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I'm wondering if anyone could help me out and ID this algae? Collected near Baltic sea shore recently, 10x objective.

Hi everyone!
I'm wondering if someone could confirm the ids of these two guys from freshwater shrimp tank.

Is this stylaria?


Or this cute thing, is this aelosoma?

KurtM wrote:Looks like coleps to me.

Thank you

billbillt wrote:I agree.. Coleps they appear to be.. Whatever they are, you have presented a very good video!...

BillT

Thank you so much! I'm so happy with my first scope! This whole microworld is truly amazing.

Hi guys!
What could those small active things might be on the top right corner? 4x objective, Freshwater.

Hi everyone! I'm just starting to learn and wanted to ask what's could be the issue with really high noise/grain even with low iso (200/400)? I'm filming with Nikon 3300, mounted on trinocular Motic BA210, simple darkfield slider, and while the image I see in binoculars is super crisp and high contr...

Thank you everyone for so much information! I'm so happy this forum exists hopefully i can share something soon enough.

Hello everyone :) While my very first microscope is on its way to me, I've wanted to stock up on accessories and tools. I'm wondering what tools would you recommend? Slide with cover glass is an obvious choice, is there any difference with frosted or non frosted for pond life? What kind of pipette d...

What are your thoughts on this microscope https://www.kruess.com/en/produkte/micr ... 000-serie/ for plankton observation?

Appreciated! Of course, i do understand the amount of time and experince needed for capturing at this level.

And it turns out the video was made by a fellow forum member so amazing! viewtopic.php?t=4827

Thank you so much! I've contacted the seller, we'll see how it goes. I'm still in the midst of researching and i have a question :) What kind of equipment in the future would i need to make this kind of video https://youtu.be/SS_HYY97ehw or this type of photo http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/gallery/...

Thank you very much! Off i go for more research

Hi Topinamburr Thank you very much! I will continue going through similar posts. The only used one on the market in my country is this carl zeiss https://m.skelbiu.lt/skelbimai/mikroskopas-carl-zeiss-36187889.html?gallery=1#photoArea And even the seller doesn't know the model number , does it look ...

Hello everyone! I'm very passionate about microworld. I'm just beginning my hobby without any prior experience and on the market for my first microscope. However, the more i read, the more i feel lost :| I need your help to make my dream become a reality! :) Here are my main objectives: 1. Max budge...