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Create Your Own slides
Use the dropper to place a drop of pond water onto a blank slide and use micro-
scope to view any organisms existing in the water.
Adding a Cover slip on top of liquid will allow for much thinner viewing surface.
Thinly sliced specimens (such as plant stems) can be accomplished by first
heating wax to melting point and adding specimen to wax solution and allow wax
to harden. Then using the included microtome place specimen through hole and
turn dial in order to cut thin slices to be placed onto glass slide.
Be careful of the razor-sharp edges of cutting blade of Microtome.
Use the Gum solution to make a permanent slide.
The Gum will stick the Cover slips to the slide.
Dyes can be used on specimens to bring out more detail much like the included
prepared slides. This subject matter goes beyond this manual and further study
would be required.
salt Water Prawns (Brine shrimp)
Hatching
First, pour one pint of rain or fresh water into a container and let stand for
approx 30 hours. Pour half of the Sea Salt into the container and stir until all salt
has dissolved. This will create the saline solution that will be used to grow the
brine shrimps.
Pour an additional pint of rain or fresh water into a second container and let
stand for approx 30 hours. This will create spare water for adding to the hatchery
when the salt water evaporates.
Next place some of the salt solution into the hatchery using the dropper.
Then carefully place some of the eggs into hatchery water.
Place in lit area away from direct sunlight at preferred temperature of 25
degrees C.
The shrimps will begin to hatch in 2-3 days. If any water evaporates during this
time please replace with water from the second container.
Feeding
Feed your shrimps every other day using small pinch of dry powdered yeast
(included). Overfeeding will darken water and stagnate. If stagnation occurs
remove shrimps and place into fresh salt water solution.
Viewing
Use dropper to place shrimps from hatchery onto blank slide or place hatchery
directly under microscope with lid removed. Take images and movies of the
prawns to create a record of the lifecycle of the brine shrimp.
Note: Shrimp eggs and shrimps are not suitable for consumption!
specifications
SNR:
36db
Dynamic Range:
65db
Spectral Range:
Visible light
USB Port:
USB 2.0
Operating System:
XP, Vista, Windows7, Mac OS X
