Ich, Velvet, Brook, Uronema - Microscopic ID | Reef2Reef
2014年11月9日 · I knew the crabs could carry diseases from fish. My question was about trying to take a sample (swabbing the shell) and checking under the microscope as an alternative to quarantine. And if so, what would be the correct procedure for this. I believe this could be an interesting possibility. Quarantining is a "blind" approach.
Dinoflagellate Identification Guide | Reef2Reef
2019年12月12日 · Can you provide any additional information or observations about the Symbiodinium-like (Chrysophyte?) cells described in your ID guide? 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 in a thick mucus.
Dinoflagellates - What I learned over the years to deal with it
2021年10月31日 · You can buy a student microscope for under $50 that will work just fine. 400X magnification is all you need, really. My son and I use it at least twice a month for all kinds of tank related stuff. Here is a link to one I bought but there are plenty of other suitable models. You will use your camera phone to take a video through the eyepiece ...
Brown Jelly Disease with Torch - Currently recommend treatments?
2023年2月23日 · I /think/ my torch has BJD. I took the brown goop off of the skeleton-showing/recessed part of the coral and put it under a microscope and saw what looked similar to what I've seen other users post. If so, thoughts on what I can do to save this coral, but most importantly, protect the rest?
Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal | Reef2Reef
2020年11月13日 · Examining material from the lesion of an infected fish under a microscope will show massive tissue necrosis and huge numbers of motile ciliate protozoans, most likely Uronema sp. It turns out that Uronema is capable of developing intercellularly, that is, deep within the muscle and organ tissue of the fish.
What is the actual cause of Cyanobacteria - REEF2REEF Saltwater …
2021年11月30日 · The thing to note in this experiment is that I do 100% medium change (0.2 L) every two days. Pretty much nothing becomes depleted. And just like when setting up a new aquarium, the glass became covered with diatoms in a few days, a nice golden-brown film. Under the microscope, the diatoms were packed together like a can of sardines.
Positive identification of cyanobacteria | Reef2Reef
2016年6月14日 · Hi R2R members and visitors! I have one topic I would like to point out. The dreaded cyanobacteria Now most of you may know I spend countless hours studying this exact bacteria. Well I want to let you all know that most of the cases are not the common cyanobacteria that we see plague our tanks...
A Dinoflagellate Treatment Guide | Reef2Reef
2022年1月12日 · The mucus could be reddish, brown, gold, or in between. They can take over rock, sand, glass, plastics, even a refugium. They can be confused with diatoms, cyanobacteria, bacterial film and chrysophytes to name a common few. Good news: you don't need a microscope to find out if the gunk is dinoflagellates. The coffee filter test:
Chrysophytes, AKA "Golden Algae" - How to identify, treat and …
2017年1月23日 · The first image, taken via cellphone through the optics on a microscope. At first, we didn't know what we were looking for. There were a bunch of these cells, which look awfully similar to the wikipedia image for chrysophytes. At the time, we didn't know what we were looking at. Also in the sample were copious amounts of these long clear filaments.
Dino’s or cyano or what? | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF Saltwater and …
2018年6月19日 · First a little background: 110 gal mixed reef set up 1/3/18 Ph 8.2 Alk 8.4 Ca 459 Mg 1440 PO4 .05 NO3 0 I am dosing: Alk Ca Nopox Aminos I am running a BRS reactor with gfo and rox carbon. Skimmer running. Tons of flow. I know I need to get my nitrates up, so I stopped dosing Nopox and...