  The report elaborates for the first time visual observations of induced
convections in a non-conducting diamagnetic fluid under the action of static
gradient magnetic field in the absence of thermal gradients and the techniques
employed to observe and record them. Suspension of Deionized (DI) and double
distilled water and Lycopodium pollen grains was used as the fluid in a test
tube. Permanent magnets having field strength of 0.12T each were used to
provide the static gradient magnetic field. The suspension filled test tube was
kept in a room temperature water bath. The convections were visually observed
and recorded using travelling microscope attached with a web camera. Various
geometrical configurations of magnets in the vicinity of test tube provided
different types of magnetic gradient shapes. These gradients were responsible
for the occurrence of different types of orientations in the convective flows
in the test tube. Convections were observed over a range of fluid volumes from
0.2ml-10ml. The experimentally observed results provide proof of concept that
irrespective of the weak interactions of diamagnetic fluids with magnetic
fields, these effects can be easily observed and recorded with the use of low
tech laboratory equipments.
