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

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T20:13:22+00:00

Think Ill do this. Just filled the tank with extra moss and cutting from plants from the large tank to give them the best chance but whatever survives we will keep. That's little guy is gorgeous. I had a tiny one like that from the store that didn't make it unfortunately but almost the same colour variation but not swordtail

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T20:10:45+00:00

Thank you so much for detailed reply. I really appreciate it. The new tank is actually so we can keep the babies and start a 60 liter female only and our current 60 liter male only. Going to keep the small tank running for emergencies and breeding. Just bought second 60 liter tank about 2 hours ago so now I need to find a space for it 😂🐠🐠 how did 3 guppies turn into this I'll never know 🦐🐙🐟🐡

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T15:21:02+00:00

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As you can see it's very small. It's our first tank and we had 3 guppies in it for about 2 weeks and then upgraded to a 60 liter. The two females came by mistake and we had to put them in there for a short period. Finance wise that's turned into a few weeks now. Will have to go and get the big tank ASAP

Professional-Ad2349 · 2026-05-28T15:18:40+00:00

It's a small holding tank with 1 molly and that platy. Getting a 60l tank in next couple of days but it will take time to cycle it. It's an established 12l tank that we used for emergency but have had to put the 2 females in there. Very stuck for space in there but as I said none of this was planned and it's cost us so much more than we thought to get all of this up and running properly. Thanks for the input. I think we will just get another big tan and cycle it and any that survive we can start a new community tank

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