Our tank's biology up close - Page 4

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 08:42 AM

And few of these very odd crustacean like creatures

Nothing Idea. Doesn't seem to be a bristle worm like I saw before

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 08:48 AM

This was a very odd creature. Very "hairy" and had a lot of bacteria surrounding it.

Keoki18 · 03/27/2016, 08:52 AM

Jason, this is a fantastic thread! really enjoying all these pictures. Those little crustaceans you mentioned above look like Ostracods. Really neat critters. keep em coming!

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 08:57 AM

More of these that have little legs and claws and what looks like a clam shell

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 08:59 AM

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jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keoki18

Jason, this is a fantastic thread! really enjoying all these pictures. Those little crustaceans you mentioned above look like Ostracods. Really neat critters. keep em coming!

Thanks!

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 08:20 PM

New Playlists added

Sump Detritus:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...1pFRmj9zMs9Odt

Previous Playlists:

Stringy Bacteria from Sump:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...gvjjxSZyQ2vIqK

Skimmer Foam:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...AFHUFzq4wBUnTz

Skimmate:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...I7Kz__9iz25tjf

Cyano:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...jrYmHuT1Tgw8iu

joshbrookkate · 03/27/2016, 09:04 PM

You have intrigued me enough to want a microscope of my own! I know this is a new piece of equipment for you. But I am interested in knowing if you would repurchase the same item or would you look for other features this microscope doesn't have. Please give us your evaluation after you have used it for a few months....
And thanks for taking to time to post this!
Michelle

Fredfish · 03/27/2016, 09:16 PM

Very cool. There's a lot of life in all that crud in our aquarium. Floaty crud = coral food?

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshbrookkate

You have intrigued me enough to want a microscope of my own! I know this is a new piece of equipment for you. But I am interested in knowing if you would repurchase the same item or would you look for other features this microscope doesn't have. Please give us your evaluation after you have used it for a few months....
And thanks for taking to time to post this!
Michelle

For the money it has been very much worth it. There's cheaper but I wouldn't want less then the 5MP. I like having both eye peices for the eyes so the trinocular was worth it to put the camera in the 3rd top slot. I like that the camera isn't built in so it can be upgraded or if I ever get a really nice DSLR I can swap it out. The x/y mechanics on it are really fairly smooth. I'm glad I went with the one I did.

For the home I think it's perfect. I'd love the 18mp camera they have out now for it of course.

Edit: oh yeah and the other thing I like is this one is LED and not halogen which while trying to look for all this life the halogen lamp would be baking it all. My previous scope was a crappy tungsten lamp which was better then mirror light sources I had before that which was my first microscope.

jason2459 · 03/27/2016, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fredfish

Very cool. There's a lot of life in all that crud in our aquarium. Floaty crud = coral food?

Basically yes. Every speck in our aquarium is food for something.

After viewing up close that tiny sample of detritus really confirms my choice to not touch it. It's food and home for so many things.

taricha · 03/28/2016, 02:25 PM

The little crustaceans with clam looking shells are ostracods. Their shells leave really interesting shapes under the scope.

jason2459 · 03/28/2016, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taricha

The little crustaceans with clam looking shells are ostracods. Their shells leave really interesting shapes under the scope.

They are very cool. Evidently some can be bioluminescence.

jason2459 · 04/01/2016, 10:38 PM

I can't remember the thread but someone mentioned wanting to get a calibration slide. The kit it got came with one with the camera.

Don't know if this helps but here it is at each level. It's full scale is 1mm. Each division is .01mm or 10um(micrometer).

4x lens

10x lens

40x lens

100x lens

And to me the camera images look like viewing with around a 10x eye piece and maybe a bit more.

jason2459 · 04/01/2016, 10:48 PM

And tonight's viewing. Thought since it's April Fools day I'd look at something as clear as water. Water.

I pulled some water coming out of my return pipe.

Not expecting much from two drops of water on a slide

jason2459 · 04/02/2016, 09:39 AM

From what appeared to be nothing is something.

jason2459 · 04/02/2016, 09:42 AM

Pretty exciting huh?

Let's look closer

jason2459 · 04/02/2016, 09:47 AM

Then the jackpot

Found this strand

jason2459 · 04/02/2016, 09:50 AM

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jason2459 · 04/02/2016, 09:55 AM

03/27/2016, 08:42 AM	#76
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And few of these very odd crustacean like creatures Nothing Idea. Doesn't seem to be a bristle worm like I saw before __________________ 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

03/27/2016, 08:48 AM	#77
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	This was a very odd creature. Very "hairy" and had a lot of bacteria surrounding it. __________________ 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

03/27/2016, 08:57 AM	#79
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	More of these that have little legs and claws and what looks like a clam shell __________________ 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

03/27/2016, 08:59 AM	#80
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

03/27/2016, 09:01 AM	#81
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

03/27/2016, 08:52 AM	#78
Keoki18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Plainfield IL Posts: 314	Jason, this is a fantastic thread! really enjoying all these pictures. Those little crustaceans you mentioned above look like Ostracods. Really neat critters. keep em coming!

03/27/2016, 09:04 AM	#82
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

03/27/2016, 09:06 AM	#83
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

03/27/2016, 09:07 AM	#84
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

03/27/2016, 08:20 PM	#86
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	New Playlists added Sump Detritus: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...1pFRmj9zMs9Odt Previous Playlists: Stringy Bacteria from Sump: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...gvjjxSZyQ2vIqK Skimmer Foam: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...AFHUFzq4wBUnTz Skimmate: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...I7Kz__9iz25tjf Cyano: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=...jrYmHuT1Tgw8iu __________________ 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

03/27/2016, 09:04 PM	#87
joshbrookkate Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 618	You have intrigued me enough to want a microscope of my own! I know this is a new piece of equipment for you. But I am interested in knowing if you would repurchase the same item or would you look for other features this microscope doesn't have. Please give us your evaluation after you have used it for a few months.... And thanks for taking to time to post this! Michelle

03/27/2016, 09:16 PM	#88
Fredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,661	Very cool. There's a lot of life in all that crud in our aquarium. Floaty crud = coral food? __________________ Advice is like a firehose. Be careful how you drink.

03/28/2016, 02:25 PM	#91
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	The little crustaceans with clam looking shells are ostracods. Their shells leave really interesting shapes under the scope.

04/01/2016, 10:38 PM	#93
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I can't remember the thread but someone mentioned wanting to get a calibration slide. The kit it got came with one with the camera. Don't know if this helps but here it is at each level. It's full scale is 1mm. Each division is .01mm or 10um(micrometer). 4x lens 10x lens 40x lens 100x lens And to me the camera images look like viewing with around a 10x eye piece and maybe a bit more. __________________ 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

04/01/2016, 10:48 PM	#94
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And tonight's viewing. Thought since it's April Fools day I'd look at something as clear as water. Water. I pulled some water coming out of my return pipe. Not expecting much from two drops of water on a slide __________________ 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

04/02/2016, 09:39 AM	#95
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	From what appeared to be nothing is something. __________________ 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

04/02/2016, 09:42 AM	#96
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Pretty exciting huh? Let's look closer __________________ 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

04/02/2016, 09:47 AM	#97
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Then the jackpot Found this strand __________________ 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

04/02/2016, 09:50 AM	#98
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

04/02/2016, 09:52 AM	#99
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

04/02/2016, 09:55 AM	#100
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