Best affordable microscope | Reef2Reef IMO, an inexpensive microscope is just fine for what we're doing All you need is a 4x, 10x, and 40x objectives I wouldn't go any higher than 100x When you add the 10x eye piece these now translate into 4x = 40x, 10x = 100x, 40x = 400x, and 100x = 1000x I rarely find myself going beyond 400x magnification
Cyano under a microscope | Reef2Reef I recently looked at what I believe is cyano under a microscope and I was hoping you guys could confirm it is indeed cyano Thoughts?
Choosing a microscope | Reef2Reef 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 least see something Till now I use a microscope from a supermarket that is for kids and the only thing I see
Cheapest Microscope for Identifying Dinos? | Reef2Reef Microscope****Can you post a white lights only pic? hard to tell what that is I know you said you wanted cheap, but I got the AmScope M30-ABS-KT2-W and it was $36 at the time It does the job but I wish I had gotten a USB connectable one for ease of use I am on month 13 of amphidinium and coolia dinos right now
Diatom or Dinoflagellates?? Microscopic Pictures | Reef2Reef Five nassarius snails and five Turbo Snails have not died yet The symptoms improved after 48 hours of illumination off and UV-c application However, when the lights were turned on again and UV-c was removed, it reoccurred And I added GFO because I thought it was Diatom Look at my microscope picture and tell me what it is Help me
Parasite Diagnosis Using Microscope | Reef2Reef Hello Everyone! I thought it would be cool to look at some detritus under a microscope today and this is what I saw: Now this has me kind of worried Is it possible that this worm-like organism could be a parasite? Is there a guide on how to properly identify aquatic parasites using a
Microscope | Reef2Reef A stereo microscope (or dissection microscope) is the tool of choice when you want to view larger critters that have some three-dimensionality, unlike *seemingly* flat microbes on a slide If you have a medical school in your area, look there first!!!
Green slime on sandbed (microscope photos included) Recently, after running vibrant for two months to knock out a bunch of bubble algae, some green slime has found its way onto my sandbed I assumed it was the beginnings of cyano, but my understanding is that cyano is typical for low nutrient systems My PO4 is typically 0 08 - 0 1, and my NO3