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[TypeD]

Hey all,

 

I'm asking this on other platforms, but I figured I'd ask here too since there's probably some hobby overlap. I'm looking to make a dedicated shelving unit in my room for vivariums/an aquarium. Aquarium stands are expensive as heck and I want most of the shelves to be other stuff (a number of tanks for ants and other inverts). So I've been looking at shelving; particularly these units:

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PB94QPC/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5S3PH6P/

 

The manufacturers say the individual shelves are rated for ~400 lbs. For aquaria, I probably wouldn't try to keep anything bigger than a 30 gallon long on this unit, which comes out to 8.3454*30 ~= 250 lbs of water weight. Factoring in additional equipment I figure the weight on an individual shelf wouldn't top 330 lbs (and definitely lower than that for the vivarium shelves).

 

But then, from what I hear it's good to be conservative with things like this. I just don't know how conservative.

 

Does anyone who's kept aquariums have some perspective here? Thanks.

Edited by TypeD, October 4 2022 - 10:25 AM.

[ANTdrew]

Those look very sturdy. Read all the reviews, but my hunch is that they will work well.

[TypeD]

Those look very sturdy. Read all the reviews, but my hunch is that they will work well.

 

Great, thanks. I read the reviews, and some of them do indeed show tanks on the shelves, so I think you're right.