These walls...whew. Done.
Here’s the middle panel and one side panel. The bigger shelves are not cemented on...too heavy. I’ll have to do that after they’re mounted in the tank. The mortar isn’t totally cured, which is why it’s still dark:
Here’s the other side panel:
Not terrible for the first time doing it. I definitely learned some things. I found out (too late, of course) that prep is key when working with Quikrete. You have almost no time at all to lay the mortar and then get rocks into it. I had this notion that I would be able to put some mortar on and then pick and chose which rocks and then then take my time pushing them on.
Nope. Doesn’t work that way.
Anyway, I’m going to use epoxy to cement the panels onto the overflow, and once they’re in place, I’m going to mortar them together and assume they’ll never move again.
Here’s the middle panel and one side panel. The bigger shelves are not cemented on...too heavy. I’ll have to do that after they’re mounted in the tank. The mortar isn’t totally cured, which is why it’s still dark:
Here’s the other side panel:
Not terrible for the first time doing it. I definitely learned some things. I found out (too late, of course) that prep is key when working with Quikrete. You have almost no time at all to lay the mortar and then get rocks into it. I had this notion that I would be able to put some mortar on and then pick and chose which rocks and then then take my time pushing them on.
Nope. Doesn’t work that way.
Anyway, I’m going to use epoxy to cement the panels onto the overflow, and once they’re in place, I’m going to mortar them together and assume they’ll never move again.