Aquarium Upgrade

For years, my husband and I have talked about adding a real full-sized aquarium to our home, but until we've saved enough money to do so, a fake miniaturized version will have to suffice. 

After watching the following YouTube video, ... 

... I decided to upgrade the aquarium featured in an earlier blog post. 

For the container, I repurposed a glass jar that once held a homemade Mexican-style seasoning blend. (Needless to say, my first step was to give both it and the matching lid a thorough scrubbing.) For the artificial water, I used approximately half a bottle of LA Looks Extreme Sport hair gel, available at my local Walgreens store. Then, instead of displaying just 1 relatively large animal, I chose 8 smaller ones, specifically Hobby Lobby's "Coral Reef Good Luck Minis."

Below are a few more photos of the finished product from different angles.  

Unfortunately, not all of the animals are clearly visible, such as the seahorse and eel to the left and right of the starfish, respectively. 

Here's the final photo:

Out of all my miniature DIY projects thus far, this one took the least amount of time to make, even including the several minutes I spent rearranging the animals with a pair of tweezers. It was also one of the most affordable, at under $10 for the purchased materials. 

And as a bonus, I have enough hair gel left over to make a second aquarium. Any ideas?