I Made a Tiny Snail Aquarium 500 Days Ago. How Is It? 

Sorry for skipping last week, but as I said in the community tab, I completely lost my voice and only now is it starting to come back. A sinus infection brought on by allergy season beat me up! Anyway, I wanted to take a proper and updated look at the DIY Micro All-In-One Snail Aquarium in this week’s video. I still haven’t put it in its rightful place in my office yet and I figured now was a good time because it’s been exactly 500 days since I built it. What do you think of its progress thus far? Let me know and have a great weekend SerpaSquad!

I really appreciate these long term followup videos. It's useful to see how these setups evolve over time.

Wow, I didn’t even realize it had been over a year since I watched that video come out! Thank you for all your hard work and creativity in that time!

The nano tank looks good for 500 days without maintenance.

Your videos are literally therapy to me. Anytime I am having a panic attack or anxiety attack I immediately reach for my phone and pull up one of your videos. Its a combination of the calmness in your voice, the beautiful filming/editing, and pulling attention to little details (similar to the 54321 technique) your videos never fail to pull me out of the deep end. Thank you Tanner!

As an ecosphere enthusiast I really enjoy nano builds like these. Further, I love update videos on old builds! This video really scratched an itch!

Have you considered simply posting updates on your builds when you're working on larger projects? For example, instead of feeling pressured to finish a build by Saturday morning, if you need another week on it, simply have periodical updates. Videos like these ones are not only highly enjoyable, but they also help a lot with learning about how to take care of various critters. I'd be very interested in how the saltwater tank is doing, even if nothing much has changed since you got it - on the contrary, it would be quite helpful to other folks to see how slow the progress on some of these mini-ecosystems is, to normalize the fact that you don't magically get a mature tank out of the box, that corals need time to open/grow, that shrimp don't just start spawning 24/7, etc.

Bladder snails are the bane of my fishkeeping existence. The fact you are keeping them as pets has actually made me think I need a micro tank like this to keep them all!!!

This little tank inspired me to build my first aquarium, which basically was a scaled up version of this one (10 gallon). It had the three compartments and all that, it was pretty cool but the actual water volume area was small so I ended up dismantling it so I can keep fish. Thank you for the update on this little tank, keep up the great work!

i'm glad youre feeling better! beautiful work as always. I still love the hardscape for this one, the flow of roots is amazing

wow, this snail aquarium was the first video i ever watched of yours because i was bored of studying and just clicked on a random video.. little did i know id become hooked on this channel and i have been watching ever since!!

The fact that the pump fit perfectly was a sign that it was meant to be! And love to see aquatic snails, they were always my favorite part of our aquarium growing up

I'm so grateful I found your channel. With everything in the outside world and my personal life is trying to bring me down you channel provides a solid boost of fell good serotonin. It cool to see how this micro build turned out!!!

I've had my snails in a perspex column (d=15cm, 35cm high) since 2019. Along with the amphipods who hop around the bottom and various creatures who hichhike on vegetation updates, my snails are more interesting than I would have expected before I put their aquarium together. I love them.

This is one of my favorite builds you have ever done- I’m so happy it’s doing well! It makes me want to make some creative bioactive tanks for all of my bazillions of mystery snails. 😅

What a nostalgic video, this was the build that got me into the aquarium hobby! 😭😭😭

I can’t believe it held up that well😮

That's incredible how 500 days have passed. This was one of the my favorite builds you have ever done

Thank you for doing a follow up on this. It's always been one of my favourites.

I really appreciate how you always link the original videos in the description so I can get a reminder of how it was out together before I watch the updates

Your micro builds have always been some of my favorites, along with your builds in unusual containers. They’re excellent mini ecosystems and works of art

I keep a similar modified 3/4 gallon Aqueon minibow with only pond snails and plants/moss. Maintenance is still almost nil after three years and it is my only tank that hasn't been rescaped a half dozen times. That's where I get pond snail colonists for cycling new scapes!

This was my favorite of your builds, in fact I've probably rewatched it more than any of your other videos! Glad to see it doing well!

My day is instantly better now that there’s a post! Thanks tanner!

500 days, wow This video got me into fishkeeping!

Glad you're recovering your voice and feeling better, Tanner. So the snails just kept chugging along, doing what snails do, and the odd little container turned out to need remarkably little maintenance. After 500 days, just clean the filter, scrape the algae, and tidy up the plants. I'd say you did a good job to begin with!

this is amazing the first ever video of yours i watched was the micro snail aquarium and this brought a wave of nostalgia over me😊

This original build was my first video of your's I watched. Its so cool to see an update! ❤

This is an excellent example of an enclosure that borderline doesnt need maintenance. The right plants, substrate, inhabitants, creates something that will do ots own thing safely almost forever.

I watched this video when it came out. I had no idea it had been over a year since it was made! I'm so glad to see it established just like a long lost friend. :)

I've just dunked some snails in a coffee jar for now. All I had was some Eco-Complete and some moss. They are somehow surviving, but it's temporary until I can get around to something better, even if still low tech. Your projects are so inspiring.

I love when you give us updates on your tanks!

The coolest guy in youtube, I really like how he manage all the palludarium... True artist

Thank you for sharing the journey and some behind the scenes

Only a true artist looks at a bathroom organizer and makes it in to THIS!!!

This was one of my favorite little builds you have done! I'm so happy we got an update on it. It still looks really good and cleaned up nicely!

I just put together my dream tank with Dojo Loaches ❤️❤️ thank you for all the inspiration! I hope you do a high flow river tank sometime soon, i bet you'd love the action!

I like small setups and I get why you build it, but a vase with some pothos on a window sill... and some aquatic plants and snails, some gravel at the bottom and some moss or similar woul've done the trick too with much less effort and no electricity. I have a couple of those setups running for years on end and they look fab. No water changes, not even snail food. What looks especially nice are Myriophyllum. You can start growing them underwater but they will grow their way out and they look really nice hanging out after.

I just found fingernail clams in vernal pools in the woods near my house, this tank would be PERFECT for a few of them!

Oh, I remember the build video. Very cool to see an update!

According to Father Fish a thicker sand bed would help the mulm situation and not feeding the snails would probably combat the algae growth. Glad to see it’s still doing well!

The clip at 3:39 is so freaking cute!!! U can see his lil snail face 🥹😭

I love it that you now talk a lot about maintenance. Its very valuable information, thanks for that! All the best to you, get well soon)

Im hoping you get into Accelus Aquaticus as mini aquatic pets; they are such nice helpful liittle critters and very good in nano setups... Love your vids xx

You got me hooked every time a see a small container I think what would Tanner do with this!!!😊

This was my first video that I ever saw of your channel and I'm so glad that the snail tank came back

What a great time for a follow up! ive been thinking about building this recently to keep at my desk at work!

I want to build something like this for my snails too! Defently going to use this video for inspiration. Thankyou 🐌🐌🐌🐌

How do u stop snails from taking over your tanks?

Oh the snail build is my favorite build! It's so nice to check in and see how it's doing!

I love this nano build!! I'm going to replicate this for a new scud colony one day. Always fun to see updates on old builds

You are Absolutely Incredible !!!!! Pat yourself on the back 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Looking back at this video, tiny tanks like this might also even be plausible to house some varieties of aquatic insects if they're small enough. Like maybe a small water scorpion, caddisfly larvae, water boatmen, or some of the exceptionally small varieties of diving beetles. 🤔

Love this one! I would have to put a fairy shrimp/scud in there. I am planning a couple of terrarium builds in some acrylic organizers I found. Will depend on some of your older vids for inspo and guidance. Thanks for sharing!

That was my favourite video on youtube, It made me love snails

Pure genius! Perfect little home for some plants and snails.

It still looks amazing! Even better after the maintenance. Thanks for the update!

Love this build and the use of bladder snails

The Salamanders find the nano builds very appealing. Thank you.

You have such a gift! I wish I could create stuff like this, I am more of a financial mind then creative! Loving the content!

This build was the first serpadesign video i ever watched!! Im so excited to see how it is now :D

This is one of my favorites. So glad to see an update. ❤

Love maintenance videos.

I just love your videos. So relaxing to watch, and your narration is great. I could listen to you for hours.

that is so cool. i always wanted to make a cute, easy little setup for pest snails, but never had much success. i love how you rigged all the filter stuff

I remember when you built this one. Still adorable. Love the little snails too.

Thank you for sharing this video... I always get so inspired!

Wow, I can’t believe this is still going. Amazing!!!

Thanks for sharing! I have one 0.5 l in bottle with Phyza sp. They live without any food very well.

Really enjoying it Tanner ! Ty4Sharing GOD bless 🙏

This project was there one that made me subscribe! Can't believe that was 500 days ago 🎉

Love the bladder snail appreciation

Cute build. I'm glad it's still active. It's well designed.

always love to see you revisit old builds!

wow!!! it still looks great imo. i was expecting a snail explosion lol

I love the new addition!

i was so excited to see this update video, you some how got me invested lmao

love these little guys

I like these videos much more than the build videos personally, I feel like the build videos don't really show off the final product that much. Like you get a minute or two at the end showing it but you don't really get to see how it evolves or any organisms living in it

It's honestly so amazing and satisfying watching you make your projects, and really reassuring that you keep great care of your pets. Thx for helping me out with my own builds at home, without you I wouldn't know half of the stuff I know now 😅

I absolutely adore this! As someone who is clueless on the technical side of these little echo systems, I'd pay good money for this as a kit to build myself. I think I want some tiny pet snails now. Honest question, is this a humane sized environment to keep a few tiny pest-snails in long term?

Would love to see more update videos in the future!

Looks great! As always, I enjoy the videos!

This is one of the craziest thing I have ever seen

Your craft is gorgeous 🎉

It really has been five hundred days? Damn, time really does fly by.

Hey tanner, love the video! Was wondering if you've considered a vernal pool setup? With fairy shrimp and triops, and have it simulate the seasonal water fluctuations but inside a tank? There are many of them in pa and they're incredible. Just an idea! I've tried but I'm stumped but if anyone can do it I know it's you!

@SerpaDesign you should get 2 more of these and make a saltwater tank with sump.

FINALLY IVE BEEN WATING FOR THIS FOREVER LETS GOOOOO

Most definitely needs to add a pair of baby least killifish perfect space for them to grow out

Simply Amazing

got my subscription! im planning on starting a ramshorn snail tank!!!

That was a neat habitat for the snails. Good job 👍🏻

I've been looking forward to an update!

can you explain how the "filter" material works being separate from the water pump? I recently got my first paludarium/aquarium and added one of those same water pumps to it for the snails, but I wasn't sure if it was really doing anything, so I'm wondering if I need to change the system

It’s beautiful!

I still can’t believe you pulled off that move. I still don’t know how you did it!

Very fun build and cool update! Thanks

Maybe put a shrimp in their too? Not one that'll grow super big, but it'll feast on the algae.

Love your dedication to the art! Every video is interesting and well made.