Dip into a fascinating underwater world with this whimsical wooden UGears Mechanical Aquarium!

Pop out the laser-cut pieces and begin the journey of assembling them to build an aquarium complete with tropical fish.

Once complete, watch as they chase each other around a fantastic forest of macroalgae fronds that hide a secretive seahorse!

To set things in motion, wind the knob on the base, the flip the switch from “stop” to “swim” mode and watch your aquarium come to life!

The fish look like they're really swimming as they move their heads and tails from side to side, powered by a spring-loaded mechanism!

You can stop your model at any time, or just let it go and enjoy the movements of the automaton fish and fronds for about 40 seconds.

Everything you need to complete your project is included in your kit. No glue or special tools required.

Included:

  • High quality plywood boards with precision cut pieces
  • The metal springs that power the mechanism
  • Illustrated instructions in 11 different languages

Number of parts: 325

Estimated time of assembly: 6 hours

Level of difficulty: Medium

Assembled dimensions: 23.5cm x 23.5cm x 20cm

Peter and Anne-Maree
Hello from Peter & Anne-Maree

CoolThings Australia is a Australian family owned & operated small business located in Launceston, Tasmania.

The CoolThings Australia mission is to help you be the coolest gift giver in your family and circle of friends.

You know the feeling you get when you give a gift and the response is "That's so cool!" - that is what its all about!

CoolThings Australia was started in 2003 by Peter and Anne-Maree and is still led by them to this day. Their purpose in business is to be givers themselves and they support multiple charities and organisations close to their hearts locally, nationally and internationally.

Both Peter and Anne-Maree and their team of cool gift-o-l-o-gists thankyou for your support and are looking forward to serving you today!

UGears Mechanical Aquarium Reviews

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Elia - via UGEARS

19 September

(5)

That's amazing, really complex, but very very satisfying

Chase - via UGEARS

30 August

(5)

This thing is amazing. I thought the fish would just rotate around, but they actually swim. couple bits of advice though, at first the mechanism didn't work, obviously make sure everything is put together right, but it needs to be worn in a little. at first I forced to move wondering why it didn't move on its own, but eventually it started to but would just go short bursts. Just tapping it would make it go again and doing this multiple times it eventually would just go completely on its own. second, make sure to keep all the little bits and pieces in a small bowl or dish. I almost sent an email begging for a piece I had lost until it finally turned up.

David - via UGEARS

12 December

(5)

Fantastic Model, love the mechanism very much. Insane Detail and wirks perfectly. Be aware, my model did not work at first, too, as I filled the gears with wax which blocked them when I had to check the mechanism during construction and initially I could not move the gears by hand. USE A HAIRDRYER ON MEDIUM TEMPERATURE TO MELT THE WAX CAREFULLY. Therefore, just wind the spring, activate „swim“ and direct the warm air to the gears. It took just 2 minutes until the mechanism ran super smoothly.

Dmitriy - via UGEARS

1 April

(5)

I collected a lot of different models and it’s definitely difficult to surprise me, but there was the joy of a small child, how gracefully the fish swim, smoothly move their tail and head, an inexpressible pleasure, besides, the aquarium is very beautiful. A video review can be viewed on the Incredible Gears channel.

Rob - via UGEARS

16 September

(5)

I've built 10 different wood models, and this is my favorite. It's an easy build (I'm 67, and some kits are very challenging with my bad eyes and shaky fingers). And the result is fun to look at, especially when moving - lots of action.

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