Uh-oh, Dinos.

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What do you mean by commercially? Like through a wholesaler or at a place of business?

So far I've used this puppy 5 times and I've only been home for two days, so I don't know how you value their use, but I feel like I got my money's worth on the first try when I put my "slime" under the scope and saw thousands of little organisms swimming around under their own power. I didn't even mention the diatoms (I think that's what they are) that looked like two super elongated cut glass champagne flutes facing each other (cup to cup) with their bases snapped off that we're swimming around in with the Dinos, or these other organisms that looked like glass versions of the Mercedes Benz logo with the other ring removed.

So, might not have been "worth" 250 bucks because I'll never use it professionally, but I could make that same argument about the "value" of my skimmer, my lights, my pump, my whole tank. I have a salt water tank because I'm fascinated by the coral reefs and I want to watch one in frozen Alberta whenever I want. Half the stuff that's cool is too small to see, so a microscope to me seems like a logical investment in this hobby.