Ok soil was added to cover the egg crate on the bottom of the tank We used Unfertilized and organic top soil and covered that with Flourite <Back>. I then added in the proper amount of de chlorinated water and put the heater in the tank and the small filter. I will let it run like this for several days and let the water settle before doing anything else.

When I added the soil I removed the bulk of the rocks to make sure I got the soil in most of the bottom. But now all of it to keep the weight of the tank down some. I took a picture but it looks like a hot mess right now.

I also got some glass cut for the lid at a local glass shop for around $14. Much cheaper than buying some kind of plastic to cut to size.

The order for the rest of the materials has been delayed due to the weather. Should be shipped tomorrow.