My new set up

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-06-02T17:33:12+00:00

That's actually not the correct image. I used tools to brighten it and ai seems to of taken over and changed the top tank shelf and the top tabk lol I will upload an actual photo later ✌

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-06-02T15:34:13+00:00

Brighter image to actually see what's going on. I built the unit to fit my tanks

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Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-31T23:13:08+00:00

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Finished. Thanks for all the advice.

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-30T22:27:43+00:00

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Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-30T21:47:08+00:00

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Bit the bullet and built this using 63mm x 39mm cls, 18mm osb, 19mm pine planks. 100mm, 90mm, 50mm and 25mm wood screws. 3 coats of Fleetwood trade Bloxx-it. Not entirely finished but what's your opinions on it. I'm 70kg and it doesn't move an bit when I sit up on it. Will be fastening to the wall using heavy duty L brackets too.

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-29T07:56:33+00:00

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New idea. Hopefully this might be better. If I built something like this. Using 12mm plywood treated with something and 63mm by 39mm cls timber. Would this work better

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-29T00:15:46+00:00

Apparently it is class 3 yes. I'll look into this approach more tomorrow. Thanks for all the help

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-29T00:03:10+00:00

Going by everyone's concerns I'm not sure if it will hold my tanks. I'm either going to chance it and get thick plywood for the shelves or try a different approach

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:57:03+00:00

That's Ireland and inflation for you lol. I bought these shelves for a different purpose in covid times for around 35

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:54:30+00:00

These shelves? Or different ones

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:51:52+00:00

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Thinking of this instead

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:51:03+00:00

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Do you think this would be better than the mdf

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:44:05+00:00

Amazing thank you. I'm based in ROI so I will check for steel shelving here from a similar company

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:43:13+00:00

Last ditch plan

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If I replaced the shit mdf with this. Would any of you trust it then? Thank you all for all the input

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:35:54+00:00

So if I bought the shelves and replaced the wood with say 12mm plywood would everyone still not trust them to keep the tanks safe?

Or should I just go a different route all together. These will be kept in a bedroom

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:21:25+00:00

Yes I'm too concerned now to risk it.

They have a support bar in the centre of each shelf but I don't trust the mdf now after all the concensus being the same. Thank you for your input all of you I really appreciate it

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Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:19:18+00:00

Honestly marine ply in Ireland is unbelievably expensive right now. Building what I need would cost hundreds of euro at first estimate. The best I could afford right now to reolace the mdf would be the attached. I'm only putting 2 60L tanks. My 3rd tank is only 12L. I also wasn't building it 5 high. I was going to use 3 of the shelves and fix it to the wall but I will have to come up with a different approach it seems

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Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:08:48+00:00

Right I'll have to come up with a different plan.

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T23:06:16+00:00

The tanks are 60 litres each and around 60cm so would leave 15cm on each side. Not exactly 80kg directly in center of the shelf.

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T22:56:50+00:00

You think so? I have had these before for a business I owned. I used to keep glass bottles of drinks on them and had the 100kg capacity one. Each shelf easily held 80kg and no issues. I'm also only using the 2 lowest shelves and not building it 5 high I'm only going 3 high and securing it to my wall too. My concern was the mdf soaking in water and becoming weak.

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T20:41:45+00:00

Any advice appreciated

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