I think the image shows a polychaete worm above, a small one, most likely a very young one. You can see the bristles and the segmentation.
Cyanobacteria, diatoms, dinoflagellates and golden algae (chrysophytes) may look very similar sometimes viewed with the plain eye. Under the microscope they are easy to tell from each other.
yes, one of them looked like a worm with the naked eye. This is awsome. Thanks Hans.
I believe those are diatoms. If you are using RODI water they will go away with time. The eat silicates which are in the sand and rocks.
I think they do. Have you compared the pics to some online?
Does it move around?Here is what I am getting with my AmScope M150C:
Images were taken with a DSLR on a tripod pointing through the scope. If I remember correctly the first on is lowest zoom, second is highest.
I couldn't find anything that looks like what i have seen under the microscope to confirm it's diatoms. It doesn't match any dinos i have seen online though so that's a good thing i guess.
Sorry. I looked at the wrong pic. Not diatoms for sure.
It most certainly does.
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Use a turkey baster to slowly suck some up. Empty the contents into a clean glass. Strain the water through a coffee filter. If it reforms it is dinos. Use an eye dropper to collect the dino and put that on the slide.How do I get a sample of possible dinos in the sand? Add sand to the slide? Does this look like anything?
This is incredibly difficult. Is there a video anywhere?
I used a tweezer to pull out some of the "hair" filaments coming off the sand, than put that under the micrscope... I'm not sure if that works... but i think it gives a close enough idea of what you're working with.
