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Also isopropyl alcohol, and wick lighter fluid are good for removing sticky residue plus they evaporate so you don't have to clean up residue from them.
Hey MD! you should totally consider doing live streaming or twitch (not sure if you do). I love would to watch you build aquariums and just have a chat with you while your live
Love the idea, that ended up being super cute. I would've loved to have seen you put a piece of fine-mesh in front of the drain so you could just pull the tap for a water change, but I can't wait to see how this comes along!
I have 3 of these and placed a UGF in the bottom. Easy water change cleans detritus out of the UGF.😁 Cutting plastic craft canvas to size, and elevate the craft canvas above the spigot is the most complicated part
I also had the idea to abuse a drink dispenser for stuff like that, but just a few days ago my local market had normal tanks without a tap, for the same prize and same size + shape. So I bought one of those.
Really cool build! I did a similar one a few years ago and noticed that if you stuff a piece of filter sponge into the inner part of the tap, you can use it for easy water changes without loosing any substrate.
Love the look of this. But for future reference you can use a hairdryer to pull the sticker off easier. It heats the glue and makes it easier to peel off and get rid of the residue.
I made a similar setup, but with a difference. I took some 1/4 inch plastic tubing and made many perforations along its entire length, and then stuck one end into the inside opening of the drink container valve, and ran a length of it around the bottom of the drink dispenser. I covered the tubing with nylon screen, and then a layer of course aquarium gravel. I put aquarium soil on top of the gravel, and then capped it with more gravel. After heavily planting the drink container, and letting it stabilize for a few weeks, I added a Betta fish. The tubing setup allowed me to do water changes by just opening the spigot and draining out however much water I wanted to remove and replace with fresh. This setup was sort of like an under gravel filter, and made water changes for the Betta much easier.
The extra sticky stuff, use eucalyptus oil on it. It’s ok to use on Acrylic. Put some on a cotton wool ball and wipe. The residue will come off. I absolutely adore this tank ❤️
Duuuude .... This is exactly what I have in my house. only difference is I have no light and not many plants . You taught me a lot MD , I'm Soo thankful for that
@@kmacc974 so far it's good . In my opinion more number of plants is better coz due to the low plant numbers if I feed the fish any more than the minimum there are hints of algae otherwise you'll have compromise on the stocking.
@Minz it actually is a problem . I don't use one and it has effect on the plant growth . I think that the lack of flow has reduced the speed of growth , the only thing that causes movement are just 4 guppies. I think it might be due to reduced availability of co2
Loved this one. It felt like a throw back to when you first started. More manageable to replicate here at home where we can't dedicate so many resources to the hobby. Thank you!
I love it! I would like to suggest you shove bee’s wax inside the spout incase the valve degrades over time. Especially now that sand has run through it. Regardless, I cannot wait for the update!!!!!
My American self chuckled when you said something completely nothing out of the ordinary: "I've decided to put the tap to the side, I think it looks a little bit BETTA." 🐟 4:38
Nice content....I just started aquascaping last 2 month after watching your videos... thanks for all the tip you give in your video....I hope you'll continue doing great
This was still beautiful, but I think this was a case of your experience with big tanks working against you. It's a cylindrical tank but you still kept to the idea of a back area and you covered the faucet which should also have been a point of interest in the design.
I absolutely love this set up and looks so natural. I would personally put glass beads in the base with a small colour changing led but that’s just me. I have a fascination with lights lol. Once again another epic video.
for the sticker, try using some rubbing alcohol- let it hit for a while on the sticker area and then just use a toothbrush or something to scrub it a bit. That should take care of it.
if you wanted to you could use the bottom as a filter area. also i would get something to plug the spout like a cork or rubber stopper just in case someone or some how the tap is turned on or starts to leak that you dont come in to an empty tank. love this though
I have a little one like this with shrimp and a nerite and they are doing great the shrimp have had some babies. Also the alcohol in hand sanitizer will take off the sticky stuff from the sticker
Looks amazing! One tip if I was going to make this is cover the tap inlet with some panty hose or filter floss so the sand doesn't get sucked out during the water changes.
That makes a gorgeous tank. I actually wouldn't put it on the table as a centerpiece, because no one would be able to see around it, but it sure would be lovely on a coffee table, end table or hall table.
You could also plug the spout up with silicone since it dosent seem like it will be used for water changes, also if you have this at your table you wouldnt want a curious george opening it.
I also thought of this setup as well when i bumped into that water thingy a week ago & at the same time, i was worried that i might not be able to make it work. but low and behold, you actually made a video of it!!! what a coincidental thought!!! thank you sooo much, Dear and now, i can finally make one for my baby shrimplets. YESHUA BLESS you, your lovely family and to all my fellow subscribers... Much love =)
A jarrarium! I have one as well, tho somewhat bigger (40 cm high, 12.5L/3.3gal) and low tech (a simple led light and an airstone for some light water movement and surface breaking). It's a joy to have on my desk, and I've got a new appreciation for neocaridina shrimp and snails.
This is so cool. =) Late to the party, but I think the little extra bottom dish is meant to be for filling with ice to keep your drinks cool (& to elevate the spigot/tap up so that you can fit a cup underneath it).
Not to complain too much because I love seeing unique nano setups like this, I kinda think that giant snail ruins the scale a little bit, but my god what a beast that thing is.
That drink dispenser would be great for breeding brine shrimps and/or any live feeders for your fish. And makes it easy to dispense the food through the nozzle to feed your pets and makes it easy to clean the container too.
Cool video! While Im skeptical about no tech in such a small volume Im honestly interested in how this will evolve over one or two months. Im sure a couple of rice fish could live in there if parameters arent go be way off!
Some seasoned botanicals from an existing tank would provide a food and micro jump start. Hard scape might leach enough calcium, but a small piece of coral might be a good idea. Checking for leakage was a wise move, because it was open, sand might still be in the spout and could cause issues.
I have a 5-gallon drink dispenser tank, I would recommend that you put a course sponge on the spigot with some gravel or porous rocks lining the bottom and capping it off. It will prevent the valve from being clogged over time. Great work on the build!
You can just use vegetable oil on the sticker glue. Yes, it's fat soluble. You might have to soak it and rub it for some time, but you can use what's left in your pan!
omg that is exACTLY what I want to do!! animals and everything. yes, sir!! Hope to see down the road how it survives. Please give an update later on! Love, love it!!
This is a great idea, I am in the middle of moving and was thinking of combining two tanks, but I think I may just down size my shrimp tank to one of these. Probably will still have to move most of the shrimp to my other aquascape tank. Thanks for the idea.
you could have used a thick mesh inside the spout so it could be used as a drain for water changes. or i would have at least glued it shut somehow so the water doesn't easily drip out by someone or something.
For the sticker you can use alcohol or orange juice (citrus breaks down adhesives). But this concept is awesome! Loving all the shrimp scapes you’ve been doing lately :)
You make it look so easy to setup a tank. All of your tanks look gorgeous. As I understand “kitchen roll’ is BE. And “paper towels” is AmE and as I understand also used in places like AU, probably CA and NZ too
Woooooo w love this. Yeh there's a stuff you can get that removes label sticky lol. I wonder - the opening to the tap - maybe a fine foam behind the hole so you can use it as water change tap as you suggested? my goodness you are artistic. This , like all your tanks, are stunning
I literally just watched this video 2 hours ago and then made my own version of this 😁🤣 I already had a glass drinks dispenser laying around so put it to some better use!
Addressing the sticker remains problem: first things first, great video! I really love the setup! :-) I've experienced an interesting phenomenon with those hard to clean sticker glues. They're often the same as clear packing tape or gaffer tape adhesives. So you should be able to remove any remaining glue by just taking a piece of tape, wrapping it around index- and ringfinger with the sticky side facing out and "tap" it away. Press it on and rip it away and it should come off super clean.
It's beautiful! Definitely a nice idea to try in the future. Please keep us posted on how things go in the future! Also, could this be seen as an ecosystem tank, like (some of?) your other tanks? Or would you have to adjust a few things for that? If the latter, what would you adjust?
This is certainly a decent candidate for an "ecosphere" but at this stage it isn't mature enough to be considered a closed system. Water changes and maintenance will need doing for a while.
Be careful to keep the top of the Frogbit dry when you're doing water changes or maintenance. It will turn yellow and start rotting if it gets too wet. (Which was a huge pain for me, and the lid I had on my betta tank to try and give her nice comfy temps during the cool winter).
Love it 👌, an idea for the bottom stand thing, you could put a set of those micro led fairy lights in there. You know the small ones on the copper wire with a little battery pack. Just an idea might look different and super cheap
Hey MD! Not sure if you will see this. But a good trick for those God awful stickers is to apply vegetable oil to the adhesive residue. So if you have a bit of canola or olive oil around, rub a good amount on the residue and then just lightly scrub with a towel, paper towel, or stiff bristle brush. Then just a quick rinse in warm water to get rid of the oil and you're all set. I frequently reuse spice containers to hold my own spice mixes for cooking, and they use that same type of adhesive on the labels. I used to buy a specialty cleaner for it (which I now realize was probably just citrus oil) but found that canola oil works just as well.
I found a glass version someone was throwing out, so I want to do something like this too 🤩 P.s. i know im very late but rubbing alcohol works great for removing those pesky stickers
LOL when you started filling it and water ran straight out the tap I couldnt help laughing and thinking MD you left the tap open! 😂😂 At first I was a little skeptical about the idea for this, but its come together really nice, I love it! cant wait to see how it matures
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Just to say that WD40 will remove that left over sticker from the glass.
Also isopropyl alcohol, and wick lighter fluid are good for removing sticky residue plus they evaporate so you don't have to clean up residue from them.
how many liters
A product called googone should help get the sticker off as well.
That big ramshorn doing laps was the best thing I've seen all day! 🐌
Glad im not the only one that really enjoyed that
Hey MD! you should totally consider doing live streaming or twitch (not sure if you do). I love would to watch you build aquariums and just have a chat with you while your live
This!!! I'd love to watch him on Twitch
But then we wouldn't have the same uninterrupted content
Omg agreed! That would be amazing
I totally agree!!
wouldn't be the same
Love the idea, that ended up being super cute. I would've loved to have seen you put a piece of fine-mesh in front of the drain so you could just pull the tap for a water change, but I can't wait to see how this comes along!
I was thinking the same thing
I have 3 of these and placed a UGF in the bottom.
Easy water change cleans detritus out of the UGF.😁
Cutting plastic craft canvas to size, and elevate the craft canvas above the spigot is the most complicated part
water changes are no good
@@THandP_orgSorry, what's UGF? I'm trying to make my own tank like this right now and I'd love to do spigot water changes 😅
I also had the idea to abuse a drink dispenser for stuff like that, but just a few days ago my local market had normal tanks without a tap, for the same prize and same size + shape. So I bought one of those.
Really cool build!
I did a similar one a few years ago and noticed that if you stuff a piece of filter sponge into the inner part of the tap, you can use it for easy water changes without loosing any substrate.
*losing
The guy at the shop looked so happy to see you. Love my local pet shop employees they’re so sweet
Love the look of this. But for future reference you can use a hairdryer to pull the sticker off easier. It heats the glue and makes it easier to peel off and get rid of the residue.
Or hot water
Or just rip it off with gaffer or clear packing tape. Works wonders!
An eraser is good at removing the sticky bits after taking off the sticker.
Rub the adhesive with wet sand
I made a similar setup, but with a difference. I took some 1/4 inch plastic tubing and made many perforations along its entire length, and then stuck one end into the inside opening of the drink container valve, and ran a length of it around the bottom of the drink dispenser. I covered the tubing with nylon screen, and then a layer of course aquarium gravel. I put aquarium soil on top of the gravel, and then capped it with more gravel. After heavily planting the drink container, and letting it stabilize for a few weeks, I added a Betta fish. The tubing setup allowed me to do water changes by just opening the spigot and draining out however much water I wanted to remove and replace with fresh. This setup was sort of like an under gravel filter, and made water changes for the Betta much easier.
I think I'm going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
The extra sticky stuff, use eucalyptus oil on it. It’s ok to use on Acrylic. Put some on a cotton wool ball and wipe. The residue will come off.
I absolutely adore this tank ❤️
Duuuude ....
This is exactly what I have in my house. only difference is I have no light and not many plants . You taught me a lot MD , I'm Soo thankful for that
it's so exactly what I want to make but would probably use a bit less plants. Yours has survived well?
@@kmacc974 so far it's good . In my opinion more number of plants is better coz due to the low plant numbers if I feed the fish any more than the minimum there are hints of algae otherwise you'll have compromise on the stocking.
@Minz it actually is a problem . I don't use one and it has effect on the plant growth . I think that the lack of flow has reduced the speed of growth , the only thing that causes movement are just 4 guppies. I think it might be due to reduced availability of co2
When the tap started pouring 😂 great little shrimp tank!
...my bad 🤣🤣
My girlfriend and I actually made one just like this for her desk! We got it at Goodwill for 7 bucks and it was a huge glass dispenser. Very cool!
Loved this one. It felt like a throw back to when you first started. More manageable to replicate here at home where we can't dedicate so many resources to the hobby. Thank you!
I love the way you just keep things simple that anyone can do without spending loads of money on things as it can get so expensive!
Lighter fluid for the sticker bro works a dream
Im rescaping my 29 gallon today i already got the media bags aquasoil and my hardscape. IM SO EXCITED Thank you MD for the encouragement
That is really cool. Sort of the thing serpa design does!!
I love it! I would like to suggest you shove bee’s wax inside the spout incase the valve degrades over time. Especially now that sand has run through it. Regardless, I cannot wait for the update!!!!!
or some aquarium silicone for a more permanent fix
BioMachinist ... I don't see why sand etc. runs through the outlet tap. Just DON'T put so much sand etc. in the tank...Simples.
My American self chuckled when you said something completely nothing out of the ordinary: "I've decided to put the tap to the side, I think it looks a little bit BETTA." 🐟 4:38
hey there! just a small tip, with any kind of sticker residue on a hard surface, a paper towel with some olive oil will take it off straight away!
Since it's acrylic, rubbing alcohol. If on glass use acetone.
We're definitely not watching this in the shop!!!
🤣🤣 nice one guys! :)
Would you ship to Australia
😂
Wow, how things have changed!
Nice content....I just started aquascaping last 2 month after watching your videos... thanks for all the tip you give in your video....I hope you'll continue doing great
This was still beautiful, but I think this was a case of your experience with big tanks working against you. It's a cylindrical tank but you still kept to the idea of a back area and you covered the faucet which should also have been a point of interest in the design.
In the bottom I would put grey pebbles or stones to match stones in jar and a led wire , with warm light .
I absolutely love this set up and looks so natural. I would personally put glass beads in the base with a small colour changing led but that’s just me. I have a fascination with lights lol. Once again another epic video.
Love this! This is something I can totally do at home with limited plant, rock, wood, and pebble pieces. It camd out beautifully.
👍❤👍
Call me crazy, but this may be my favorite build of all time. I really enjoy these kinds of non traditional builds.
A terrarium in the bottom would be adorable.
for the sticker, try using some rubbing alcohol- let it hit for a while on the sticker area and then just use a toothbrush or something to scrub it a bit. That should take care of it.
A paper towel with coconut/olive oil works also! Bit more scrubbin, but it gets the job done
I usually soak in hot water, and use alcohol on whatever is left. Those damn stickers drive me bonkers!
Most households will have nail varnish remover it's perfect for removing sticker glue.
Looks awesine! Need to get some of the "fake" glass or plastic ice cudes to put in the bottom section and really sell the drink dispenser look!
if you wanted to you could use the bottom as a filter area. also i would get something to plug the spout like a cork or rubber stopper just in case someone or some how the tap is turned on or starts to leak that you dont come in to an empty tank. love this though
Fun tank! What about putting layers of different colored sand + gravel in the lower container- Iike a view of deeper substrate.
or maybe some colored flat glass marbles
never been so excited as i was waiting for you to start filling with the tap open!! and yes, Kitchen Roll.
I have a little one like this with shrimp and a nerite and they are doing great the shrimp have had some babies. Also the alcohol in hand sanitizer will take off the sticky stuff from the sticker
How often do you do water changes? Heater? Filter?
Love it. This would make a great decoration for the kitchen. Might use this idea 👍
Looks amazing! One tip if I was going to make this is cover the tap inlet with some panty hose or filter floss so the sand doesn't get sucked out during the water changes.
that jar is stunning, I cant believe it was so affordable. Great work with setting that up as a tank.
That makes a gorgeous tank. I actually wouldn't put it on the table as a centerpiece, because no one would be able to see around it, but it sure would be lovely on a coffee table, end table or hall table.
You could also plug the spout up with silicone since it dosent seem like it will be used for water changes, also if you have this at your table you wouldnt want a curious george opening it.
I also thought of this setup as well when i bumped into that water thingy a week ago & at the same time, i was worried that i might not be able to make it work. but low and behold, you actually made a video of it!!! what a coincidental thought!!! thank you sooo much, Dear and now, i can finally make one for my baby shrimplets. YESHUA BLESS you, your lovely family and to all my fellow subscribers... Much love =)
A jarrarium! I have one as well, tho somewhat bigger (40 cm high, 12.5L/3.3gal) and low tech (a simple led light and an airstone for some light water movement and surface breaking). It's a joy to have on my desk, and I've got a new appreciation for neocaridina shrimp and snails.
you are actually the best aquascaper i know
Yep we call it kitchen roll in Redditch too lol. Love this project soooo mu ch
This is so cool. =)
Late to the party, but I think the little extra bottom dish is meant to be for filling with ice to keep your drinks cool (& to elevate the spigot/tap up so that you can fit a cup underneath it).
Not to complain too much because I love seeing unique nano setups like this, I kinda think that giant snail ruins the scale a little bit, but my god what a beast that thing is.
Your going to end up with a huge snail population. Those things start breading like crazy!
....my favorite build you've done....so far! LOVE!
That drink dispenser would be great for breeding brine shrimps and/or any live feeders for your fish. And makes it easy to dispense the food through the nozzle to feed your pets and makes it easy to clean the container too.
I would love to have a tiny no filter tank like this for breeding snails! Such a cute scape
Hi MD, FYI rubbing alcohol will take off the sticker and the stickiness 🙂
Keep the creative mindset going
Cool video! While Im skeptical about no tech in such a small volume Im honestly interested in how this will evolve over one or two months. Im sure a couple of rice fish could live in there if parameters arent go be way off!
Goo Gone would get rid of the sticker residue. Great video! Very beautiful and peaceful!!!
That ramshorn... kinda the star of this scape. Love it!
Some seasoned botanicals from an existing tank would provide a food and micro jump start.
Hard scape might leach enough calcium, but a small piece of coral might be a good idea.
Checking for leakage was a wise move, because it was open, sand might still be in the spout and could cause issues.
What a nice set up! I like your ideas, you create beautiful aqua gardens from all different glass jars/bowls/aquariums :)
Great idea!!! I always wanted to drink my fish😆
I have a 5-gallon drink dispenser tank, I would recommend that you put a course sponge on the spigot with some gravel or porous rocks lining the bottom and capping it off. It will prevent the valve from being clogged over time. Great work on the build!
These are such great containers for low tech set ups! Made a video of mine a while back. Yours looks great 👍
You can just use vegetable oil on the sticker glue. Yes, it's fat soluble. You might have to soak it and rub it for some time, but you can use what's left in your pan!
Pain of having a hobby. Going at a normal store or place and seeing something like.. Oooh I could totally make a tank out of you!
omg that is exACTLY what I want to do!! animals and everything. yes, sir!! Hope to see down the road how it survives. Please give an update later on! Love, love it!!
Hi MD you are very creative and resourceful. Am going to copy your drinking jug to make an aquarium lol 😂
Wonderful idea for a home. I would love this, something to admire!
This is a great idea, I am in the middle of moving and was thinking of combining two tanks, but I think I may just down size my shrimp tank to one of these. Probably will still have to move most of the shrimp to my other aquascape tank. Thanks for the idea.
I absolutely love your scapes. You have such an amazing eye and talent for it. So wish I could what you do.
you could have used a thick mesh inside the spout so it could be used as a drain for water changes.
or i would have at least glued it shut somehow so the water doesn't easily drip out by someone or something.
Nice this tank keep the good work up MD grts from Holland ✌️🐢
For the sticker you can use alcohol or orange juice (citrus breaks down adhesives). But this concept is awesome! Loving all the shrimp scapes you’ve been doing lately :)
Vinegar also works well (smelly, but pretty common and darn cheap)
vegetable oil works
You make it look so easy to setup a tank. All of your tanks look gorgeous. As I understand “kitchen roll’ is BE. And “paper towels” is AmE and as I understand also used in places like AU, probably CA and NZ too
We have the equivalent of kitchen roll in Dutch: keukenrol.
@@bigben8369 actually when I think of it. In Danish kitchen roll is translated to “køkkenrulle” or “køkkenruller” in plural
Woooooo w love this. Yeh there's a stuff you can get that removes label sticky lol. I wonder - the opening to the tap - maybe a fine foam behind the hole so you can use it as water change tap as you suggested? my goodness you are artistic. This , like all your tanks, are stunning
Beautiful and cool idea. I see these containers everywhere for summer. Some decorative rocks from river would be cool in bottom.
Your DIY voice over mic at 9:03 😂 - that's a piece of art!
I literally just watched this video 2 hours ago and then made my own version of this 😁🤣 I already had a glass drinks dispenser laying around so put it to some better use!
Addressing the sticker remains problem: first things first, great video! I really love the setup! :-)
I've experienced an interesting phenomenon with those hard to clean sticker glues. They're often the same as clear packing tape or gaffer tape adhesives. So you should be able to remove any remaining glue by just taking a piece of tape, wrapping it around index- and ringfinger with the sticky side facing out and "tap" it away. Press it on and rip it away and it should come off super clean.
Nail polish remover.
It's beautiful! Definitely a nice idea to try in the future. Please keep us posted on how things go in the future! Also, could this be seen as an ecosystem tank, like (some of?) your other tanks? Or would you have to adjust a few things for that? If the latter, what would you adjust?
This is certainly a decent candidate for an "ecosphere" but at this stage it isn't mature enough to be considered a closed system. Water changes and maintenance will need doing for a while.
@@danm8004 thanks 😀
FYI rubbing alcohol is good for sticker and glue residue. Great build, I would like to do something similar for a desktop tank.
Be careful to keep the top of the Frogbit dry when you're doing water changes or maintenance. It will turn yellow and start rotting if it gets too wet. (Which was a huge pain for me, and the lid I had on my betta tank to try and give her nice comfy temps during the cool winter).
'Solve it'is great for getting rid of sticky stuff ...Good for taking old silicone sealant off too 👍
Lighter fluid is really good at getting sticker residue off, plenty of experience haha
MD all of your tanks so beautiful perfect
It is so cool, what was the name of the big plant in the background?🤔😊
And we also call it kitchen roll in Denmark 🇩🇰 😊
alcohol or old fashioned lighter fluid works works amazing at dissolving the glue on those stickers.
Dwarf sag is my favorite carpeting plant. First plant thats pearled with me!
at about 12:30 you sound like fish bob ross. Happy little plants.
Love it 👌, an idea for the bottom stand thing, you could put a set of those micro led fairy lights in there. You know the small ones on the copper wire with a little battery pack.
Just an idea might look different and super cheap
Hey MD! Not sure if you will see this. But a good trick for those God awful stickers is to apply vegetable oil to the adhesive residue. So if you have a bit of canola or olive oil around, rub a good amount on the residue and then just lightly scrub with a towel, paper towel, or stiff bristle brush. Then just a quick rinse in warm water to get rid of the oil and you're all set.
I frequently reuse spice containers to hold my own spice mixes for cooking, and they use that same type of adhesive on the labels. I used to buy a specialty cleaner for it (which I now realize was probably just citrus oil) but found that canola oil works just as well.
Incredible so simple but cheerful real inspirational piece of work
So simple yet such an impact, I just have to build one of these. Cracked me up when you left the tap on🤣 so easily done😊.
Such a unique idea!
I found a glass version someone was throwing out, so I want to do something like this too 🤩
P.s. i know im very late but rubbing alcohol works great for removing those pesky stickers
rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover can help get rid of the extrs sticky residue bits from barcode/pricing stickers
LOL when you started filling it and water ran straight out the tap I couldnt help laughing and thinking MD you left the tap open! 😂😂 At first I was a little skeptical about the idea for this, but its come together really nice, I love it! cant wait to see how it matures
For the sticker residue use a hairdryer on its lowest setting and use a rubber to get the rest of it off
Stunning little set up. You need sticky stuff remover for them stickers MD, Rillington stuff.
Fixing my tank this weekend, adding a new support brace after my one broke 🤷♀️
Such a fantastic setup! And so inspiring!
such a good idea! i want a little shrimp set up and youve honestly inspired me, i have plenty of ramshorns at the ready too!!