"You can never step in the same water twice, my friend. Like flowing water, life is perpetual movement. There is nothing fixed.” -- Bruce lee

In this intructable I will share my how I made this mini water vortex fountain. Almost, all the materials used in this project are recycled...

I made this project with my son and he enjoys playing with water and experiment with things and observe how it affected the fountain, like putting a marble inside the vortex, adding a pipe or more water.. I hope you get to spend more time with your family and friends by building one..

Step 1: What Do We Need ?

Material

Long Glass jar ( Olive jar )
Plastic Food container with lid (reusing one from last nights food takeout)
Plastic straw
DC water pump
PVC tubes
Glass marbles
AC to DC, 9V Adapter ( from old device )
Wires

Tools

Drill
Bottle cutter jig
Soldering Iron
Hot Glue gun

Step 2: The Jar Cap

It is difficult to drill holes on a glass, so I will use the metal jar cap
Drill two holes, one at the center and other near the edge
Make sure there is enough space for a plastic pipe and that the glass jar can still be closed
Fix the jar cap on the plastic lid of the food container using hot glue gun\
The middle hole will be used to create a vortex or whirlpool, while the second hole will be use to pump water into the jar at an angle

Step 3: Bottle Jar

Cut the bottom of the glass jar using a glass bottle cutter
Sand the edges smooth
We will place the glass jar inverted on the plastic lid

Step 4: The Pump

The water needs to be pumps inside the jar at an angle, so that the water moves in circular motion
To make a "L" shaped bend pipe by heating the pipe under a flame and then bending it
Or cut two pieces of the pipe and attach them at 90 degree by hot glue or melting them together
The water pump is attached to a plastic pipe using a soft pvc tube, as shown