Need some advices concerning tanks racking.

Hi,

As said in my presentation, I need some help / advices concerning the conception of tanks racks.
I want to put all my tanks in a little 13'x9' room. 2 big tanks are already placed : a 250g and a 200g.
I want to introduce 9 other tanks (3 90g, 3 75g, 3 60g) that are in others rooms of my house. The only solution is to rack them by size.
You think it's better to use boltless shelving or to build wood rack? Because of limited space I can only set up one 4'(l)x2'(w) rack and two 5'x2' an if I built them, I can't use big boards... Is it possible with 1,5"x4" or 2"x2,5" pinewood? I'm looking for the better balance between solidity and compactness. The system used by Uarujoey for large aquariums seems to be good but it needs a lot of space (length and width) due to its conception... I'm afraid of using industrial shelving because tanks are only resting on the edges of the structures.

Thanks for your answers and excuse my bad English...

Bye.

Hi,

Thanks for your answer. It helps
My problem is that my tanks haven't the same width or length, so I have to use boards on the metal hardware to support them. I'm not sure that the boards with support the tanks without any backup-plate under them... The thanks will be in the center without be supported directly by the metal structure.

What do you think about this kind of rack for 60g tanks? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Dut...y-/370815167819?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

Thanks for your answer.
Yes, it would probably sag...
But I just have 7' height in the room, and I can't find an industrial shelving less than 5' in length, with backup plates and much than 400kg per shelf.

Hi,

On reflection, I think I'm going to build the 3 racks with pine or spruce.
I can't find 2"x4", only 2"x6" or 2,5"x3"... 2x6 is to big. Is it possible to build sturdy racks with 2,5"x3" rafters?
I see some examples in the DIY stands section but always with 2x4 or 2x5...
What model do you think the best?

Best regards.

Hi paulW,

Thanks for your answer.
I'm going to copy one of the designs I've seen in the DIY stands section, but I can't decide which one...
Yes, my wood is really 2,5"x3" (63mmx75mm). I want to build 2' width racks to put 1', 1,5' and 2' width tanks (one tank per shelf).

I agree with you concerning inexpensive metal racks.

Bye.

Hi,

I'll try to build my racks with this design : and 2' width.

But I'll use 3x4 pine rafters. My tanks don't have all the same width. Do you think that it's risky to place a 60-80g tank in the center of the shelfs (on a 1" plywood board) ?

Best regards.