM	#30
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	shoot, in tapatalk it made those youtube links embedded but in the browser they're just links. I guess I have to copy the embedded link from youtube. So, here's some of my favorites. You can bump the resolution up to 720 HD if it's not your default. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/18/2016, 01:24 PM	#31
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Creating a playlist for each of these sessions. Stringy Bacteria from Sump https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...gvjjxSZyQ2vIqK Cyano https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...jrYmHuT1Tgw8iu Tonight or tomorrow night I'm thinking of looking at some skimmate. Haven't touched it since 9/11/2015 __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/18/2016, 01:24 PM	#32
bitwise Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: CT Posts: 316	This is an inspiring post. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 170 - SPS focus http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2583520

03/18/2016, 01:26 PM	#34
bitwise Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: CT Posts: 316	What is going on in the cyano video where it looks sort of like matter flowing through a pipe? Can you explain that? __________________ Red Sea Reefer 170 - SPS focus http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2583520

03/18/2016, 04:00 PM	#37
Spslvr Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Melbourne australia Posts: 595	This is a really cool thread!!

03/18/2016, 11:52 PM	#38
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	This happened tonight. I pulled from the bottom and got some black death. And then I tried pulling foam from the neck riser area. It's a freaking war zone there. I'll work on pictures and videos later at some point. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/19/2016, 11:42 PM	#39
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	First the smear of death a and decay. The bottom of my skimmer looks to be the end of the line for life. There were quite a few very tiny practically clear worms. And some extremely tiny but amazingly colorful and hungry cells. Lots of salts __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/19/2016, 11:43 PM	#40
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Lots of death But something is there See it? It's going in for the kill Spent almost the entire time watching these cells consume anything they could. Changing sizes and colors in an instant. Till there was nothing left __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/19/2016, 11:44 PM	#41
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Some other stuff __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/19/2016, 11:45 PM	#42
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	So, then I had to see what was occurring just before this end game. I collected from right where the foam was rising and falling over the top of the neck. It was an absolute war zone. Everything was going nuts. And under attack by those tiny colorful cells. You can see them attaching to everything. Wait till you see the video for both the skimmate and the foam. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/19/2016, 11:45 PM	#43
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	__________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/19/2016, 11:47 PM	#44
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	__________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

03/20/2016, 11:06 AM	#45
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Thankyou; enjoying this. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

03/20/2016, 12:27 PM	#48
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Wonderful! And very interesting. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/20/2016, 07:06 PM	#49
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	This could be a game. Name that microscopic structure!

03/20/2016, 09:23 PM	#50
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	It's a wonderful game. I'm absolutely loving this and having the digital camera has put so much more excitement and enjoyment to using the microscope. Getting closer up helps too. Thanks everyone for the thread support. And thankful for that ID too for the sponge spicules. I have lots of sponges in my tank and sump. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank