fire83 Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Hi All, Growing up was a keen freshwater aquarium hobbyist and breeder. Recently my son has shown an interest in the hobby and looking to get back into it. I'm looking at building a 3-tier breeding rack setup primarily for betta, angelfish and cherry shrimp for now. We have been gradually accumulating various 2ft/3ft tanks, pumps, heaters etc. for our setup but the one thing holding us up is the breeding tank rack. I am tossing up between building my own timber rack or purchasing off-the-shelf heavy duty storage type metal shelving to use for the rack. Details of the rack below: a) 3-tier b) 1.2m-1.5m(w) x 0.4m-0.5m(d) x 1.8m-2.2m(h) rack size c) Capable of holding the weight of full 2ft/3ft tanks across this span. I am guessing min. 400kg+ per tier or more? I would much prefer purchasing an off-the-shelf heavy duty metal rack, but would this be suitable? Would they be able to withstand the 400+kg per tier? Is there any that you could recommend? If I was to build my own timber rack, can anyone direct me to any designs that would be suitable? Something that includes details of the timber size/type, screw/bolt types etc. My budget is approx. $300. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 The off-the-shelf racks should say on the label what weight they’re designed to hold. I would keep well under that. The benefit is that you can get going with breeding a lot sooner. Building your own will take time. But will also mean that you get exactly the dimensions you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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