Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this “golden tank” thing for a while now, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I first heard about it from some random forum post – you know how it is, late-night internet rabbit holes. The idea was to create this tank with layers of water, some saltwater, some fresh, and then inject stuff into it. Sounded weird, sounded cool, so I was in.
First, I had to actually get a tank. I went to a local pet store, the kind with all the sad-looking fish. I picked up a decent-sized one, nothing too fancy, and some aquarium salt. The guy at the counter gave me a weird look when I told him I needed a lot of salt. Whatever, dude, mind your own business.
Then came the fun part – setting it up. I mixed up a batch of saltwater, trying to get the right density. I won’t lie, I had no clue what I was doing. I just dumped a bunch of salt in and hoped for the best. Then, I carefully poured it into the tank, making sure not to splash it everywhere. After that, I gently added a layer of freshwater on top. It looked kind of cool, all layered like that.
Now for the experiments. I started simple, just food coloring. I dropped some blue into the freshwater, watched it swirl around, it was kind of cool but no magic. Then I tried red in the saltwater, and that was a bit more interesting. It kind of stayed there, like a weird underwater cloud. I was hooked.
I started getting more adventurous. I tried different liquids I don’t even know where to start, inks, oils, some weird stuff from my garage. Some mixed together, some stayed separated, making these crazy patterns. It was like a lava lamp, but way more unpredictable. My friends were even kind of into the whole thing, they came over on the weekend and we have fun with the liquid.
But here’s the thing, I couldn’t find anything about a “golden tank” in my unit data stuff. I had this “vengeful child” thing, but no golden tank. It was driving me nuts! I even went down a “golden ratio” rabbit hole, thinking it had something to do with that. Turns out, the golden ratio is in, like, everything, but it didn’t help me with my tank.
Then it hit me. I was so focused on the technical stuff that I missed the whole point. It wasn’t about some specific “golden” outcome. It was about the process, the experimenting, the creating something unique. This tank, with its weird layers and swirling colors, was my own little world. I mean that is my golden tank.
So, yeah, that’s my “golden tank” story. It’s not really about following instructions or achieving some perfect result. It’s about diving in, messing around, and seeing what happens. And who knows, maybe you’ll create your own “golden” something along the way.
