Just a few microscopy photos..

[Ashlar]

Here are a few shots I've captured with a microscope, mostly looking at things in the refugium..

Ever wonder why diadema spines are so hard to get out if you get stuck? Here's why..

I have ostracodes
http://rowelab.com/fish/ostracode6.jpg (this one's large..)

Plenty of other pods..

And today I took a sunday drive in a bit of detritus..

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[mfdrookie516]

Very cool!

 

[fab1971]

Great pics. thanks for sharing.

 

[thewackyreefer]

Amazing! What were you using to shoot these?

 

[Ashlar]

I've got a trinocular microscope with a 10mp microscope camera attached that I use for high magnification shots.

 

[dsmhero]

Wonderful shots! Definitely brings a whole new dimension to reef keeping.

 

[revsgirl]

Wow!! That's awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[weaponsofmassdesign]

Awesome! I've been wanting a microscope.

 

[Mstansbery]

Wow!!

 

[revhtree]

These are great! I must share!

 

[nater]

Awesome pictures! Love seeing what's on the microscopic level. Very interesting

 

[steamer51]

Thanks for posting. I love all the "little" things in my tank but can only look at them with a jeweler's loupe. Appreciate you taking really close pictures.

 

[fraggardner]

I've got a trinocular microscope with a 10mp microscope camera attached that I use for high magnification shots.

So awesome I could sit and look at stuff all day

 

[Ashlar]

Thanks. I have some others, but some of them are quite large

http://rowelab.com/fish/flatworm1.jpg

http://rowelab.com/fish/tooth.jpg

http://rowelab.com/fish/ostracode7.jpg

http://rowelab.com/fish/rissoid.jpg

http://rowelab.com/fish/snail3.jpg

http://rowelab.com/fish/spicule.jpg

(this is a closeup of an asterina star)
http://rowelab.com/fish/star2.jpg

http://rowelab.com/fish/unknown_polychaete.jpg

 

[Ashlar]

So awesome I could sit and look at stuff all day

I know.. my wife has to remind me to stop and eat when I'm looking through the scope. A teaspoonful of stuff can lead to *hours* of exploration.

 

[fraggardner]

Do u have play dates with your toys hahaha

 

[uall8up]

Really great pics

 

[fraggardner]

Pencil me in if so

 

[Ashlar]

Do u have play dates with your toys hahaha

Lol, yeah, some of my friends bring over samples of things to check out.. ie, 'Is this brown goop cyano, diatoms, or dinoflagellates?'

 

[Blake11rebel]

Great pics!!! I would be guilty of that if I was in texas lol