You're good, I just didn't realize until now that I was mentioned lol. Kind of wish that was a feature of the site, but I digress.
Yeah, there are some cheaper options to buying a whole bunch of wire mesh/screen. I, for instance, am using a pizza mesh pan used for grilling pizzas. It's really easy to cut with scissors so you can cut it down to size if you need to. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Olibay-Grilli...J0BMVE8ZNKEZA8
Can't wait to see your tub, and the noodle of course!