Ok, I had some progress today and some set backs over the weekend.
I was able to hang out with Ace, Jack, Christopher, and Justin today. We planned out the rock wall and had a good time getting half of it done. That's the good part.

Bad part is I ran out of mortar so I didn't finish the wall. Also, I started the stain on the stand and canopy and it went to garbage pretty quick. I used a product by Minwax that I had never tried before - it is a one step stain and polyurethane mixture. I will never get near it again. It came out streaked and blotchy no matter what I tried. My stand is now going to be black, which I really didn't want to do.

I will be finishing the painting of the stand and canopy this week and ordering more Acryl so I can finish the wall. Hopefully by next weekend I will be moving the tank into it's new home and continuing with the build. I will need some help with the move if anyone wants to hang out for a while.

I think Justin took a couple of pics of the wall as we were building it. Hopefully he will post up later.