Gear & Tech

1 MICROSCOPY – Tutorial

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1) Microscopy Tutorial | NEXT>   Tutorial Contents Unboxing the Scope The Optics (Magnifiers)  The Screen on the Scope The Stage & Its Adjustment All About Lighting and Adjustment Adjusting the Lighting and Focus Using Practice Slides to Focus  Sample Collection (Several Methods) Skin Biopsy Gill Biopsy One Gill Biopsy Two Intestinal Snip for Worms … Read more

Necropsy Video

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Necropsy Video – Necropsy, Biopsy, Injection and More This is an old video, but cutting off a fishes’ head isn’t something that goes out of style. The techniques demonstrated are gross. And not everyone does these things the same way. All fish involved in the video were DEEPLY if not TERMINALLY anesthetized. For example, the … Read more

The sooner you get over to these type of aquarium heaters, the happier you will be

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This 400W titanium heater knocked the bottom out of the titanium heater market arriving twenty dollars under the nearest competitor with twice the power and 5 star reviews. I use them everywhere in the office and at home. I have owned just about every kind of aquarium heater over the years from the ancient glass … Read more

Making Dechlorinator – Sodium thiosulfate

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How should I make a good dechlorinating solution? I have read about some pretty high doses, like 250 grams in 500ml of water to make a stock solution. A: First, let’s tell our reader how to get dechlorinating granules, Sodium Thiosulfate: See below for link to find like, 5 pounds of sodium thiosulfate for overnight delivery. … Read more

Heron and Deer Scare That Works Every Time

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You can make a Heron and Deer Scare That Works Every Time for about $70 with materials you get on amazon.com  It’s pretty simple to make and it relies on LIGHT and A LOT OF NOISE to scare off a critter. You need the following: $15 – 5 Gallon Bucket with lid (Green’s nice CLICK) … Read more

Dr Johnsons Koi Health & Disease Textbook Available Near You

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Seller Price – Seller rating Lulu.comNo price No rating Amazon.comNo price No rating Books-A-Million No price No rating IndieBoundNo price No rating BookDepository.com$41.27 No rating Walmart – Palatial Products$50.92 No rating Amazon.com – Seller$35.22 No rating Thriftbooks.com$39.59 No rating Wordery$34.31 No rating Walmart – Books Direct$51.84 No rating Walmart – B Express$76.97 No rating Walmart … Read more

Wet Lab Syllabus How To Diagnose and Necropsy a Koi or Pond Fish

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Wet Lab Syllabus How To Diagnose and Necropsy a Koi or Pond Fish is a document download that presents the Wet Labs we offer around the country. You see a basic coverage of water quality as well as discussion of all the parasites, and many treatments. It’s in PDF format and is free. WETLABPresentation The … Read more

Necropsy in Koi Basic Steps and Handling For Samples

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What’s here is a video about necropsy in koi, the Necropsy in Koi Basic Steps and Handling For Samples. It’s not a ‘comprehensive’ treatment but this video was used to teach about necropsy and sample handling in wet labs we’d give to lay people trying to learn this stuff. Necropsy2009DrJohnsonDotCom  

The Aquadyne Bead Filter

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This is one of the filters which I [Dr. Johnson] have used extensively at my home*. I still have a 2.2 *Aquadyne 2.2 on 1,000 gal water   (2018) Where to Buy: With a Return Policy (Thank you, Amazon!) Bead filtration appealed to me because prior to bead filtration, I’d been using sponge filtration, matting filters, … Read more

Activated Charcoal – Carbon Filtration (Purification)

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Activated Carbon – Charcoal Activated Carbon – Detailed information – by Carl Gittings This article was prepared by Carl Gittings in preparation for Koi Camp 2002 at Ashland Berry Farm. ACTIVATED CARBON Activated carbon is currently used in numerous applications ranging from the decolourisation of sugars and sweeteners, gold recovery, colour/odour correction in wines & … Read more