Well, it's been a long time for an update. I took a much needed break from most of all things fishy and took care of some home, family, and fun time. It's spring time now, and I'm starting to catch the fish bug again and I long to clean up some projects. So, I began to work on this again.
As days went by from my last update to now, I would put a rock or two on at a time. All I would do is drill typically just two holes, figure out where I want the rock, pass a ziptie through the rock and past the eggcrate, and use a modified wire hanger like a crochet hook to bring the zip tie back to the front. After that I would just tighten the zip tie and pass the loose end behind the eggcrate instead of cutting it off and leaving sharp ends.
When I began work tonight, this is what I had already finished.
Here is a close up of what the rocks look like as they are placed together.
In a few hours I finally have all the rock drilled and tied to the back wall of eggcrate
Next, it was time to bust out with what will fill in the cracks; Great Stuff spray insulation foam.
I started by doing a corner to see how it would look. I used some extra scraps and crumbs from drilling and pushed them in to the wet foam to help break up the man-made feel about it.
One can of foam later, I
almost have the entire back wall completed. Unfortunately, that was the only can I had. So, I'll just have to wait until tomorrows to finish around the overflow area.
After I finish foaming, I'm going to wait 24 and break up the smooth surface of the foam by breaking it up a little with a knife. After 48 hours, I'm going to sit it upright, pop in the pillar supports, fill it with sand, and possibly with water. I have some real live rock that I'll be using for most of the pillars.
Maybe next year.
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