Elo500 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I was going to use one of those garage shelf for a shrimp rack in the house but it really doesn't fit in with the other furniture and I've been encouraged to use some thing that "looks nice". I'm not sure I can or want to build something. I'm looking for something with 3 shelves that could fit a few 3/5g and maybe a 10 on the bottom. Is there anything at ikea that I could use/ reinforce? Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukiBunny Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I have a KALLAX shelving unit, it comes in lots of colors. It holds quite a few pounds. I have 3x 5 gallon chi on the top, it can hold a 20 long, i have 2 10 gallons on the bottom, a 5 gallon and 2.5 gallon in the middle along with some vases. When you assemble it, make sure you have it position correctly, i have two friends that had this side ways when i went to their house, lol when its side ways only the pins are holding all the weight and it won't be able to support all these tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 This one? http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40275813/#/60275812 Looks perfect. Did you have to reinforce the center shelf? Product dimensions Depth: 15 3/8 " Height: 30 3/8 " Width: 30 3/8 " Max load/shelf: 29 lb Max. load/wall cabinet: 44 lb 1 oz. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukiBunny Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 No, i didn't reinforce them, its why i only have 2.5 gallon and 5 gallon on it. I wouldn't put anything more than 5 gallons on the center shelf. It does say the max load is 29 lbs, but i have about 5 gallon in each of the center shelf. The bottom should have no issues holding 10 gallon tanks. I wouldn't go bigger than a 20 L on the top. Also the dimensions of the shelves are 13 x 15 x 12ish?. So you can't fit a traditional 10 gallon tank in them. You can fit a 5 gallon tho. I have 3 custom made arylic tanks in them if you can see, so they fit perfectly (very cheap to make too). Elo500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hey, that looks super neat! Wish I had room for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I also have my 10g on top of the 4-compartment EXPEDIT, precursor to KALLAX. I use the fabric drawers in the compartments for holding/hiding supplies, though. Never thought about putting more tanks in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 "It does say the max load is 29 lbs, but i have about 5 gallon in each of the center shelf." A 5g with water and substrate is around 50lbs. But sounds as if your shelf is holding well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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