Underwater Video of my tank for just $35.00!!

[funman1]

Well I need to find time to do a real write up, but here's the deal.

It's a quick and dirty write up....

I went down to Rite-Aid and
bought a $29.99 disposable VIDEO camcorder.
http://www.riteaid.com/photos/digital_camera.jsf

Now I have a way to take video, I just need to water proof it.
So I got out my vacuseal food saver machine, threw the camera in.
And then into the tank it went!!!

Now keep in mind I have a small tank and so getting it to focus at a close distance was tough.
A bigger tank would be better...

Here's the raw video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I43FMcyoZSg

I'm able to hack the video off the camera, and reuse the camera.
but that's another DIY

 

[Tofumushrooman]

hahah very nice steve! thanks for the awesome frags placed them last night cant wait till the lights turn on today!

a little OT but hey was wondering if i wanted to replace the 150w in my coralife retro with a 250 what would i need to do could i keep the original reflector and everything could i just buy a new ballast and new bulb and that would work to rewire it? or do i also need to get new brackets for the bulb too? thanks sorry WAY OT.

thanks again steve!

Joe

 

[kevin95695]

Yeah! Steve! You are freakin' livin' on the edge! I love the crazy stuff you come up with!!!

 

[bladeruner143]

Rudy: Steve, I don't like you cuz you're dangerous . . .
Steve: That's right Ru . . . dy . . . I am dangerous!

LOL, Steve is the Ultimate DIYer!!! Keep em comin' Steve

 

[kdblove_99]

Holy cow i thought i was on a bad acid trip

Seemed like you were going fast

 

[funman1]

I'll try and get a better one soon..
Anyone want to volunteer their tank?

 

[pv1191]

Steve is like the resident MARS mad scientist! Cool stuff

 

[dlee300z]

That's loud in there! I wonder what it sounds like if you tap the glass. I bet it's freaken annoying for the fish especially w/ that loud whirring!

Woo, glad I'm not a fish.

Try tapping the glass and post a video of it heheh

 

[Auntbeez]

What motivated this.... "What a fish see?"

Ok, it's kinda cool. Can't wait to see whats next.

 

[shiveley]

was that camera strapped to a fish? I think I got a bit sea sick watching that one...

 

[mike1962]

LOL, that was a great video given the equipment and ingenious rube-goldberg-jimmy-rig setup! I'll bet the fish were wondering what the heck it was that was entering their little world.

 

[MandM]

This is sure to be in Steve's Easter basket -

 

[ReefnAv]

Sheila - LOL~! That was great...where do I get one!

 

[MandM]

I'm sure Steve could hook you up. :lol:

 

[Brian Prestwood]

For his next trick, the amazing Funmano will drink out of a glass with a live power line in it WHILE doing underwater videography in this tank.

For a guy who is into glass boxes you sure know how to think outside the box