Anyone have any experience with using pallet racks for tanks?
Found some on sale and is itching to buy a rack. 11 foot beams (rated for 6800 lbs/pair) with uprights 18" deep. Three levels with low tanks 10-14". Currently I have a three level steel stand with two 65 gallon (64x18x14") tanks on the top and middle and two smaller tanks at the bottom.
Would be nice to have the 65 gallon tanks next to each other on the middle level of a pallet rack. With a 10 foot tank on top (height 12 or 14" and a couple of smaller tanks (10" height) on the bottom level. Dwarf cichlid/livebearer paradise!
(Yes the rack will be fairly tall but so am I and worst case scenario I will invest in a nice and stable footstool or a small ladder. I have talked to a structural engineer and per his recommendation I will cut up a portion of my floor and make a concrete slab directly on top of the foundation of my house to accomodate the weight of the wall of tanks.)
I might use plywood or some other kind of sheet between the beams... or maybe not. The beams are 4½" wide each so maybe thats not necessary when the rack is only 18" deep (the 65 gallon tanks in my current steel rack only has support on their corners - middle and sides are sagging). Some sort of padding on the beams and it should be more or less ready right?
If anyone feels like sharing any experiences, thoughs or advice on using pallet racks that would be greatly appreciated!
Found some on sale and is itching to buy a rack. 11 foot beams (rated for 6800 lbs/pair) with uprights 18" deep. Three levels with low tanks 10-14". Currently I have a three level steel stand with two 65 gallon (64x18x14") tanks on the top and middle and two smaller tanks at the bottom.
Would be nice to have the 65 gallon tanks next to each other on the middle level of a pallet rack. With a 10 foot tank on top (height 12 or 14" and a couple of smaller tanks (10" height) on the bottom level. Dwarf cichlid/livebearer paradise!
(Yes the rack will be fairly tall but so am I and worst case scenario I will invest in a nice and stable footstool or a small ladder. I have talked to a structural engineer and per his recommendation I will cut up a portion of my floor and make a concrete slab directly on top of the foundation of my house to accomodate the weight of the wall of tanks.)
I might use plywood or some other kind of sheet between the beams... or maybe not. The beams are 4½" wide each so maybe thats not necessary when the rack is only 18" deep (the 65 gallon tanks in my current steel rack only has support on their corners - middle and sides are sagging). Some sort of padding on the beams and it should be more or less ready right?
If anyone feels like sharing any experiences, thoughs or advice on using pallet racks that would be greatly appreciated!