DIY Betta (or any fish) Tank with USB LED Lamp

My first Instructable.

I found a cute candy jar being sold here in KSA that looks good for a Betta tank. The USB powered LED lamp feature was originally from Artificial Intelligence (http://www.instructables.com/id/The-USB-powered-LED-CD-lamp/?ALLSTEPS).

It's USB powered because this Instructable would look good on an office table, and you could always be with your precious Betta (or any other fish) at work.

Step 1 Cleaning and gathering materials

Cleaning:

1. Eat the chocolates/candies.
2. Place your jar in a pail of water until the label is soft for you to remove without scratching the jar.
3. Dry it with a soft cloth.

Materials:

1. soldering iron and lead
2. electric drill with 5mm bit
3. 7 LEDs
4. 7 resistors - 68 Ohms
5. hook-up wires (solid)
6. switch (optional)
7. USB cable (from a broken mouse)
8. 2 CD slim cases
9. mounting tape
10. rubber footing (don't know what it is called exactly, but these are the rubber footings from small equipments. i got mine free from a network hub)
11. candy jar of course (any type is fine, just use your creativity)
12. super glue

Comments

[clhfireman]

really cool and great !!!

[tukmol]

thank you!

[jupeter5]

That looks really cool

[tukmol]

thank you!

[sassy8girl]

this is actually quite great. what is the candy jar made out of?

[tukmol]

hi. it came from a Jewels candy jar.

[19charbel96]

very great idea!! 5stars :D

[tukmol]

hey, thanks!

[angstmonkey]

very cool, i just wonder what the container is made of?
If it's glass it's probably fine, but often these candy containers can be made of high density polystyrene, which is thought to leach chemicals into water.
Just be careful, it probably wont harm the fishies, but there's always a chance

[tukmol]

whoah... thanks for the info. hopefully it wont.

[angstmonkey]

It probably wont be enough to seriously harm the fish, and it may not even be made of the right material :)
It's a great tank! I'm using that lighting system for my new tank :)

[artcobain]

haha pinoy k pla.

[tukmol]

haha... yup-yup!

[tukmol]

hehehe... thanks you guys!

[freddyavan]

 VERY NICE JOB!!!!

[Smalfrii]

it would be cool if you added a camera recorder thing so when you plug in tank your wallpaper would be the fishies swimmin around

[minuteus]

the led is so bright i hope your fish aren't blinded yet.

[x_xPacox_x]

!!!!!!!HEY PEOPLE YOU MIGHT NEED A FILTER CHECK OF MY HOMEMADE DIY AQUARIUM FILTER :]!!!!!!!!!

[DELETED_axol123]

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[tukmol]

...and i live in the Philippines, by the way. we are in the tropics. ;) i think frequent 50% water changes would do good.

[tukmol]

i agree. but the candy jar isn't that big to get equipped with a filtration system (unless using a canister filter which is a bit expensive for that DIY fish tank), and heater system is not possible because it's made of plastic. shrimps and snails would do good, but plants need light.

[imabadspeler]

Hmm. I would have gone with Minnows or somthing instead of tropical fish. White cloud moutain minnows would work best. and some shrimp and snails.

[puffyfluff]

Cool! One question: couldn't you use just one resistor for the whole thing?

[tukmol]

thanks. actually yes, but the circuit would be arranged in a series connection and the resistor value should change.

[puffyfluff]

Well, yes, the resistor value would change, but you could wire the LEDs in parallel, and then hook that circuit up in series. Not to criticize you or anything...

[tukmol]

no problem. ;)

[geeklord]

Booooooo, Booooooo! You've got Vista! JK I like Vista, there's just the whole hipe over it.

[tukmol]

he he he...

[geeklord]

if you don't have a metric drill bit set, a 3/16" drill bit works great for 5mm LED's. Its in my (only) instructable.

[Exocet]

This is WAY to small for 4 fish. They will suffocate soon. A betta can survive in low oxygen water, but tetra's and a loach can not.

[tukmol]

yup, you're correct. those are just my test fishes. after a week, i already placed them in my pond.

[apolo1]

ty

[Artificial Intelligence]

LED light and fish tank at the same time. That's awesome.

[tukmol]

it was from your idea. thanks!

[Artificial Intelligence]

I know. Thanks for giving me credits.

[LinuxH4x0r]

Very nice!

[tukmol]

thank you!