I got this idea from youtube and its from Ted's Fishroom http://tedsfishroom.com/2011/04/20/aquarium-racks-in-a-fish-room/
I had a tight area in the basement to work with being the fact that I have 2 kids and most of you know how much kids stuff can accumulate over the years ,so this was a 2 part rack/storage build.
Materials,
25 2x4's ( I have 5 left over I might build something on the other side of the basement )
1 pound of #9 Deck Screws
1 sheet of 1/2 sanded plywood
1 Sheet of 3/4 sanded plywood
The Rack is directly below my 55 upstairs so I screwed the racks to the joist for some extra added support from below
All the tanks are filled and cycling atm I will get some photos as soon as the camera is recharged
The tank rack is 2 foot wide 8 feet tall 16 feet long the cost of the build was under $100.00 and took a little over 4 hours to build .The storage side has 1/2 sanded plywood and the tank side is 3/4 sanded plywood ,for fasteners I used deck screws for their sheer strength and that they will not back out over time. The ironic part is that 2 weeks after building his design he was the speaker at our fish club meeting .
I have finished up the lighting my air supply is up and running I am also thinking of running water over to the tanks .
If you have any questions just ask ,
Thanks,
Matt-
I had a tight area in the basement to work with being the fact that I have 2 kids and most of you know how much kids stuff can accumulate over the years ,so this was a 2 part rack/storage build.
Materials,
25 2x4's ( I have 5 left over I might build something on the other side of the basement )
1 pound of #9 Deck Screws
1 sheet of 1/2 sanded plywood
1 Sheet of 3/4 sanded plywood
The Rack is directly below my 55 upstairs so I screwed the racks to the joist for some extra added support from below
All the tanks are filled and cycling atm I will get some photos as soon as the camera is recharged
The tank rack is 2 foot wide 8 feet tall 16 feet long the cost of the build was under $100.00 and took a little over 4 hours to build .The storage side has 1/2 sanded plywood and the tank side is 3/4 sanded plywood ,for fasteners I used deck screws for their sheer strength and that they will not back out over time. The ironic part is that 2 weeks after building his design he was the speaker at our fish club meeting .
I have finished up the lighting my air supply is up and running I am also thinking of running water over to the tanks .
If you have any questions just ask ,
Thanks,
Matt-