Dick, thanks for the IDs. I've had a quick search on Surirella and Campylodiscus and they seem to be as you suggest. Having seen some electron microscope...
Hi, I am currently working on a little project which involves interfacing an E1000 logitech between a microscope, and a Mac running OS 9. I have had some...
Hi, I am currently working on a little project which involves interfacing an E1000 logitech between a microscope, and a Mac running OS 9. I have had some...
I've put up a couple more living diatom pix from the Thames sample. These are Pinnularia ( I think), and have an interesting 'eye' pattern in the central...
hi i am hoping to buy my first compound Biology microscope in a couple of weeks time and i have been searching on the web and have found a vast number of...
... Hello Paul Your shortlist suggests you're UK based like myself so will chip in a few thoughts. Zenith used to be almost totally associated with the Russian...
Hi Paul If you want to buy new I would 2nd David's comments about Brunel. There web site is http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/ There used and ex demonstration...
Hello all, I have updated my website. If you have been there recently, only pages 3, 4 and 5 have changed, if not you might be interested in all the pages....
Is it your first microscope ever? Why not a lower-power stereo microscope? I ask not necessarily to persuade you one way or the other, but rather to encourage...
[Sheez, please trim the garbage from your replies!] ... "Lucis effectively enhances images with a mix of high-contrast and low-contrast areas and/or incorrect...
I'm sure this has cropped up before but a search didn't bring up the information I am looking for. Basically If I make a net with a sampling tube at the bottom...
All, Please take a look at the video linked below: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bills_photomicrographs/ The file is called Desmid activity. Is this associated...
Hi John If you're sampling for planktonic diatoms then 72um / 84um is a good size. You won't need net on your sample tube just a bottle or tube at the end of...
Thanks Leszek. I suspect that 72um would be fine for general fresh water algae type life too. I've been thinking about the many canals and park ponds round...
Hi John The Gann salt marsh at Dale is a classic and you'll find upwards of a hundred and twenty species if you scrape up a little sediment. I wouldn't be...
Hi all, I've already done some mounts of diatoms in a 'clean' state, using Styrax. I'd like to do some with the contents untouched. What fixing and mounting...
Hi Tony I'm hoping you get an expert answer this one but my thoughts looking for something for algae types in general using items we can get easily. 50%...
Hmm, I've got 5% formalin and IPA. Can I do anything with them? I'm trying to avoid collecting loads of different chemicals that I don't use much. I assume...
Dear Tony & John A tough call and one that many have struggled with! Mounting uncleaned diatoms without hydrolysing the chloroplasts presents the same...
Hi Leszek Yes please. Looking at the slides the compounds used do not seem to be too much of a problem. I do have one old slide which I suspect is in glycerine...
Low water tends to be 2 to 3 hundred yards out at Dale mud flats. I managed about 150 before I wished I had welleys. I took 4 samples. 3 showed diatomish signs...
Hi Leszek, I thought that you would pop up with some information. I'd certainly like to see the literature that you mention, although I suspect that some of...
Hi Tony and John Can you (and anyone else who'd like the papers) forward me your emails as I don't know how to attach files to the groups email function. All...
I just tried looking at the Dale sample and tried to take a video as there are diatom shaped "thingies" moving about all over the place. Much to my surprise...
