Please id (3 types of micro-organisms)

[Idech]

I know there are prorocentrum on that slide, but I have no idea what the big round thing is and what the fast racing ones are.

@taricha (sorry to tag you often these days)

Thanks !

 

[taricha]

I know there are prorocentrum on that slide, but I have no idea what the big round thing is and what the fast racing ones are.

Awesome vid!

The black arrow is the dinoflagellate.
The blue arrow is a type of ciliate called coleps.
The Red arrow is a large ciliate that's probably euplotes or similar.

note that your coleps and euplotes ciliates both appear to have ingested multiple small dino cells. I saw the same thing in some of my systems, I found 3 different kinds of ciliates (two in your video and one other) that seemed to have a taste for sandbed dinos.

 

[Idech]

Awesome vid!

The black arrow is the dinoflagellate.
The blue arrow is a type of ciliate called coleps.
The Red arrow is a large ciliate that's probably euplotes or similar.

note that your coleps and euplotes ciliates both appear to have ingested multiple small dino cells. I saw the same thing in some of my systems, I found 3 different kinds of ciliates (two in your video and one other) that seemed to have a taste for sandbed dinos.

Wow, thanks for that !

So those coleps and ciliates are good to have I suppose ? How do I get more, anything specific I can add or do ?

 

[taricha]

Nah, manipulating their population isn't really something worth trying. But their presence in my experience suggests the dinos will be decreasing soon.

 

[Idech]

Nah, manipulating their population isn't really something worth trying. But their presence in my experience suggests the dinos will be decreasing soon.

Would you keep dosing silicates ? I do it about once a week.

 

[taricha]

Would you keep dosing silicates ? I do it about once a week.

For sure

 

[Idech]

For sure

Thanks for your help !