DIY projects

[Lucas M]

In a previous life with the food industry, we only used Metro Racks. http://www.metro.com/ But probably costs more than home depot.
They also carry them in a coated green to prevent rusting. We had them in our frigs/freezers. In addition, they have plastic ones.

We used these in wherehouse storage and also seen pictures on the internet of hobbyists using this... http://www.homedepot.com/Storage-Or...splay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051

Yeah, the thing I don't like about the racks you linked are the composite fiber board shelves. We use those at the winery and they're not very sturdy. I think the wire shelving is probably a much safer bet.

 

[AMAYEU]

Oh, also seen the wire shelving in black color, too.

 

[jkreefer]

So here's my thought, and I'm looking for some help on this.

I'm sure you all know about the very good/reliable wire rack storage shelving you can get damn near anywhere. Something like this:

http://www.homedepot.com/Storage-Or...splay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051

These units have 800 lbs/shelf capacity. I was going to build a DIY wood stand for my frag system (40B top and 20L sump), but I can pick up one of these shelves for $50. With 800 lb static load capability (without casters), any reason this is a bad idea? I'd most likely get some thin melamine to put between the wire shelves and the actual tanks, but in general I don't see any reason why this wouldn't work fine.

Has anybody used something like this before, or seen it used, and did it work fine?

If your going to use that, the only recommendation I would have would be to put something (like 3/4" ply) across the whole shelf under your tank to distribute the weight on the rack evenly so you dont have 350lbs in a mater of 24"

 

[Grant W]

Maybe Tom will chime in on this but I think he has a rack system in the garage portion of his system and so does Bob.