You Gotta Try This......

[jade76]

If you dont already have are have'nt tried this yet you owe it to your coral.....its as common sense as eating when hungry...but I bought a magnifiying glass today and keep it by my tank....its FRAGGIN SCHWEEET!
coral life has taken on a new meaning. and so has LR watching. or maybe im just still a rookie.

 

[scubagirl12]

jade76;120722 wrote: FRAGGIN SCHWEEET!

nice

 

[ericmcj31]

??? Looking at corals through a magnifying glass?

 

[jade76]

wow...guess ya dont need a magnifying glass to see a smart a#$@.

 

[jefft]

jade76;120722 wrote: If you dont already have are have'nt tried this yet you owe it to your coral.....its as common sense as eating when hungry...but I bought a magnifiying glass today and keep it by my tank....its FRAGGIN SCHWEEET!
coral life has taken on a new meaning. and so has LR watching. or maybe im just still a rookie.

Rookie!:sorry:

 

[jetchris]

actually i never thought of that , ill have to try it thanks.

 

[dakota9]

It does add an extra deminsion to reefing, I keep my magnifying glass next to the tank

 

[darren24]

Yep I have had one by my tank for a year or so.

 

[linda lee]

Yep. Magnifying glass and maglite. Two of the must-haves for a reeftank.

Want to get really up-close and personal? One of

 

[saltwater junky]

yup mine satys right next to my tank.

 

[ericmcj31]

jade76;120743 wrote: wow...guess ya dont need a magnifying glass to see a smart mailto:a#$@.">a#$@.</a>[/QUOTE]


I wasn't being one--evidently I'm the only one who never heard of that--

 

[dough]

If you've got a little money left over from Christmas then you could buy yourself this.....

 

[tnyga]

Uhmmmmmm I never tried it...thanks

 

[soarin']

That mesoscope thing is expensive -- $500???? Anyone have any experience with a jeweler's loupe? I heard of someone using that.

I tried using a magnifying glass on a tweezer / magnifying glass combo set but it was too small -- I need a bigger one -- but yeah the tiny stuff is incredibly fascinating.

I had this one critter that was really tiny but it looked like a little bullwhip that would just rise up in the water and whirl itself around in figure eights -- never figured out what it was. It was about a millimeter in length, and half of it was a straight rod, and half was a "tail", and it would just whirl around and around and lift itself up 5-6 inches in the water, then rest for a few seconds, and whirl again. I saw it every time I turned off the flow and added DT's. It was pretty neat looking but I have no idea what it was.

 

[dough]

Anyone have any experience with a jeweler's loupe

I always found that stuff needs to really close to see it with a jeweler's loupe.

 

[dakota9]

Interesting timing..... My niece just tonight gave me a magnifying glass as a belated B'day present, as she'd remembered a conversation about my tank from a month ago.

 

[ralph atl]

I've always had a magnifying glass next to my tank, too!

 

[gwhiz]

Me too.....and a pair of 'reader' glasses for different levels of detail.

 

[ldybkr]

Walmart sells one that has a light in it, it is about 4 inches in diameter, 2X with a small 4X at the bottom. I use it all the time. I think it was $12.95

 

[cameron]

I bought a pack with 3 from CostCo recently that has a light as well. Pretty cool and much easier than my loupe.