What size mesh?
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What size mesh?
Is 50 microns sufficient for a plankton net?
Re: What size mesh?
50µm is good. I use a 90µm net and it works well too. It isn't that everything above mesh size is lost. A 25µm sieve is already difficult to pass for clean water.
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Re: What size mesh?
Thanks I have 50 micron to make the net. Glad to know I'm on track.
Greg
Greg
Re: What size mesh?
We us 20 um for dinoflagellates and 80 um for zooplankton (e.g. copepods), so 50 um should get a reasonable selection. 20 um net can clog with algal blooms and needs a good wash after use.