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11/23/2017, 07:25 AM | #1 |
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Microscopic life inside a reef tank
Hey guys! i did a video on the zooplankton and phytoplankton inside my tank. Hope you like it. I'm working to identify all the organisms in the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBgRkQN_SIY&t=7s |
11/26/2017, 09:10 AM | #2 |
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Awesome video...some of those critters are really cool looking.. some strange..that one big thing was a bit scary looking... any ideas what all the things in the video are?
Makes me wanna pull out my old microscope and get a closer look at my tank Sent from my SM-S907VL using Tapatalk |
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Awesome !! Dunno if it's possible or not..but maybe you could put in a little subtitle saying what the things are... I'd love to know what that centipede looking guy was.. or that tiny flower looking thing that opens up like a polyp in your video.. such amazing things in our little reef worlds
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Wow, what kind of microscope are you using?
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bump for the new folks. these are some of the little creatures that need time to move in the neighborhood and start interacting. Initially we call this cycling that establishes the early form of your biological filter that converts waster ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates.
So much more is going on at the microscopic level as these critters populate and morph seeking a balance. This is part of what is meant by giving the tank time to mature when battling unwanted algae. Hopefully the video will inspire you to drop in some of the other threads that discuss and explore the methods experienced hobbyists use to encourage the microscopic life as part of a healthy tank |
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Fascinating to say the least! Thank you for sharing.
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Very cool video, thank you for sharing!
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That is the coolest reef video I've ever seen. Thanks for posting.
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+1 Thanks
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I want a tank with just these, and a big screen to display the images on.
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Awesome.. thank you for the ideas!! And knowledge.. I just build one this weekend
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Hey guys! I made a new video! Hope you like it! In the next days i will add the names of all the organisms!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqCRd3S7fxw&t=78s |
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I might link to it, to show all the coral food.
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That is truly amazing. Such attention to the smallest scale. I can't wait to see the video with the names of all the organisms. Thank you for taking the time to do this and for sharing it with us!
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That's awesome.
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I apologize for not reading through the entire thread, but it kind of makes you second guess a filter sock, no?
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