Anonymous
8/18/2025, 3:30:56 PM
No.2938981
>>2938979
Lastly I added some sand to cover most of the grout. This way it still shines through, but is less obvious.
Also cut a 15mm square and glued that onto the opening on the top, so ants can't climb out (easier to maintain than talcum)
In retrospect, this is the one area where I wish I had done it differently, the entrance to the nest being relatively large and in a low area means sand will over time fall in there. I'd much prefer if the entrance was slightly elevated so very little sand got in. The ants likely will manage this issue themselves, but it's an oversight on my part.
So really the two things that I would do differently if I were to do it again are ensuring the water tower was level and a elevated nest entrance. Other than that I'm very happy with how this turned out.
Lastly I added some sand to cover most of the grout. This way it still shines through, but is less obvious.
Also cut a 15mm square and glued that onto the opening on the top, so ants can't climb out (easier to maintain than talcum)
In retrospect, this is the one area where I wish I had done it differently, the entrance to the nest being relatively large and in a low area means sand will over time fall in there. I'd much prefer if the entrance was slightly elevated so very little sand got in. The ants likely will manage this issue themselves, but it's an oversight on my part.
So really the two things that I would do differently if I were to do it again are ensuring the water tower was level and a elevated nest entrance. Other than that I'm very happy with how this turned out.