And more progress last night...I added a little more substrate because the first addition didn't go quite as far as I'd expected. I also finally finished the hose bib next to the tank (you can see the stub-out in the last picture above). So, I have water access right there, and it's well water so no treatment required which is very handy. The last thing I need to rig up to simplify water changes is using a mag pump to pump water over to the utility sink. I could use a python, but it seems so wasteful to run that much water just to drain the tank down. So, I'll hook up my vacuum to the inlet of a mag pump and hook the outlet to a hose and run that into the sink. I had it set up last night, but the Mag 7 pump I was wanting to use was falling apart (its probably 15 years old) so I'll have to dig into my stock and see what else I have available.
Next step is to borrow my buddy's pressure washer so I can clean up the driftwood I've collected and start looking at how to arrange that.
Next step is to borrow my buddy's pressure washer so I can clean up the driftwood I've collected and start looking at how to arrange that.