AT-AT Aquarium Looks Like Hoth After Global Warming

When you think of AT-ATs, you think of these giant mechanical beasts stomping along the snowy surface of Hoth. But what would happen if the Empire’s war machines ran on fossil fuels and their CO2 emissions, resulting in a greenhouse effect? It might end up looking something like this aquarium scene created by Carly Thompson.

After receiving a model AT-AT as a Christmas gift, she decided to incorporate the Imperial Walker into a small fish tank. She says the scene was inspired by the Kashyyk level of Jedi Fallen Order, and Endor from Return of the Jedi. But to me, it looks like Hoth after the polar ice caps have melted, raising the sea levels, and flooding the land as surface temperatures increased above freezing. The AT-AT has definitely seen better days, now that it has moss growing out of it, but it sure makes a nice home for the red cherry shrimp and Ramshorn snails who have taken up residence here.

[via Reddit via MyModernMet and GeekNative]

A Clear Cylindrical Capsule for Carrying Live Fish

Because Japan takes its sushi and sashimi seriously, the Ma Corporation has developed the Katsugyo Bag, a clear cylindrical briefcase designed for transporting live fish that you caught or bought from the market to your home so you know you’re preparing a meal with the freshest fish possible. Me? I still miss the previously frozen fish sticks from the middle school cafeteria.

The Katsugyo Bag (roughly translated: ‘live fish’ bag), which is still in the prototype and development phase, includes a gauge for monitoring oxygen saturation, as well as what I believe to be a pump for keeping the water circulating through the device. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but the cylinder is actually split in half with water only in the clear front half, with some electronics in the rear. Honestly, it kind of looks like a homemade fish bomb to me.

Could you also use a Katsugyo Bag to take a pet fish for a walk around the neighborhood? I guess, but why would you want to separate your fish from its old pal the bubble-powered rum drinking pirate skeleton? The stories that guy can tell!

[via Sad and Useless]

This hydrophonic aquarium + planter takes care of itself

Do I wish I could take part in the mentally soothing, environmentally beneficial practice of gardening? Absolutely, but as a known plant killer, I can only admire my peers’ mini-gardens from afar. The Eva hydroponic fixture offers neglectful plant owners a no-effort solution in which the plant cares for itself – by merging an indoor garden with an aquarium!

The Eva planter creates an environment in which the plants can survive without human help. How? By creating a symbiotic relationship between the fish and fauna that live inside it. The fishes produce ammonia as a waste product, which can become toxic in large amounts. As it happens, ammonia contains nitrogen, which is necessary for photosynthesis and helps with plant growth. In the garden above, the roots break down the ammonia, and the resulting waste product, nitrites, then become food for the fish. Simply put, it’s the circle of life — with only two organisms.

Additionally, Eva includes light fixtures that mimic natural sunlight. This is not a new feature — we’ve seen it on similar planters — but it contributes to Eva’s mission: to sustain life in any indoor environment. It allows everyone to flex their green thumbs, even if their living spaces seem less than ideal for plant life.

Designer: François Hurtaud

 

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The LEGO Clockwork Aquarium Is Filled with Cranky Fish

LEGO and aquarium are two words that don’t usually go together. As versatile as the bricks are, I’m guessing the gaps aren’t water-tight. That’s why you don’t see giant LEGO ships traveling the world’s oceans, delivering LEGO sets where they are needed. Regardless of this limitation, someone has built a LEGO aquarium. But is it still an aquarium if it has no water? Wow, that’s deep. No, it’s not deep, because there’s no water. Nevermind.

This LEGO Clockwork Aquarium was built by LEGO fan Mark Smiley. Just turn the crank and it comes to life. The fish swim around, while a crab jumps, and a starfish turns as the fish pass. It’s a neat little machine. If you like it, go ahead and give it some votes on the LEGO Ideas website. If it gets enough votes it will be considered for production.

Come on people, let’s make this an official product. We could all use this in our homes. These fish won’t die no matter how much you neglect them, because they only live when you turn the crank, and they’ll never need fish food or their fish poop cleaned out of the filters.

[via Laughing Squid]

‘Sustainable seafood’ grows in a lab instead of the ocean

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Finally, a Tasteful Fish Tank

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Forget your fugly fish bowl! Tau is a twist on the standalone aquarium that ditches all the awkward tubing, hard lighting and unsightly box filters for a cleaner, minimalistic look that you and your fishy friends will love!

All of the aforementioned features are neatly packed within the main body at the bottom. Even its light projects upward from the base before being reflected back down, giving the unit subtle, relaxing ambience rather than direct, harsh lighting. The coolest feature of all, however, is its ability to automatically turn 360° slowly, giving viewers a soothing, ever-changing view of the waterscape.

Designer: Franco Eduardo Battistella

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Fish Controls Its Own Robotic Fish Tank

This is strange and wrong on so many levels. This fish is driving around in and controlling its own aquarium. Has it caught on to what is happening? And if so, will it eventually want a mech suit so it can destroy us all?


I’m not sure why I find this so unsettling, but I do. Think about it. This fish is moving around in and driving it’s own little ocean that it can never reach the edge of. The speed and direction of the robot tank are determined by the position of the fish relative to the middle of the tank, so it changes as the fish swims around. Creepy. This would be like you taking your hometown with you as you travel.

The robot was built by a group of friends for Build18 at Carnegie Mellon University. Just don’t let it near a mech suit!

[reddit via Laughing Squid]

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Deal: Save 32% on the EcoQube C Aquarium

Do you love the idea of having an aquarium, but don’t want to deal with constant cleaning? This nifty desktop aquarium takes advantage of an aquaponic filter to help keep the environment clean, and your fish happy and healthy.

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The EcoQube C Aquarium uses plants like basil or mint to act as natural filters for your underwater ecosystem, rather than pumps or mechanical filtration systems. This makes it not only more environmentally friendly, but easier to maintain.

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The compact aquarium has an LED light which provides illumination, as well as necessary light to keep your plant alive. Fish waste products are used to create fertilizer for the plant, keeping the cycle running, just like it does in nature.

So if you’re ready to nurture two new lifeforms on your desktop, drop by the Technabob Shop and grab the EcoQube C Aquarium for just $114.99 – a savings of 32% off the MSRP.