Journey to the Microcosmos: The Secret Things Living in Your Aquarium
Videos are generally available for preview to non-members as short clips. Limited full-length titles are also available. Log In to view the full length title.
Browse Full-length Non-member Titles
"Journey to the Microcosmos: The Secret Things Living in Your Aquarium" explores the hidden microbiome of an aquarium through microscopy, showing how microorganisms help sustain aquatic ecosystems. The video explains key life science concepts including microbes, protists, bacteria, archaea, biofilm, ammonia, biofilters, and the nitrogen cycle. Viewers encounter organisms such as Foraminifera, amoebas, cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, ciliates, and Trichodesmium, while learning how these microscopic communities support water quality and ecological balance. It also connects aquarium science to research on microbial diversity, pathogens, and changing microbiomes in both small tanks and large public aquariums. This content aligns strongly with biology, ecology, microbiology, and chemistry topics commonly studied in school science curricula. Part of the "Journey to the Microcosmos" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 8 minutes, 54 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Biology, Ecology, Marine Life, Microbiology, Microscopy
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2020
- Producer/Distributor: Complexly
- Series: Journey to the Microcosmos
- Report a Problem
Related Media
Journey to the Microcosmos: Meet the Microcosmos
Journey to the Microcosmos: How Microscopic Hunters Get Their Lunch
Journey to the Microcosmos: Stentors--Single-Celled Giants
Journey to the Microcosmos: How Do Microorganisms Reproduce?
Journey to the Microcosmos: Where Did Eukaryotic Cells Come From?
Journey to the Microcosmos: Tardigrades--Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal
Journey to the Microcosmos: How Do Protozoa Get Around?
Journey to the Microcosmos: Diatoms--Tiny Factories You Can See From Space
Journey to the Microcosmos: Mysterious Jiggly Crystals and Other Intracellular Structures
Journey to the Microcosmos: How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive?