help to identify algae
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Bethany Yates
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Dinoflagellates are often round. Is this a well plate or did you use a coverslip? Coverslips and prolonged exposure to heat (like from a light element) can reduce movement to nothing. Try getting a less concentrated sample at tank temperature in a large drop of water.
Just my suggestions.... Good luck!
Just my suggestions.... Good luck!
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Miranda
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I just collected a sample and put it under the microscope it doesn't move, I've had dinoflagerates in the past and it moved
i will try a 3 day blackout
i'm worried is growing very fast
Bethany Yates
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OOOoo that it no good! Good luck!
Yes but it looks very same to Dino I have faced long time. I used Dino X and it vanished
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Getting lazier and lazier with upkeep!
The microscope pics are too low mag to make a definite identification. Can you increase the mag and clarity?
Grab a clump of the stuff from the sand and then focus the microscope on the outer edges of that clump. This gives less congestion and easier viewing of any cells and more room for them to move.
Grab a clump of the stuff from the sand and then focus the microscope on the outer edges of that clump. This gives less congestion and easier viewing of any cells and more room for them to move.
I am far from an expert. I have just started using a microscope and am still trying to piece together what I have observed. I just want to show why I think you need more detail to determine what you have.
Fig 1 shows cyano bacteria. I did not take a macro picture. It forms mats on the sand similar to your picture
Fig 2 shows a macro picture of my aquarium glass.
Fig 3 is a microscope image from the aquarium glass. It has a large percentage of dinos. They were moving fast when first placed on the slide. I don't know what the larger brown algae is. Maybe dinos clumped together.
Fig 4 is another microscope image from the aquarium glass. Here the green dots are not dinos or cyano. It is a type of green algae the clean up crew loves to eat.
So, 3 type of algae and bacteria looking like dots.
Fig 1 shows cyano bacteria. I did not take a macro picture. It forms mats on the sand similar to your picture
Fig 2 shows a macro picture of my aquarium glass.
Fig 3 is a microscope image from the aquarium glass. It has a large percentage of dinos. They were moving fast when first placed on the slide. I don't know what the larger brown algae is. Maybe dinos clumped together.
Fig 4 is another microscope image from the aquarium glass. Here the green dots are not dinos or cyano. It is a type of green algae the clean up crew loves to eat.
So, 3 type of algae and bacteria looking like dots.
