Aquarium Rack Design

Please note that the horizontal shelf as described in the last post is represented now from the side view in the image to the left in gray.

Aquarium rack design. This voluminous aquarium stand raises your fishes fries and reefs to a whole new level not only in height but also in aesthetics. Each 8 wood screw has a shear strength of about 100 pounds. This design would probably not support a larger aquarium but a filled 29 gallon weighs only 330 350 pounds.

In order to support twice the weight of my first stand i used a sturdier design by incorporating upright 2x4s between the load bearing shelves. Diy aquarium rack for fish room. This is a partial view of what the diy aquarium rack looks when complete.

Diy aquarium rack for fish room. To prevent the weight of the aquariums from putting too much stress on the wood screws i added steel brackets under all 4 corners of both shelves. This will allow you to use multiple tanks all linked together to a central filtration and circulation system.

I ve seen the same design used for a rack of 40 breeders which i will probably do at some point. Diy do it yourself build an aquarium rack. Dimensions for the frame of the shelves.

Over the next few blog entries i will walk through the steps for a diy do it yourself aquarium rack for a fish room. As part of my breeding setup i chose 20 gallon long tanks for my apistogramma tanks. If you liked this video you will love my book.

I m happy with the wood protection but do wonder a bit about whether or not it is leaching chemicals. To protect the wood from water damage i used a deck stain paint. Design continued this blog post is a continuation of the last entry where i showed you how to build the horizontal shelf for a diy aquarium rack for your fish room.