RE: [APD] RE: Algae Bloom?? PLEASE READ! Thanks!!

["Seweryn Bialasiewicz" <s_bialasiewicz at hotmail_com>]

Scott,

I used one of the microscopes at my work. It's an Olympus CK 2 dissecting 
scope. I used a final magnification of x100 (x10 lens). You should be able 
to see protists and worms easily at x40. I poured a thin layer of my tank 
water into an empty petri dish to reduce the vertical plane in which I had 
to work in. Much easier that way. If you have problems finding anythin, you 
could centrifuge the lot to concentrate it ... ;-) I doubt you would see a 
dense population or microorganisms in clean tank water ( my sample was from 
the peak of my algae bloom).

- Seweryn


> What microscope do you have?  More specifically, what
> is your magnification range?  I recently purchased
> one, but have not been able to see anything in my tank
> water.  I'm pretty sure that's a good thing, but it's
> a decent microscope.

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