Nov 19, 2024 · I recently starting culturing my own tetra phytoplankton culture. I currently have two cultures that have been inoculated from different phyto seeds. The first culture I have going looks like …

Dec 12, 2019 · I definitely have a few patches that have developed in my sand bed. Under the microscope the cells are TINY (approx. 10 um) and motionless as you describe. They are embedded …

Feb 17, 2025 · I wanted to buy a microscope to see the life in my water from aquarium and my fito and coreopods(i think thats what its called in English) cultures. I want to spend maximum 250$ but at …

Jan 21, 2024 · Hello everyone, could you please assist me in identifying this red algae on my sand bed? My tank is approximately three months old, and I have experienced two phases of algae growth. …

Aug 30, 2025 · Thinking of getting a cheap microscope and dusting off my high school chemistry skills. No stain needed. I think it's just very blue LED light or the white-balance for the posted images was …

Feb 3, 2022 · Hi all, I recently started up a new tank and once it finished cycling I went and got a pair of clownfish to add. They both seem very healthy and act normally, however recently one has started …

Jun 12, 2015 · Under the scope the move like crazy for 5-10 min and then all die off. It looks like they have two tiny clear tails (sorry my microscope shot doesn't show that well). It's the typical clean one …

Sep 17, 2020 · Thanks, I've been doing a ton of reading about diatoms v. dinos and without a microscope, it is hard to be 100% sure. Mine don't go away at night, which led me to believe they …

Aug 21, 2023 · I caught a couple of them when I was harvesting the algae and took a look under my microscope. (10x & 4x lenses so 40x magnification I think?)From what I can tell, it looks like isopods. …

Jul 16, 2015 · I'm hoping some of you have experience with microscopes. I'm looking for something useful for identifying various algae such as confirmation of cyanobacteria vs diatoms, identifying …