18x18x24 AGTF Build Journal

[jarteta97]

Found this beauty at Home Depot, and it's the perfect size of what I'm looking for:



Also, my miniature (more like micro, lol) african violet came in today from violetbarn.com, and it's going to definitely be put on the wall it's so small:



It's even prettier than I thought it would be, and I can't wait till it blooms.

And what's got me real excited is that after making $85 selling stuff on craigslist, I can finally afford the actual tank, and should be picking it up this afternoon, so expect updates to start coming quick.

[jarteta97]

Update: I got the tank!



First, I started playing around with the Ghostwood, which took forever. I narrowed it down to two different hardscapes, so let me know what you guys think.



For the second, I would combine the two into an actually pretty realistic looking tree using great stuff.



Here's my nifty garden glove so I don't stab myself on egg crate stubs




Until tonight, though, I'm leak testing it