griss' Tank Upgrade Thread

[griss]

You are doing a lot of work in the basement. Consider protecting the walls.

Glasliner​

0.090 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. White FRP Decorative Wall Paneling (1-Pack)​

interior use in restaurants, kitchens, regrooms, break rooms, and any locations requiring low-maintenance, washable walls. Made of a durable polyester resin and reinforced with fiberglass, these panels provide a nonporous wall surface that resists moisture, mildew, stains and protects wall from dents and scratches.
And salt. At least behind the tank. I splash a lot myself.

A plain white panel $40 each at Home Depot.

Oh, that looks good for the walls of the fish room. I haven't gotten to finishing that area off yet, just been working on the "family" room area where the display will be located.

 

[wvned]

I chose T11 siding for the fish room. I think there were 2 thicknesses. What I have can hold screws for mounting even heavy things and can be taken down easily

The other stuff is a thin waterproof sheet that will protect the paint and drywall.

 

[griss]

Ground/sanded the rust on the crappy builder grade windows, then painted with Rustoleum primer. When dry, I’ll put two coats of Rustoleum paint on them. Eventually, we will replace the glass itself with vinyl window inserts.

I also sanded the mud on the drywall hole I’m patching and added another coat of mud. Might need one more coat after this.

Once those are done:
Prime/paint ceiling and walls.
Install vinyl plank floor
Baseboard trim
Put 150 in place
Get the fish room finished/setup (storing a bunch of aquarium stuff in there now so I don’t have room to work on it)
Plumb the tank and fill

 

[griss]

Didn’t get anymore done today. Oldest grissling came over with the grand-grisslings. Then, girl twin grissling and her husband showed up with their two Goldens, and my sister showed up. I was unaware we were having a family get together and so was Mrs griss. But, it was a good day.

 

[Reefing102]

Don’t you love those surprise get togethers?

 

[griss]

Don’t you love those surprise get togethers?

Yes and no. I really wanted to make progress on the basement.

 

[griss]

Both daughters, 1 SIL, 2 grandkids and 4 granddogs came over yesterday so, nothing got done.

Today, I finished the patch of the hole. Then bought an access panel for the hose bib shutoff and cut the hole for that. Then, we primed 3 walls and the ceiling in most of phase 1 of the basement finish.

Here’s some pics of the progress. First two pics show the wall where the tank will go. Next two show the windows and breaker/storage closet (need to install the door and paint the window frames). The last two pics show the area of phase 2 that will need the ceiling drywall finished, mudding, sanding and painting. Can’t finish the ceiling there’s the current tank is located in that area and my lighting is suspended from the joists.

 

[griss]

Slowly but surely getting there. We should start painting next weekend, unless we have good weather and decide to take the boat out.

 

[griss]

Daughter #1 brought the grandkids over both days last weekend.

Nice weather this weekend so, yesterday was yardwork.

Today, I painted the first coat on 1/2 the ceiling in phase 1 of the basement finish and the first coat on one of the metal window frames.

 

[n2585722]

Daughter #1 brought the grandkids over both days last weekend.

Nice weather this weekend so, yesterday was yardwork.

Today, I painted the first coat on 1/2 the ceiling in phase 1 of the basement finish and the first coat on one of the metal window frames.

Got to make time for the grandkids. They grow up fast. Our youngest grandkid is now 14.

 

[griss]

Got to make time for the grandkids. They grow up fast. Our youngest grandkid is now 14.

True. Oldest will be 3 in December and the youngest is 6 months.