It has taken L and I 3 nights worth of gravel washing to get the 35 kg of Dorset pea gravel clean so that it can go into the tank. Unfortunately the gravel is covered with a fine dust that takes on average about 4 washes before the clear water runs off it. But it was worth it as the gravel looks great with the backing and the bogwood on top of it.
Once the gravel was in, it took 23.5 bucket loads of normal tap water to fill the tank. After which I switched on the filter pump and heater. By tomorrow the tank should be warm enough to start planting plants, but we will have to do a bit of shopping for them first.
