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Buying a microscope was one of the best investments I could have made for the further enjoyment of this hobby. It has opened up a whole new world of amazing plants and animals. One single drop of water sampled from within the live sand bed has more life forms in it than all the large animals in the tank. I then made a very simple camera attachment, by gluing a section of blue PVC pipe, with a diameter just larger than the microscope's eye-piece, to a high-pressure u-PVC fitting. I then glued this into a next-size larger u-PVC fitting, which fits tightly around the 35mm SLR camera's lens, In the near future I will be playing around with a bellows extension, and a few other DIY projects to enhance the photos. The following are only a few of the many photos I've taken with this rather crude DIY equipment. |
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Small "Critters" |
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A 40x enlargement of two possible Polychaete larvae. |
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A 100x enlargement of what I believe is a Polychaete larvae. |
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A 100x Enlargement of an un-identified micro creature. |
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A 40x enlargement of a Fern Caulerpa "leaf", with some small critters visible. |
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A 100x enlargement of an amoeba sp. busy "encircling" some food particles. |
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A 400x enlargement of what I believe to be a Nitschia diatom. |
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A small Copepod, enlarged 40x |
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Some unknown creatures, enlarged 100x |
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An unidentified small critter busy eating detritus. (40x) |
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A large Copepod, enlarged 40x |
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The same Copepod, enlarged 100x |
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A "fired" nematocyst from an Aiptasia anemone. |
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