Well, here we go...100 gallons. Walk me through it?!

[BCollie]

Okay, I am done for the night, and I'm exhausted. I've been up doing stuff since I woke up this morning.
I have finished 85% of the front glass panel. The rest of it will be done after I:
1. Get all the sand out
2. Drain and dry the tank
3. Buy new razor blades!

I have gone through 5!! razor blades. They dull SO quickly. Good thing a scraper with a 6 pack of blades is less than $2. I'm going to buy 2 or 3 more of them so that I have 12-18 blades to use to finish the tank. The dirty glass you're seeing in the picture below is the back panel. Notice the front, center, bottom of the tank. You can see a small section of dirty glass, which shows how spotless most of the front glass panel is! Woohoo! I'd say I'm about 1/3 done with scraping the tank glass clean. I still need to finish the front panel, and do all of the sides and back. It's going to be a several hour chore, and is going to leave me with very tired arms!


I am going to ask my mom to pick up Fir Bark for me, and maybe the other stuff too...since she's in Sacramento, the closest big city to us. I need to figure this out by tomorrow morning so that I can ask her to get it before she comes home. Otherwise I'll be waiting a week with nothing to do on my project.
Okay, so I will need:
2 part Fir Bark
1 part Peat
1 part charcoal
1 part Sphagnum Moss
2 part Orchid Bark

I'm checking out a website for a "local"(Sacramento) company. Well, I think they're in Sac. Google Maps says they're in Riverside but their website says they've moved to Sac.
Potting Media

I have found Fir Bark:
Fir Bark

Charcoal:
Charcoal

Sphagnum Moss:
AAA Premier New Zealand Sphagnum Moss

I still need to find: Orchid Bark(Would this be either "orchid mix" or "orchiata"?) and peat

Okay, so help me out here please...
Questions:
1. How much is a CF???
2. Do I want COARSE charcoal or MEDIUM charcoal?
3. FINE fur bark or MEDIUM fir bark?
4. How much of each should I buy? For example, 2 CF Fir Bark, 1 CF Peat, etc... Or 1 CF Fir Bark, 1/2 CF Peat, etc...
5. Approximately how much will it cost me to buy everything I need for the AGB substitute mix?

This is all so overwhelming! I don't think I've said yet that I really appreciate your guys help!! It is invaluable.

EDIT: Is Fir Bark and Orchid Bark the same thing?