Our tank's biology up close

[fab]

Thanks for sharing. Great pictures. I've been thinking of getting a digital microscope and this sealed the deal for me

BUMP BUMP BUMP Me Too !!!

 

[fab]

This might help a bit, amazing to see samples of microscopy from out tanks when many times it looks like nothing is there!
http://mint.ippc.orst.edu/nematodeid.htm
http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/PathogenGroups/Pages/IntroNematodes.aspx

Excellent articles .... Thanks very much.

 

[mila sheehan]

I should wire up my one so I can take photos aswell

 

[ksed]

Jason , isn't Vibro a pathogenic bacteria. A bacteria that may cause STN?

 

[jason2459]

Jason , isn't Vibro a pathogenic bacteria. A bacteria that may cause STN?

Not all. Some are. Same with all the other shapes and morphologies of those shown above. In this case I doubt it as my stony corals I have now are ok.

I was refereing to the shape class vibrios.

 

[ksed]

Thanks

 

[jason2459]

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

Nitrobacter

Another awesome site:https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/
https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Taxonomy_Index

 

[KingBlingTX]

Ditto on AlexStinson's comment about wanting a microscope now. (Especially, now that my over-40 eyes are missing so much anyway!)

Thanks for posting!!

 

[jason2459]

Coming up

White film that as you can see my yellow eye kole tang was snacking on all day. I usually have to clean my glass every few days. Was supposed to clean it last night but didn't get the chance too. Was busy with the salt mix parameter testing which is another thread.

Looks white but when scraped to one side it gets a green tint to it.

Filled with bacteria and some algae. Found some pretty awesome things. Getting the pictures transfered now. Unfortunately I messed up on the videos and forgot to rename each as I was going so it kept over writing the previous video. :mad:

Will get the pictures posted later.

 

[jason2459]

I'm still mad at myself for messing up the video. Had some really cool video of several things pictured here.

 

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Detritus from the top of a rock in my sump. FYI, I don't touch the Detritus in my sump.

The slide

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

If you dose some silicate, you can probably shift the green algae on the glass to diatoms. I did that in my tank and when I was discussing it years ago, someone with a scope did it too and could see the diatoms.

 

[jason2459]

I may try that some time. It appears my water if I let my DI get close to expired let's through a lot of Si.

I have a lot of sponges
Sponge spicules everywhere I've looked (plus large growths all overy my sump and display)

And believe I have enough diatoms with out seeing them with the naked eye

 

[jason2459]

As expected I found the unexpected. It's just amazing to me how much life I can find in just a single small drop of water. It's not like I'm looking at huge samples spanning large locations. I pick a location, grab an unused pipette, and suck in. Then I drip a bit onto a paper towel and then place a drop onto the slide.

And then go looking for life and life has not disappointed me yet.