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jason2459 03/15/2016 03:26 PM

Our tank's biology up close
 
Forgot to make this thread here. Pulling these pictures out of my tank journal.

A few weeks ago my microscope broke. It wasn't as old as PaulB's relic (I think he calls it an antique) but it was several decades old. So, I was then overwhelmed and excited with all the new options out there today and got a trinocular microscope with a 5MP camera. 40-2500x. Much stronger then I was using before.

I love looking at this stuff and now I can easily take pictures and videos of it all. Figured I'd share and maybe someone else might enjoy.

This is the microscope and kit I got. My kids had fun with the kit and prepared slides.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...ilpage_o03_s00


Cyano and some of the creatures living in it.

Sample was maybe around 1mm

~40x

Can see the blurry swirls of the bigger creature I got images of in the next post.
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jason2459 03/15/2016 03:27 PM

~100x

The cyano strands are constantly moving weaving in and out of themselves.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4c2c053c2f.jpg


http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...a128ade7a3.jpg


Biggest of the critters moving through the cyano and assume eating it
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9454f7eaf4.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d9330653aa.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...b883d66a4a.jpg

jason2459 03/15/2016 03:28 PM

~400x

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...290ae58b8d.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9f6695dc6b.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...738355f293.jpg

Two of those right next to each other.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1f218d8ac8.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...7cc1608492.jpg

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jason2459 03/15/2016 03:30 PM

~1000x (at 2500x I could see a ton of micro organisms but the camera is limited to 1000x right now with my setup but a lot more life can be seen)


In the thick of it. Above was on the edges. This looked like snakes intertwining
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...eacc880d60.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...8d409d2fca.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...c4ddb15aa6.jpg


Few critters here
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...6f6a93749b.jpg


This would twist like a corkscrew to move
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...750bdd8d5c.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...22fc2c0df5.jpg

There was a lot of these swimming around
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...2e31d6d0b3.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3ba3183a0d.jpg


See if you can find it in the next two pictures. This very thin filament shoots across almost like its charged with electricity and corkscrewing at the same time. Very excited critter.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...06efbee59d.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...f1d257a34f.jpg



Then also saw a lot single celled organisms and protists with flagellates I don't think the camera was able to pick up as I saw it with the 25x WF lens in at 2500x. Spent many hours exploring that tiny sample of cyano last night. I'll see what I can do for the video taken.

Xxero 03/15/2016 03:57 PM

I might have weird tastes, but you could blow those up; print them out on quality paper; put a simple black picture frame around them; and hang them tastefully on any wall as décor.

Fascinating and beautiful IMO! :bigeyes:

bertoni 03/15/2016 04:10 PM

Microscopes are fun. I'm glad you are enjoying yours.

bat21 03/15/2016 06:06 PM

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

jason2459 03/16/2016 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xxero (Post 24403180)
I might have weird tastes, but you could blow those up; print them out on quality paper; put a simple black picture frame around them; and hang them tastefully on any wall as décor.

Fascinating and beautiful IMO! :bigeyes:

lol, thanks. I'm excited to be able to capture these images now and the kids like viewing on the laptop. Though my son still wants to look through the eye pieces.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertoni (Post 24403209)
Microscopes are fun. I'm glad you are enjoying yours.

Very much fun and the digital camera and getting up closer aspects has made it even better. Going to go water bear hunting this weekend with the kids.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bat21 (Post 24403542)
Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Thank, more to come.

billdogg 03/17/2016 04:50 PM

Thanks very much for sharing.

jason2459 03/17/2016 09:47 PM

Video from the cyano exploration. And i will apologize right now for all the movement and shaking. I will keep that all in mind for future videos.


40x
http://youtu.be/insfgCOm5a4

100x

http://youtu.be/4jFDXVRMmdU

jason2459 03/17/2016 09:51 PM

400x

http://youtu.be/8xO7qZI0s2c

400x pt 2
http://youtu.be/RzkMi_8TG_E

jason2459 03/17/2016 09:54 PM

1000x

http://youtu.be/wUER3LBelfA

http://youtu.be/sSVf9ANFiRs

http://youtu.be/BMwzPdSV_g8

http://youtu.be/GdWsMl-wNA4

http://youtu.be/FJuIcz2009k

http://youtu.be/LCyI0y_OWP4

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:04 PM

Last night I sampled some white stringy bacteria that grows through out my sump. There was a large amount of "larger" critters and spent most my time in the upper magnification ranges. Wanted to use the 1000x more but it was closing in on 2am and figured I needed to eat some dinner. lol

White stringy bacteria in the sump
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3cb7564f38.jpg

And the smear
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9b5bd16762.jpg


It amazing the size of the things found in there.

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:13 PM

Lots of various worms
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...24a8a55b48.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...cca9fe5133.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1db99e5831.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...eb6e8ba8fe.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3fe24f0a62.jpg


IT'S A BOY! I was looking for a male and found one
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...34654ff031.jpg

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:14 PM

]Lots of pods. They either like the bacteria or detritus stuck in it or my guess would be both.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4bb508c7eb.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...92fea7254d.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...e5362bedba.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...b924c3d00a.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...320d72e0d4.jpg

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jason2459 03/17/2016 10:16 PM

At 400x it was like being able to dissect the pod through focusing at different planes. I hope the video of this comes out good.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...51ed4737d4.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...b80f0febc2.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...433ad2b027.jpg

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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...2e6cada33e.jpg

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:17 PM

I was looking at this pod and something decided to show up....

Looks like a baby bristle worm

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...ae5964db2b.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...beeb58bc32.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...5f5858de99.jpg

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I need to see how to stitch these together. I could shrink up and stretch out pretty far. I hope the video came out for this one. I was so excited I may have messed it up.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...df1c7b737a.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4927df28b0.jpg

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jason2459 03/17/2016 10:18 PM

Sorry some of these may be duplicates

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jason2459 03/17/2016 10:19 PM

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1d6112b1e9.jpg

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jason2459 03/17/2016 10:20 PM

Then I added some methylene blue and pulled that bacteria out

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...46f2cf653b.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...ec59e6794f.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4451b12861.jpg

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jason2459 03/17/2016 10:22 PM

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...e593ad5c88.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...dcbb2c3304.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...b441d46e6c.jpg

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jason2459 03/17/2016 10:23 PM

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

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:27 PM

And the videos

http://youtu.be/FW5UHC6b1Jo

http://youtu.be/tTWKYL0MIHo

http://youtu.be/LG9Uj1S7fuA

http://youtu.be/7DS2vw2tiYc

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:31 PM

http://youtu.be/Ck7agdRnMSs

http://youtu.be/9C7-eZHgjao

http://youtu.be/klthFTl9mjI

http://youtu.be/pDNuxYi3GSM

jason2459 03/17/2016 10:32 PM

http://youtu.be/qQcHhF2FE9c

http://youtu.be/GFm368eQd7U

http://youtu.be/5T5M2oLbEAw

http://youtu.be/SJpVvSCVqqg


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