Our tank's biology up close - Page 15

jason2459 · 02/08/2017, 07:13 AM

Yes, it certainly looks like it.

karimwassef · 02/08/2017, 09:04 AM

Maybe I need microscope training

taricha · 02/08/2017, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karimwassef

Maybe I need microscope training

Actually I revise my previous statement disrespecting the scope. It's not fancy, has no "features", but...
Precise fine focus, clean sharp image at plane of focus, decent magnification, and heavy metal scope with little vibration.
The good phone camera compensates for the rest - additional magnification, and compensates for the color of the terrible yellow microscope light.

karimwassef · 02/08/2017, 06:49 PM

I got one for my kid and tried to use it.

http://exploreone.com/products/40x-6...hic-microscope

I can't see anything in my water with it.

jason2459 · 02/10/2017, 10:11 PM

Been to long...

What's left of some hair algae after playing around with that Vibrant product. Noticed a few bubbles on the HA and figured I might find some dinoflagellets

bertoni · 02/10/2017, 10:27 PM

So the Vibrant seems to have killed the hair algae?

jason2459 · 02/10/2017, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertoni

So the Vibrant seems to have killed the hair algae?

I certainly can't say it has with at least my system. My ATS was never impacted and its been way to long for any certainty that the vibrant is responsible for the very slow recession of the algae above the pump.

On another note I believe I just witnessed an amoeba consume a walking ciliate.

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:04 AM

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0003 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0004 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0010 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0011 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:07 AM

A walking ciliate

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0012 by Jason, on Flickr

With something on it

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0013 by Jason, on Flickr

An Amoeba Consuming the ciliate!

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0013 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0016 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0017 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0018 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0019 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0020 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0021 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0022 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:10 AM

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0035 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0024 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0025 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0034 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0038 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0041 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0045 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0046 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:13 AM

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0052 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0055 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0057 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0059 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0060 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0066 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0069 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:19 AM

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0099 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0090 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0086 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0084 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0077 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0079 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:21 AM

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0089 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0093 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0094 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0097 by Jason, on Flickr

Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0098 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 10:38 AM

Will post some vids later

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 03:58 PM

A walking ciliate being consumed by an amoeba. I didn't realize what was happening right away then by the end of this video I did and started another one.
https://youtu.be/TNDQjp2AXgE

https://youtu.be/aElpojtZstw

Not much happened after as it seems the amoeba had a mouthful and didn't move from that spot for a couple hours I would assume digesting. Slide dried out by then

bertoni · 02/11/2017, 04:58 PM

Interesting shots! I'll take a look at the video.

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 07:00 PM

Thanks!

Here's those two vids embeded.

jason2459 · 02/11/2017, 07:02 PM

Here's the playlist of 16 videos

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...G6IqFPDUAprrwf

jason2459 · 04/12/2017, 08:14 PM

How about some fresh pineapple

bertoni · 04/12/2017, 08:41 PM

Sponges, right? I like sponges.

jason2459 · 04/12/2017, 09:00 PM

Yep. I'm having a nice little bloom of pineapple sponges in my mantis tank. A stereo scope would probably be better for these as they are fairly dense. I am having to use a concave slide as they are to thick otherwise for a standard slide and cover slip

jason2459 · 04/12/2017, 10:15 PM

Pretty much what I thought it was going to be. Lots of dense spicules. Found at high magnification some were jagged.

PineappleSponge-0001 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0003 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0004 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0006 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 04/12/2017, 10:15 PM

Lots of diatoms living in with it which makes sense as they are hungry for silica.

PineappleSponge-0007 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0008 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0010 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0011 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 04/12/2017, 10:16 PM

Everything I could to get a look in the thicker denser parts. Still more diatoms

PineappleSponge-0015 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0016 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0017 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0018 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0019 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0021 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0022 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · 04/12/2017, 10:16 PM

Found a few amoebas

PineappleSponge-0025 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0030 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0031 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0032 by Jason, on Flickr

spiky spikes

PineappleSponge-0026 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0027 by Jason, on Flickr

PineappleSponge-0028 by Jason, on Flickr

02/08/2017, 07:13 AM	#351
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Yes, it certainly looks like it. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/08/2017, 09:04 AM	#352
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	Maybe I need microscope training __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape

02/08/2017, 06:49 PM	#354
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	I got one for my kid and tried to use it. http://exploreone.com/products/40x-6...hic-microscope I can't see anything in my water with it. __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape

02/10/2017, 10:11 PM	#355
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Been to long... What's left of some hair algae after playing around with that Vibrant product. Noticed a few bubbles on the HA and figured I might find some dinoflagellets __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/10/2017, 10:27 PM	#356
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	So the Vibrant seems to have killed the hair algae? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/11/2017, 10:04 AM	#358
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0003 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0004 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0010 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0011 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 10:07 AM	#359
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	A walking ciliate Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0012 by Jason, on Flickr With something on it Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0013 by Jason, on Flickr An Amoeba Consuming the ciliate! Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0013 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0016 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0017 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0018 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0019 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0020 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0021 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0022 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 10:10 AM	#360
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0035 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0024 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0025 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0034 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0038 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0041 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0045 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0046 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 10:13 AM	#361
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0052 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0055 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0057 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0059 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0060 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0066 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0069 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 10:19 AM	#362
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0099 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0090 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0086 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0084 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0077 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0079 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 10:21 AM	#363
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0089 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0093 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0094 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0097 by Jason, on Flickr Hair_Algae_Above_Pump2-0098 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 10:38 AM	#364
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Will post some vids later __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 03:58 PM	#365
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	A walking ciliate being consumed by an amoeba. I didn't realize what was happening right away then by the end of this video I did and started another one. https://youtu.be/TNDQjp2AXgE https://youtu.be/aElpojtZstw Not much happened after as it seems the amoeba had a mouthful and didn't move from that spot for a couple hours I would assume digesting. Slide dried out by then __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 04:58 PM	#366
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Interesting shots! I'll take a look at the video. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/11/2017, 07:00 PM	#367
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Thanks! Here's those two vids embeded. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/11/2017, 07:02 PM	#368
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Here's the playlist of 16 videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...G6IqFPDUAprrwf __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

04/12/2017, 08:14 PM	#369
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	How about some fresh pineapple __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

04/12/2017, 08:41 PM	#370
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Sponges, right? I like sponges. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/12/2017, 09:00 PM	#371
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Yep. I'm having a nice little bloom of pineapple sponges in my mantis tank. A stereo scope would probably be better for these as they are fairly dense. I am having to use a concave slide as they are to thick otherwise for a standard slide and cover slip __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

04/12/2017, 10:15 PM	#372
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Pretty much what I thought it was going to be. Lots of dense spicules. Found at high magnification some were jagged. PineappleSponge-0001 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0003 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0004 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0006 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

04/12/2017, 10:15 PM	#373
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Lots of diatoms living in with it which makes sense as they are hungry for silica. PineappleSponge-0007 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0008 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0010 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0011 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

04/12/2017, 10:16 PM	#374
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Everything I could to get a look in the thicker denser parts. Still more diatoms PineappleSponge-0015 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0016 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0017 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0018 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0019 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0021 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0022 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

04/12/2017, 10:16 PM	#375
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Found a few amoebas PineappleSponge-0025 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0030 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0031 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0032 by Jason, on Flickr spiky spikes PineappleSponge-0026 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0027 by Jason, on Flickr PineappleSponge-0028 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank