Which shelving unit will work best

[The Zigman]

I think any of them are fine.

I bought this on sale from Menards for $39, the shelves are rated 350# each. (evenly distributed)

I have had this set up for over a year.
Now there are 3, 20 gal tanks on it.
Before that I had a 37 gal on the middle shelf, and a 20 above it.
I have had a 37, a 10 ,and a 20 on this shelf...

And havent had any concerns.

It is rated 350# Per shelf.
And it seems to handle it just fine.

 

[deondrec]

thanks zigman. how tall is that 54 inches?

 

[The Zigman]

from the floor to the top shelf is 54"
36" wide, and 14" deep

 

[DoctaQ]

i use the 4 foot wire shelving from homedepot with wood under each tank and have a 15 and a 5 on the top shelf and a 20 long on the middle shelf with misc supplies on the bottom and its rock solid, been up for over half a year

 

[Rbishop]

Yep, have a wire rack one here with the 350 lb per shelf rating...no problems. If the wire bothers you, just place a 3/8" sheet of plywood under each tank. Leave your self adequate room on the shelf spacing to get things in and out of the tank and to do maintenance.

 

[coach_z]

from your first post i would pick 1-3 but not 4 simply because #4 has a much lower weight/shelf rating.

wet particle board=cardboard so avoid the particle board shelves.

i have a wire rack like that but it is a little wobbly (because of an uneven floor and carpet) and i want to secure it to my wall before placing a 10gal tank on top of it. a 10 gal tank will be the only tank on it so it is going to be extremely top heavy...hence the securing to a wall.

 

[deondrec]

ok thanks. now i just need to find a cheap 20 gallon long so i can divide it into 3 compartments for different shrimp.