The stand has been sanded and primed.
After discussing it with the guys over at Senetsen Products, I am probably going to finish the stand with High-Gloss White Spray Paint that has the "Hammered" texture. Hopefully this will hide any imperfections in my rather-poor sanding job.Equipment Update:
I picked up a "Statuary Pump" at Lowes last weekend, I'll use this for the wet/dry filter return line. The plan all along has been to use the wet/dry to ensure maximum filtration. The Red Eared Sliders that will be in this tank can be VERY messy! I've also ordered a piece of VooDoo Wood from Herp Supplies, and cork bark background for the land area.
Tank:
I had an old 20 gallon tank that I got from my buddy, Matt. He had started to removed the old silicone seals.
After removing the rest of the silicone, I began replacing it w/ GE Silicone I. From what I've read, this is perfectly safe for fish / turtles / other living things. It is a lot cheaper than buying "Aquarium Silicone"
Silicone takes AT LEAST 24 hours to cure. After waiting 36 hours, I began to fill it:
So far so good...
I left this water in there for about 12 hours. No drips at all. I was pretty impressed w/ myself.
To get water from the tank to the wet/dry filter I'm going to use an overflow pipe. Instead of going the safe way and getting (building) a hang on back overflow, I've decided just to drill the tank. There seem to be a few different ways to do this. In my next post, I'll describe how I did it.
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