Shelving Unit for 5.5 and 10 Gallon

[jcunningham0295]

Ok, looking for some advice here. I am looking at purchasing the below shelving unit to hold around 20 tanks at sizes of 5.5 and 10 gallons. Is anyone already using one like this?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_319468-1281-MR4 ... facetInfo=


Thanks,
Josh

[Lotsapetsgarfhts]

It would probably work, if I get near a Lowe's this weekend I'll check it out in person. It seems like if it's rated at 5000 pounds it would work.

[tankmates]

Josh,

I've used many different shelves over the years. I recently purchased several of the same shelves you're looking at. The boards are thinner than any shelves I've had. Unfortunately, I had one of the shelves bow, which caused the glass to crack and drain the tank.

If you get the shelves, I would suggest getting a piece of plywood to add to each shelf, adding structural rigidity.

Good luck!

[Kyle May]

It's been tried by club member Subotnik in the past.
While the unit can hold the weight, it's prone to twisting....
...Andrew used it for larger tanks than 10's and 20's however...so maybe it'll work for you.

km

[Jshakour]

I would also recommend about 1/2 inch of styro foam on the bottom.

I recently just started to add stryo to the all my tank shelves. I found that when I would add a new tank to the shelf, there was a gap between the tank and the plywood that the tank would sit on. Also, if the plywood gets wet, it will wrap and then could very easily crack the tank.

The styro is nothing more than insulating stryo foam.

Ill post pics in my blog.