This Decision Has Haunted Me All Year
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2023
- 2023 was a year marked with a few significant changes: a lot of experimentation and inconsistency. If I'll be honest, one of those decisions has troubled me throughout the entire year. I’ve been wondering for a while if I made the right call.
I've been actively producing content on SerpaDesign for seven years now, and for five of those, things have been extremely consistent. I've gradually changed things over time, but I worked to improve things significantly this year, which is causing projects and videos to take even longer. Because of that, I decided to upload less frequently. This might not sound like a big deal, but from a content creation cycle, a lack of consistency is not ideal.
This has caused me to reconsider a lot and, ultimately was good for the channel. As stated, I’ve made improvements in the content itself, but in many other ways as well. I’ve addressed organization/workflow issues, set in motion incredible projects that you haven’t seen yet, and much more. I could go on, but I think you get the point.
All things considered, 2023 was a good year for the channel, but I think 2024 will be the best. Thank you so much for your support and viewership this year. It means more than you could ever know.
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Thank you so much for an incredible year SerpaSquad! I can’t wait to show you what I have planned for 2024. Next year will definitely be more consistent as well in terms of the upload schedule. This has been a wild year, and I appreciate your support, viewership, and patience through it all. Have a Happy New Year, and I’ll see you all in 2024!
bob moss
Dont worry man, the vids have been pretty consistent compared to other creators, love the content!
thanks for all the content in 2023, as usual, its been amazing!
toilet paper under just works better
I like trucks that is unbelievable
Count me as a viewer who doesn't mind an irregular upload schedule. It's generous of you to share so much of your process and experience. Pretty uncool of some viewers to snark about "missed" uploads. It's always worth the wait, anyway.
I'm a new spider keeper and I loved your collab with the Butterfly Pavilion! Happy New Year
🎉🕷🦎
Definitely worth the wait!
I totally agree with this!
Agreed! Quality over quantity is the way to go! And the wait is always dang worth it, I've got experience with games (ultrakill and pikmin 4 to name a few lol)
There are a lot of new ''terrarium channels'' including mine that all were inspired by you. You will always be the OG terrarium channel! I'm looking forward to your videos in the new year.
Tanner inspired me to get into this niche, thanks to that CZcams must have pushed your vids into my algorithm. I love your humoristic approach
I didn't know that, @HomemadeEcosystems. I've seen your videos as well. Thanks to you both!
I'm one of your subscribers, but I never would have taken interest in terrariums in the first place if it wasn't for tanner!
Lol i was thinking your videos reminded me of his, cool to know you love his channel too! but they're also unique in your own way!
You were the one that introduced me to terrariums, now Im a happy owner of three bioactive paludariums and two aquariums
What are the fish in the aquariums?
@@-Rigby- platies, tetras, kuhli loaches, swordtails, guppies and such
@@-Rigby- seeking to add a betta to the community tank, but first Ill increase the variety
Yep! Serpa is rhe reason I have 5 small ponds and plan to get more :)
My introduction to this world as well, and now my 4 year old son points out moss whenever he sees it, in case I haven't collected it yet.
so surprising to me that you don't like your narration - it's in fact what I love most about your channel. It conveys so much passion, love and care for your animals and builds. Your storytelling is absolutely fantastic, keep up the amazing work! Already excited what 2024 will look like on the channel :)
I agree, his voice is so soothing, and I love to hear all the details about wvery project.
Agree, too. And sometimes, when I can't get to sleep, I pull up one of Tanners videos and slowly drift away.
I agree. I do not have any animals and limited plants but I love watching these videos. They are calm and soothing but still really interesting. I would love to see longer versions of nature scapes but I do very much enjoy listening to the narration as well. I watch before bed and also while cooking. I watch the soundscapes when doing computer work. One of my favorite channels. 💖
Agreed, I've literally put the channel on late at night to watch some videos and end up passing out because he's so calming.
Silent viewer here. You create amazing aqua- and terrariums and hoping for many more years of your content 👍🙂
This is an utter gem of a channel and you're an utter gem of a human being, Tanner. I'm sitting here, watching this video, and shopping for isopods, terrariums and springtails - something we would have never started looking at without you and your stories. Peace out, man.
Well said
It’s sad that people complain. Just remember they come here to escape their life for a moment. So if they are mad about you telling us you need more time on a video they have other things they need to work on themselves. The core base you have cultivated will always appreciate you as a person. We need to stay sane and take some time sometimes on a moments notice. I hope your 2024 is productive but also relaxing, you deserve time away to recoup! Most don’t know how hard creating can actually be. Thanks again my dude!
I can confirm that you made the correct decision about quality over quantity. Watching your videos became a date night activity for myself and my husband, and although he knows very little about animal husbandry and aquariums, he loves watching you create beautiful pieces of nature. To another brilliant year of creativity and passion 🥂
Quality > Quantity every time
People who are disappointed that you're missing uploads don't understand that that's why what you DO upload is so good!
Just remember there are thousands of creators that put there all into videos that barely get 1000 views. You are one of the best on youtube don't let your humility and drive push you around. Legit, you have given millions of people insiriation to learn more about nature, brought positive change to the hobby and helped, at least me, work through some really tough mental health struggles with a beautiful, fufilling hobby. Thanks again, keep up the great work. ♥
You are not some random dude on the internet anymore.
Your ENTIRE CHANNEL is a portfolio! It is an awesome representation of your skill as not only an amazing artist but as a TEACHER!
You have, personally, taught me so much and are the sole reason I am very into the correct care and naturalism of tanks. I would not have been able to do nearly as much as I have without your help with DIY on a budget and your genuine compassion for animals.
You are amazing. Thank you for showing us the beauty of proper husbandry.
What I love most about your channel is creating spaces that are as close to nature as possible. I am sorry CZcams can be so challenging. Hoping 2024 is better for all of us.
You could upload projects in parts if it's taking longer. Then you don't have to feel like you have to put in more hours in a week to be able to complete a video. And people will be happy to see a more consistent uploading schedule.
I agree, breaking a project into 2 or 3 part videos is something a lot of CZcamsrs do with bigger projects. I’ve always thought that some of his huge builds could be WAY longer than the 15-20min videos we get. Doing it in parts is just more bang for everyone’s buck!
I agree. A series of videos specific to one thing would educate more. And I would def be excited for the next installment.
Solid suggestion! I love minutia and as far as I'm concerned, the more the better. His projects are so much bigger than they were, I think it's almost impossible to upload weekly. Making a video of a project in parts would also allow him to have uploads ready to go while he and his wife can enjoy a vacation.
@@katynosework Not to mention playlisting it out too to generate views. It's a win win win win win.
That's true! I remember when I first discovered the channel, the videos I binge watched first were the playlist part videos! I think about the 350 paludarium and the 600 vivarium!
Dude. I know how to take moss from my yard and acclimate it to grow underwater because of you. Your content has been inspirational for so many people, even if you stopped tomorrow, you've already made a substantial impact in people's lives through better complex husbandry, a love for natural elements and displaying what we can create with things around us. You make quality displays accessible through showing people how, as well as how to improve upon methods you had issues with and overcome common problems with retaining water. Creating positivity around life with living elements is so important for mental health as well. A jar, some water and the right elements from outside can be the catalyst for a life long rewarding hobby with roots in other studies. I appreciate the information I've been able to apply directly. I appreciate the associated paths I've explored away from here. It all begins somewhere. For a lot of people, that place was and is here. We don't get to see the results of our waves, but others will feel them, even if they don't know what made them.
Quality > Quantity! Your videos are amazing, no matter how long it takes you to get them out, I for one will be here to watch them all :D
You absolutely take time off to rest and do whatever else to ensure you're satisfied with the content you release.
I'm still personally hoping you do a really big tank, but stock it with really little creatures, so fingers crossed for 2024 haha
I’ve been watching this channel for years and I think you’ve only gotten better and better. Take the time you need with your builds and uploads. I’m sticking around!
Ayy You survived Lyme disease without getting a chronic illness! That is really lucky! I'm in terrible pain. PTLDS from late stage untreated Lyme disease is a life limiting condition and is tearing me apart.
I gotta say I get so much joy from this channel even thought I don't own any set ups like you do, it's so nice to watch someone who's enthusiastic about what they do. your channel is so relaxing I can't wait to what you do in the future.
Regardless to say, I loved the idea of putting small gibbit terrariums onto crocs. Hope the performance of the video doesn't let you down and stop you from making such unique projects!!!
I am really glad to hear your words about your prioritization of quality over frequency of postings. I rather wait longer for a really inspired video where I can see that you are happy with it as well than watching good content creators like you burning out. Thanks for your hard work, the heart you set into it, and the entertainment and inspiration you bring to us viewers!
i found you through Ants Canada, i found him through Exotics Lair, i found him through Snake Discovery.....such a strange year & it all started with a gator called Rex, very glad for it :)
You’re one of the most down to earth and genuine creators on the platform! I think people recognize that. I’ve been watching your channel for a few years now, and yours is always the first video I click whenever you upload! As a creator myself (as a hobbyist, not at your level😮) I totally empathize when you post to the community that a project is taking longer and the video will be delayed. There’s so much other content on CZcams, nobody needs to “find another channel” to fill the one week here and there that you miss…don’t listen to that nonsense. Keep doing you because you’re amazing and everything you create is incredible. Cheers to 2024🎉
I love your counter/storage area set-up! What a lovely space to store all your materials as well as clean up and have everything together in one place!
Never apologize for prioritizing self and mental-health. The nature of this format/social media is it is easy for everyone to get too used to instant gratification and forget that behind everything is real people with lives. One reason I love your videos is I always learn something and come away understanding the time it takes to create something living and sustainable. I know it is another platform, but would Patreon be a way to subsidize the update videos? Your content fills an important gap about the realities of sustaining something long term which as someone with ADHD I struggle with.
Congrats on the year my guy, looking forward to more Saltwater tank updates in the future and the oddball little projects you cook up
Thanks for this incredible year Tanner and happy new year and ofc, peace!
Been watching you for about 5 years, never once had the thought of inconsistency when you needed a break! I appreciate the effort that you put in to make your videos the best as possible.
A big THANKS to you, Tanner! And happy new year!!
Congrats on your best year on YT so far! Thank you for sharing. I absolutely love your channel. Happy new year. Looking forward to seeing what is next
Ive been a fan of your videos for years, I love how you always try to capture the feel of nature in all different scales. I hope next year goes well for you too, onwards and upwards!
Hands down my favourite videos are the pond ones. There is just something so soothing about watching/seeing ponds being built. I hope there will be more next year
You've had such a great year and I can't wait to see what you do next year. I watch everything almost as soon as they come out and taking extra time in uploads is good. You gotta take care of yourself and your health
Awe, I love your videos and builds so much! This was fun looking back at the year, I already forgot some of these incredible builds, and it was nice to see them again! Honestly, your videos and builds have such a high quality. If you decided to post once a year, I'd stay subscribed and have your next video marked in my calendar! I watch a lot of CZcamsrs, but your channel is my favorite, and I can't wait to see what you come up with next year! Hope you're having a good holiday and a happy new year!!! 🎉
Thank you for all of the mesmerizing and satisfying content this year (my first). Watching your videos is one of my favorite downtime pastimes. I'm looking forward to 2024. Happy New Year's, Tanner.
Thank you for all the great content. It’s been a great year. Happy new year to you and your family. Will see you next year. All my best.
Happy New Year, Tanner, to you, your family, Samson, Cookie, Big Tony, and all the cast of amazing characters who thrive in your Animal Room. Thank you for inviting us into your creative process, sharing your triumphs and setbacks, and setting such a good example of conscientious care.
Thank you, will continue watching your awesome video's in the new year.
Happy New Year.
Tanner i appreciate your presence on yt. You bring something very different to everyone else and its refreshing. Thanks & happy new year.
I am always glad to see your uploads, and am happy to wait to see the content you put out! Thanks for another year of great videos.
I had seen a couple of videos in the past, but have been binging the last couple of weeks. Loved this personal update and PLEASE give yourself more grace in the schedule. Your library of videos is great, so the volume of content is plenty. Thanks for your contributions and for the care you provide to your animals.
Just love you so much! I've been following you for years, and content gets better and better, I just love your unique designs and I know it's going to be the best 2024 for you!!!!
You definitely look more relaxed. Good for you! ❤️ Have a wonderful new year with your loved ones - those with scales included!
cheers it’s been great seeing you do more ambitious and creative builds so looking forward to what amazing stuff you show us in 24
Happy new year to you as well Tanner! It is awesome to hear that you're being true to yourself and not rushing things (I'm a perfectionist too) and that it has paid off!! It's always a treat when your videos pop up. Here's to another great year!
You have been a huge comfort channel for me for so long. Thank you for being so amazing!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I'm so glad to have found your channel
I've learned so much from these videos and have been profoundly inspired in my own creature care! I'm indescribably greatful to have SerpaDesign as a thoughtfully and loving made resource
Tanner you’re doing great communicating your thoughts! I feel like I understand the moves you make because of the way you explain them! Also I eagerly wait for ALL of your videos
I love the obvious time and care in the videos. I REALLY love how patient you are in creating long term progression and update videos.
This channel got me through some testing times mental health wise especially during the pandemic days as I type I'm surrounded 3 terrarium 2 aquarium and I'm right now acclimatising a dozen cardinal tetras . Thanks for all you do and all the best for the new year
I’ve loved following your journey and even developing passion for all this thanks to you! Happy new year tanner!
I enjoy the content that you make more than any other content that I consume on the internet Tanner. Thank you for a fantastic year and I'm so glad that this channel is doing so well for you!
Finished watching this one today on new years, and nearly teared up at the happy new year. your videos are so warm to watch, and really give me a sense of awe and inspiration that I don't get from a lot of other things. I hope someday to have the opportunity to dabble in terrariums and animal husbandry, but for now, I'll just have to live vicariously with the rest of the Serpa Squad. Awesome stuff, awesome stuff.
I've become a viewer at the start this year, and your narration, storytelling and focus on the animals with the habitats is why I stayed and subscribed. You're doing great!
Thank you for all the hard work you put in this year. Thank you for allowing me to sit down every sunday with a good cup of coffee and find some peace while watching your amazing work.
Thank you for all your excellent content 😊
Happy new year
It has been an absolute honor to watch your channel over the years and I'm so excited to see what is to come. You knock everything out of the park and you are an inspiration to so many people! I personally LOVED the croc video but i hear they may be an acquired taste.😂 I love watching your videos as often as possible but your attention to quality is obvious in everything you do and truly makes you great. Happy New Year Tanner, and thanks for letting the serpasquad tag along!!!!
You're not failing at all! Thanks for all the great content. I always look forward to seeing what you're going to do next, no matter how long it takes.
Love your channel and all the work you have put into your videos 😊 you have ignited a passion in me to experiment in this art form as well and I am loving every bit of it! Hoping for another great year!
I have been a fan for a long time and I truly enjoyed how far you have come with this. I am a fan of your creativity and your true desire to create the perfect homes for all your critters. My favorite moment of this video is your discussion of giving yourself grace. It's truly important that you continue to do this because I am sure others feel this way, we do not want it to dampen your motivation to create and post content for us. I can't wait to see what you create this new year!
Happy New Year! I love your videos and always look forward to them. Thank you!
I have always been impressed that the quality of videos you have been putting out has so consistently gotten better. It is wonderful to see someone to hone a craft, and in your case your honing two at once, videos and builds!
Tanner, I very much appreciate your vision, transparency, and creativity. I recently started watching your uploads and have binged watched them all. I am excited about what you have in store for us in the new year! Do You!
Thanks Tanner. Happy New Year to you too.
Your Crocs video is one of my favorites! It's incredible that you were able to create such cohesive scapes at such small scale. Really looking forward to seeing what you have in store this year!
I've been watching your content since the most stressful days of my time in college seven years ago, and every year you continue to amaze me! Thanks so much for all the peaceful, beautiful art you've shared over the years. Can't wait for the next one!
Happy new year and looking forward to your inspiring, creative, and constructive content in 2024!
Thank you Tanner for all the content you give us. Can't wait to see what comes next! Happy New Year to you, your family and all the lucky creatures in your care (especially Samson and Big Tony 😍).
I don't keep up when your videos are supost to come out, but I'm always very excited to see it when it does. Keep up the beautiful work. I love it all. Have a happy, healthy new year.❤
I've been watching you for years, and this culmination of your skills is so very satisfying to watch. This remains one of my don't-miss channels, and I enjoy all the vids, including the vlogs, which are just great. Now that your animal room is more-or-less finished, you deserve to have a HAPPIEST NEW YEAR!! Thanks for your work, Tanner!
Do what you have to brother man. You are by far my favorite CZcamsr and I definitely look forward to your videos and I’m a little bummed out when there is none but I also understand you have a life outside of CZcams. Your videos are a huge inspiration for me and I appreciate everything you have done and are doing. I’m just happy you’re doing it at all even if you have to take some time off here and there. Serpa squad for life! :)
Thank you for all the fantastic content in 2023. Always new, always inspiring with so much attention to detail. The Perfectionism shows 😉 Big hug and Happy New Year !
I absolutely love your channel and have watched for years!!!!
What you do is beautiful!!
In that, taking care of yourself is most important…. Despite what a few people say
Lots of love and happy new year!!!
its heartwarming and motivating to see all your hard work go recognized and pay off. Love you tanner - you got me into this hobby and im proud to be able to watch you grow
I want to thank you for everything youu have done. You have inspired me to make my first terrariums and now i have and an empty jar. I love your work and so do millions of others. Happy new year ❤
I really enjoyed following your journey through 2023 and am excited to witness what you have have for us in 2024. Happiest of New Years to you and your family Tanner!❤️
love the integrity, so glad you're dong so well while doing what you need to!
Your videos are so peaceful and amazing, truely inspiring, please take care of yourself...all the time you need for your health and for your projects!
THANK YOU for doing ALL that you do and sharing it with us! My wife and I look forward to your videos EVRY week, and although we're disappointed when there is no post... We always know that there is a darn good reason as to why, AND that the next post will be phenomenal! You have taught us so much, and opened our eyes to new ways of doing things with our own plants. May you and yours have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! PEACE!
I'm newer to your channel, and got to say I love it, the quality is top notch right up there with my favorite gardening channel.
I can see the amount of work you put into it and I think I could speak for most of us in saying we appreciate you.
This is the quality I hope to achieve with my own content someday soon, it may be completely different content but I want to learn how to do quality like you.
Happy New Year
Been following your journey from purely technical to story telling. You do better and look better than you think. Keep moving forward! ❤
Another year of absolutely killing it with each new project. The quality of your content is on a whole other level and I'm always looking forward to your videos. Glad to hear that you're trying to be more gentle with yourself, this kind of art really can't be rushed and the real fans won't mind the wait! The dedication that you put into your work and into the care of the animals really comes through in everything that you do. Happy New Year to you and your big happy family :) !!
Hey I love your videos so much! In fact your closed terrarium gave me the courage to make one of my own! All you videos this year were great and I remember every time I watched a new one I was always impressed with the amount of effort put into them. Can't wait for the next year!!!
Tanner on the off chance that you read this, sincerely thanks for your wonderful approach to the hobby. You are truly a steward of the animals that you keep and love so dearly. I had the pleasure of speaking with you at Aquashella in Orlando a few years ago and was blown away with how genuine and sincere you are in your message and shared love of animals. More than anything I was thrilled to have you ask about the animals I keep and genuinely be interested in current projects and goals I had. So thanks for being so approachable and a great voice in so many communities.
Your channel is an awesome source of joy and inspiration for some many people! Thanks for all you do for the many hobbies all involved in keeping animals. Keep doing what you love, you bring a lot of light to so many people's lives.
I'm glad you're taking your time to put more work into your videos, you're my favourite person on CZcams to watch and I couldn't care less whether you uploaded once a week or once a month cause your videos are always worth waiting for. I have a small collection of terrariums now thanks to you and I'm hoping to do much more in the future, thanks for taking so much care to make your content what it is, I find it a huge inspiration. Can't wait to see what epic builds you've got coming next year!
Happy new year to you too, and thanks for all you do
Thank you so much for another year of content, I don't even know how many years it's been since I first watched one of your videos.
Your passion for nature and animals inspires me so much. I recently lost an uncle who was super passionate about it too, so now, your channel is even more important to me.
The only videos that I didn't watch were the spiders ones... But that's because I'm arachnophobic.
Keep doing your thing! Thank you! Happy new year!
I love all of the videos you did this year and I’m so excited for what the new year has in store! (The jibbitz terrariums were a bit off the wall but I admire your dedication to the bit 😂).
I enjoy watching your videos, and I'm thankful when you share your art with us. Have a great year Tanner :)
Your videos have brought me so much joy and inspiration over the years. I appreciate your transparency and openness about yourself and your channel. It really speaks about the person you are. I can't wait to see what's next. Just do what makes you happy and everything else will fall in place. ❤
Happy new year! I can't wait to see what you have planned for the next year. 🎉
Happy new year Tanner! I’ve always loved these recap videos. Thanks for making them!
I'm so excited for this year!! I just got a pothos for my 29gal soon-to-be riparium, and I've been growing lucky bamboo in my 10gal with great success. I never would have tried that if not for your channel! You've been a highlight of my year, regardless of a consistent upload schedule. You are not just a content creator-- you are an ARTIST, and sometimes art takes more time than planned! Happy new year
I love your videos and content! Mostly though, I love your honest and thoughtful approach toward your builds for the creatures housed in them. That's the kind consistency of content I prefer. Continue taking the time it takes to care for the room, and more importantly, yourself.
As a nurse and artist I was both appalled and entranced by the Croc video and enjoyed it immensely!
Happy New Year SerpaMan with all the love and best wishes this Squad member can send!
Thank you for another awesome year! You've inspired me to make more naturalistic aquarium scapes. I look forward to what you make next year. Keep up the great work!
I’ve LOVED the videos this year! Keep up the great work!
Love your work, instant watch any time you upload, Saturday AM or otherwise. Deepest eye rolls to anyone complaining about the "inconsistent" upload schedule... sheesh. Keep crushing it!
Happy New Year! Keep grinding man! You do amazing work and cant wait to see what is next. Still holding out hope 2024 is the year of a native tank.