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[lilyea]

I am hoping to get some type of zooplankton counting wheel or chamber (i.e., Wildco Bogorov counting chamber) to use with a compound microscope for evaluating and counting live foods and other live organisms.  Any recommendations?

 

 

[swampfish]

I used a square plastic petri dish with a grid for decades to systematically go through soil, water, or debris looking for tiny insects and mites. Each square of the grid was slightly smaller than the field of my dissecting microscope at low magnification, making it easy to be sure that all of the sample was covered. One should work with a compound scope using the lowest objective lens. 

 

Finding one at a reasonable price might be difficult. A quick search online revealed sources where the shipping cost more than the dish or 500 being the lowest number available. You might find them at a local hobby store or a university book store as many sell lab equipment.

 

Being an entomologist, I'm a long-term fan of Bioquip inc. They sell a Rose Specimen Counting Tray that might serve your needs at https://www.bioquip.....asp?pid=11RST2. This is an insect equipment supplier for hobbyists and professionals. They also sell many insect and other invertebrate books. 

 

Phil Nixon

[lilyea]

I used a square plastic petri dish with a grid for decades to systematically go through soil, water, or debris looking for tiny insects and mites. Each square of the grid was slightly smaller than the field of my dissecting microscope at low magnification, making it easy to be sure that all of the sample was covered. One should work with a compound scope using the lowest objective lens. 

 

Finding one at a reasonable price might be difficult. A quick search online revealed sources where the shipping cost more than the dish or 500 being the lowest number available. You might find them at a local hobby store or a university book store as many sell lab equipment.

 

Being an entomologist, I'm a long-term fan of Bioquip inc. They sell a Rose Specimen Counting Tray that might serve your needs at https://www.bioquip.....asp?pid=11RST2. This is an insect equipment supplier for hobbyists and professionals. They also sell many insect and other invertebrate books. 

 

Phil Nixon

 

Thanks Phil!  I'll take a look!