microscope of skimmate, WOW

May 29, 2026

Jack_L

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while doing a blackout for dinos, my skimmer finally collected something. this is what showed up under 400x. any suggestions on what these are. there were countless things. the oval thing moved FAST, but there were thousands of the wigglers.

May 29, 2026

slingfox

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Nice to see life everywhere in our tanks!

May 29, 2026

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Agreed but life= food being removed.

WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once
Votes: 10 33.3%
Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping
Votes: 5 16.7%
Buying the wrong equipment the first time
Votes: 5 16.7%
Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy
Votes: 9 30.0%
Chasing numbers or making too many changes
Votes: 3 10.0%
Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates
Votes: 5 16.7%
Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions
Votes: 2 6.7%
Failing to research an animal’s needs
Votes: 1 3.3%
Trusting bad advice
Votes: 4 13.3%
Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed
Votes: 5 16.7%
Something else—tell us below
Votes: 4 13.3%
I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!
Votes: 3 10.0%

microscope of skimmate, WOW

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WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once

Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping

Buying the wrong equipment the first time

Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy

Chasing numbers or making too many changes

Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates

Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions

Failing to research an animal’s needs

Trusting bad advice

Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed

Something else—tell us below

I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!

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