10 gallon vertical test build

[J Teezy]

decided that i want to be able to get to the bulkhead strainer (should be coming in the mail in the next couple days) if I needed to, for some odd reason it gets clogged, so I made an access hole




And a cover for it which along with the rest of the eggcrate will have window screen over it

[J Teezy]

did the first coat of quikrete today. Wasn't very happy with the process because the quikrete i had was not mixing well, after mixing it up it would quickly seperate from the water (the mortar would go to the bottom of my bowl and the water on top), so i was constantly stiring it up, getting some on my brush, applying, stirring, dipping, applying, etc. Going to try unsanded tile grout tomorrow for the next layer

[J Teezy]

found a couple of frogs

[thadmy]

Oh yeah Rockband haha

[J Teezy]

Haven't played that in a long time, Battlefied 3 is all i really play, but back to frogs


The quikrete layer i put down didn't adhere very well it was flaking off pretty easy, so i took a paintbrushed and brushed the majority of it off and then applied unsanded grout. The grout went on easier so hopefully it will adhere better than the quikrete did

[J Teezy]

2nd coat of unsanded grout applied

[J Teezy]

3rd and final coat of grout applied. I liked the grout way better than quikrete. Way easier to work with in my opinion. False floor is just about done, needs to be screened. Will be doing the acrylic paint work this weekend

Pictures are rough pics. Background will be pushed all the way to the top of the tank and most likely siliconed in unless i can find a way to hold it there without having to silicone it. I'd rather make it easily removable if possible

With access panel removed



access panel on