The kids and I busted out their microscope today for fun but to also diagnose some algae growing on the sand in our fairly new tank. We already went thru a brownish looking diatom phase weeks ago. This newer stuff looks like green diatoms under white light, but we wanted to make sure. It is on the rocks and glass too. So maybe some green algae as well.
From the microscope pics you can definitely see individual pinnate diatoms. I don't think I saw any dinos, but this was my in first attempt and it's a cheapo microscope.
As for the other stuff? Maybe some long strands of green cyano? What is the big clump of green algae? Just your basic green dust/slime? There were lots of other smaller little dots but they were hard to focus on and didn't really look like anything. I've seen some of the dinos videos where those things were plentiful, apparent and swimming around.
Saw a nematode or two as well! Not much moving stuff besides those and the diatoms slowly creeping along.
PS: I suck at taking pics, what's the secret? I was just putting my phone up to the objective.
From the microscope pics you can definitely see individual pinnate diatoms. I don't think I saw any dinos, but this was my in first attempt and it's a cheapo microscope.
As for the other stuff? Maybe some long strands of green cyano? What is the big clump of green algae? Just your basic green dust/slime? There were lots of other smaller little dots but they were hard to focus on and didn't really look like anything. I've seen some of the dinos videos where those things were plentiful, apparent and swimming around.
Saw a nematode or two as well! Not much moving stuff besides those and the diatoms slowly creeping along.
PS: I suck at taking pics, what's the secret? I was just putting my phone up to the objective.
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