DAY THREE

August 27, 2003

Well, its day three of this project and I decided to carve one more piece to cover the overflow box in the right corner of the tank.. After doing this and using the torch on it a little, it was time for the first coat of cement! I was surprised when I opened the Quickwall that it had fiberglass fibers in it, a lot of fibers, well this wasn't going to do so I got out a piece of screen wire and sieved the cement and the sand through this wire to give me the consistancy that i was after. The first coat consisted of one part playsand to three parts cement and was mixed thin in order to brush it on..I added a few drops of dishwashing liquid soap to the mixture to make it creamier. The soap will dissapear in the curing process..I used an old paint brush I had and simply brushed the mixture on, it worked pretty well..You will have a few spots that didn't cover good this coat but don't worry, this is normal and will be taken care of in the next coat. I will sit these aside for today to dry and put on the second coat tomorrow! Now its back to the Bio filter..

Below is the container I kept my playsand, cement, and tools in out of the rain.

Materials

Now we are getting somewhere, here are the pieces after the first coat of cement!

First Coat

Here is a closeup of the first coat..

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