Amphiprionocellaris
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13907862#post13907862 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiazE
GREAT THREAD! keep it coming!
What's the equipment your using? I have been thinking about seeing a thread like this; I like trying to see the small stuff down in the sump.
Would also like to see a microscopic picture of what skimmate looks like magnified, to see what life is exported.
First off, thanks for the kind words...it's nice to see everyone having as much fun with this as I do

As far as the equipment, it's a Zeiss Axiocam, which mounts directly on a microscope. We have a fairly advanced setup in our lab which we use for muscle analysis, and I co-opted it for my tanks. I do know that my dad has modified a digital camera to couple with a microscope, though I can't remember off the top of my head how he did it.
I don't have pictures on file of it, but I've looked at skimmate a bunch for the same reasons, and it was teeming with life (mainly microscopic stuff). The question becomes "is it exporting that, or did that stuff just grow off the nutrients," but there's definitely lots there.
I'll probably be working on the next batch of images once post-semester boredom sets in
