I was curious if anyone has used one of these to play with their fish. I suppose there could be some dangers associated with them, and i'm not saying any RC submarine would be safe for the aquarium but I would bet some of them are.
RC Submarines
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Imagine the fish thinking... what the H*LL is that chasing us???? Do you feel all that VIBRATION??? Lets get out of here.. oh no..we are surrounded by Glass in this Tank! We Beg our keepers..spare us this evil!!!!!!
Can you say STRESSFULL???
Can you say STRESSFULL???
PunkMartyr guy? Where ya been? I saw those candle bowl things while I was out Christmas shopping the other day and I wondered if you ever did that Atlantis thing. And I was in a hobby shop today looking for some DIY plumbing supplies (no luck) and saw a remote control sub. You can't help but think it, but, um… no.
Aaaargh! Another get-rich-quick plan spoiled!!
They already exist?? My buddy was over last week and we were talking about how much $$$ we could rack in if we could invent remote subs that could "shoot" the fish. Put them in the drinking establishments...tell me that wouldn't be a hit!!
They already exist?? My buddy was over last week and we were talking about how much $$$ we could rack in if we could invent remote subs that could "shoot" the fish. Put them in the drinking establishments...tell me that wouldn't be a hit!!
Re: Aaaargh! Another get-rich-quick plan spoiled!!
But you didn't know about it.
The money is in the marketing…
Put them in the drinking establishments… tell me that wouldn't be a hit!!
Sick, twisted, funny, (lucrative?)
But you didn't know about it.
The money is in the marketing…
Put them in the drinking establishments… tell me that wouldn't be a hit!!
Sick, twisted, funny, (lucrative?)
Re: Re: Aaaargh! Another get-rich-quick plan spoiled!!
Much that is lucrative IS sick, twisted, and funny!
Originally posted by carpguy
Sick, twisted, funny, (lucrative?)
Much that is lucrative IS sick, twisted, and funny!
I'm going to have to defend my idea of the submarine because I still think its a good idea.
1. I really want it so I can play with my blue crayfish "Luna". I can see myself making a little tether on the back and her grabbing it and riding around the aquarium.
2. Maybe I would attach food to the sub, or really I see myself getting another RC toy and breaking it apart to build an arm that can move or pick things up. That would be new hotness
3. As far as scaring the fish goes, they'd probably become accustomed to the sub. I'm not sure if they would even be smart enough to know its a toy and not a fish.
4. RC things are fun. If it was a failure I could find another use for the sub.
5. My amazon puffer is pretty mean so I don't mind chasing him around. Yes I know that sounds very ignorant.
I'm really a crustacean lover, thats what I most see the use of the sub for. I used to catch crayfish in a creek as a kid and its a memory that makes aquarium keeping appealing to me.
Hi Carpguy
I have been busy with school and some things and haven't gotten around to it yet. However I have just set up a new 29 gallon in my basement to do some things with. I am between a terrarium or an atlantis project.
I have the picture you drew in my mailbox but it won't open for some technical reason, I'm going to forward it to my girlfriend's computer and check it out again.
The materials have been lying in my room since we last discussed it. I have some silicone gel, tubing, suction cups, glass bowl.
I think we agreed that a rectangular casserole dish looking thing would do best. Also I have been using a drill to do audio projects in my car so I'm pretty handy with that, but I think we also agreed that would be a bad idea to drill a hole at the top for the exit tube. I'm trying to remember the important thing your picture told me. I know it had to do with the way the air would leave the atlantis globe. Like if you use no tube you'll get big burps of air every other second, as the air stone pumps air into the atlantis then some is pumped out.
Now I remember, the tube has to be setup and angled just right so water doesn't go up it, but air goes out. Did we agree the tube should be angled slightly down and be at the bottom of the globe? I have 10 more days off from school so I do have the time to do some work with this now.
The next step is for me to get a rectangular clear glass enclosure I believe. I wouldn't mind doing a test with the round globe first. Something occurs to me. Since the air pressure makes the globe want to go up with some force, and the middle of the glass is the weakest, do you think it could break it or crack it eventually? Might be some consideration for weighing it down. With a rectangular enclosure putting rocks on top would be much more easier.
I'm gonna be at walmart today I'll take a look around for some more materials, and also I may go to a specialty shop for the enclosure. For the substrate would you pick sand or gravel?
1. I really want it so I can play with my blue crayfish "Luna". I can see myself making a little tether on the back and her grabbing it and riding around the aquarium.
2. Maybe I would attach food to the sub, or really I see myself getting another RC toy and breaking it apart to build an arm that can move or pick things up. That would be new hotness
3. As far as scaring the fish goes, they'd probably become accustomed to the sub. I'm not sure if they would even be smart enough to know its a toy and not a fish.
4. RC things are fun. If it was a failure I could find another use for the sub.
5. My amazon puffer is pretty mean so I don't mind chasing him around. Yes I know that sounds very ignorant.
I'm really a crustacean lover, thats what I most see the use of the sub for. I used to catch crayfish in a creek as a kid and its a memory that makes aquarium keeping appealing to me.
Hi Carpguy
I have been busy with school and some things and haven't gotten around to it yet. However I have just set up a new 29 gallon in my basement to do some things with. I am between a terrarium or an atlantis project.
I have the picture you drew in my mailbox but it won't open for some technical reason, I'm going to forward it to my girlfriend's computer and check it out again.
The materials have been lying in my room since we last discussed it. I have some silicone gel, tubing, suction cups, glass bowl.
I think we agreed that a rectangular casserole dish looking thing would do best. Also I have been using a drill to do audio projects in my car so I'm pretty handy with that, but I think we also agreed that would be a bad idea to drill a hole at the top for the exit tube. I'm trying to remember the important thing your picture told me. I know it had to do with the way the air would leave the atlantis globe. Like if you use no tube you'll get big burps of air every other second, as the air stone pumps air into the atlantis then some is pumped out.
Now I remember, the tube has to be setup and angled just right so water doesn't go up it, but air goes out. Did we agree the tube should be angled slightly down and be at the bottom of the globe? I have 10 more days off from school so I do have the time to do some work with this now.
The next step is for me to get a rectangular clear glass enclosure I believe. I wouldn't mind doing a test with the round globe first. Something occurs to me. Since the air pressure makes the globe want to go up with some force, and the middle of the glass is the weakest, do you think it could break it or crack it eventually? Might be some consideration for weighing it down. With a rectangular enclosure putting rocks on top would be much more easier.
I'm gonna be at walmart today I'll take a look around for some more materials, and also I may go to a specialty shop for the enclosure. For the substrate would you pick sand or gravel?
Personally I'm partial to sand, but its just a preference.
The bowl they carry at Illuminations had these two advantages: it had the 1 inch+ lip for the "beach" and it was compressed vertically, so it would have less displacement than a true bowl. Plus its a lot thinner (easier to drill, or more prone to shatter?) Should be on sale by Thursday. A casserole would have no beach unless you built some sort of platform for the middle.
I just mounted a bunch of driftwood onto 12" square floor tiles, a few bucks each at Home Depot. I placed them on top of eggcrate (optional). If you mount onto 2 of them you'd have most of your substrate and whatever rocks acting as an anchor.
My own theory on the air supply was that the vent would need to be below the beach but above the entrance. The water level should stabilize at the level of the vent. Check valve on the supply line, does no good on the vent. I think in the diagram we had a little piece of airline going from the vent to above the beach.
I don't know if the constantly refreshed air will help keep the humidity down or if you'll wind up with terrarium-style condensation all over the bowl.
The bowl they carry at Illuminations had these two advantages: it had the 1 inch+ lip for the "beach" and it was compressed vertically, so it would have less displacement than a true bowl. Plus its a lot thinner (easier to drill, or more prone to shatter?) Should be on sale by Thursday. A casserole would have no beach unless you built some sort of platform for the middle.
I just mounted a bunch of driftwood onto 12" square floor tiles, a few bucks each at Home Depot. I placed them on top of eggcrate (optional). If you mount onto 2 of them you'd have most of your substrate and whatever rocks acting as an anchor.
My own theory on the air supply was that the vent would need to be below the beach but above the entrance. The water level should stabilize at the level of the vent. Check valve on the supply line, does no good on the vent. I think in the diagram we had a little piece of airline going from the vent to above the beach.
I don't know if the constantly refreshed air will help keep the humidity down or if you'll wind up with terrarium-style condensation all over the bowl.