New Tank Rack

[WaterPond]

I want with a steel rack intead... it was cheaper and each shelf can hold up to 700lbs.

Bottom Shelf: 50gallon
1st Shelf: 15gallon, 1 -5.5gallon( two more 5.5's to come)
2nd shelf: 2x10gallon, 5 gallon, (2.5gallon to come)
3rd shelf: 4x 5.5gal

Of course i have pics:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/PicsOfTankscichlids_aug27003.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/PicsOfTankscichlids_aug27001.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/PicsOfTankscichlids_aug27002.jpg

[CACAdmin]

Looks great! ::D: Also, no need to paint or worry about spills either. Also adjustable to accomodate different sizes (& heights) of tanks later. :thumbup:

[Melody]

Lotsa room for more there!:;):

[thegrandpoohbah]

Nice. How much and where did you get it from if you don't mind me asking?

[blainep]

Looks good. I'd be interested to hear how well it's holds up over the long term.

When I built my racks, I couldn't find any decent steel shelving, so I built my own racks.

[WaterPond]

I got it at Sams Club in London Ontario, but i bet they have them at all sam's clubs across canada. I paid something like 68 dollars for it. A wooden one would have cost me over 200 dollars.

Blaine.... holds up over long term? i dont like that comment:twitcy: It better hold up, or else i'm gunna have alot of dead fish, a flooded basement, and angry parents:wideeyed: Any reason why it shouldent hold up?

[blainep]

I got it at Sams Club in London Ontario, but i bet they have them at all sam's clubs across canada. I paid something like 68 dollars for it. A wooden one would have cost me over 200 dollars.

Blaine.... holds up over long term? i dont like that comment:twitcy: It better hold up, or else i'm gunna have alot of dead fish, a flooded basement, and angry parents:wideeyed: Any reason why it shouldent hold up?

Maybe a poor choice of words, I noticed when I was looking at shelving, many were listed as able to handle hundreds of pounds of weight, but they looked like they wouldn't hold me.:err:

Maybe I'm just a little paranoid, my racks are probably way overbuilt.

[WaterPond]

This shelf hold my whole family. White we were building it we all climbed up there and sat on it, lol. holding four people randing from 120-220 lbs, thought that was pretty good.

Nothing wrong with being overbuilt... i just hope i'm not underbuilt:wideeyed: you got me paranoid to:err:

[Melody]

I've seen those... Canadian Tire flyer I think.

[CACAdmin]

Tested with human weight... works for me. Actually, that's how I tested the cabinet upon which my 20G tanks sits.

[grumpystiltskin]

A good way to be sure is measure the weight of youre tanks,
water weighs 8lb per gallon, so a 20g is 160lb + the weight of the empty tank:smile:
Does the rack hold 700lbs per shelf? if so you have no worries

Mick

[KnaveTO]

When calculating weight don't forget to add in weight of substrate, rocks, wood, decor, and other equipment (like canister filters if you are using such).

[CACAdmin]

A good way to be sure is measure the weight of youre tanks,
water weighs 8lb per gallon, so a 20g is 160lb + the weight of the empty tank:smile:
Does the rack hold 700lbs per shelf? if so you have no worries

Mick
Just for clarification, in case you are calculating the volume/weight of water in a non-standard tank, water weighs approx. 8.3 lbs per US gallon, 10 lbs. per Imperial gallon. However, as most tanks are made to US specs (i.e. 20g tank is usually 20 US gallons), the 8 lb multiplier usually applies. However, to be on the safe safe side, I tend to err on the side of caution and multiply by 10.


When calculating weight don't forget to add in weight of substrate, rocks, wood, decor, and other equipment (like canister filters if you are using such).


:yes: Substrate and rocks can weigh a lot.

[KnaveTO]

LOL... tell me about it. There is 140lbs of substrate in my 65 and 120lbs in my 50 gallon.

[grumpystiltskin]

Yes i did leave out the .3lbs lol i just rounded it off to make it easier:smile:
My 240g weighs 350lb empty
add water 1992lbs
add substrate 400 lbs
not including rocks it weighs 2742lbs, i built my own stand for it and have it in the basement with the concrete floor...

[CACAdmin]

Yes i did leave out the .3lbs lol i just rounded it off to make it easier:smile:
My 240g weighs 350lb empty
add water 1992lbs
add substrate 400 lbs
not including rocks it weighs 2742lbs, i built my own stand for it and have it in the basement with the concrete floor...
:swoon: I can see why it's in the basement on concrete. I'd love to have a tank that big...but no $$ and no room. I can see you'd definitely have to put more than a little planning into the location of that one. :yes:

And it wasn't really the .3 lbs :nah: (which doesn't make a huge difference unless we're talking large volume... like your 240g:wideeyed: ). I was more concerned with the difference between US & Imperial gallons if one is actually having to calculate the volume of a tank (i.e. if someone bought one second hand... as there are a number of oddball sized tanks out there).