Frog room overhaul

[Lija]

That is how i do it for tanks that are 18" deep ( metal shelving from costco), for 12" they sell similar at walmart.



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[DigitalPunk]

Lija,

Nice setup! You have a lot of tanks going! Now I don't feel like I am going to cray lol.

I have one of the smaller shelves down there right now I use to hold feeder insect cultures, left over Hardwoods, and misc tank supplies. Though I think In the redesign I am going to repurpose it for future tadpole rearing/growout tanks. I got an industrial strength self back in Feb that most of my tanks are on. It can hold something like 3000lbs a shelf of something ridiculous lol. 2 of my tanks are against another wall on a cinderblock + MDF make shift tank stand (it is what my 40B use to sit on when it was horizontal, but can hold 2x 18" tanks with vertical tanks on it.

I think I want to get some selves to move the 2 tanks that are on the makeshift stand so I can reclaim that wall space for another rack that can hold 4 - 6 more tanks.... I wish the ceiling in my basement was higher :/

[Lija]

That is a very small part of my basement lol

[DigitalPunk]

Awesome! One of the draw backs to buying a house built in 1845 is the lack of a proper basement, but we make due with what we have. We initially had all the tanks around the house, but the Reds Hated being up where lights were on and off at night so we moved them to the basement and then everyone else followed shortly. It is very much a work in progress, but here is what we have so far.

The shelves on the left are for breeding cultures (Isos, Springs, and Rice Flout Beetles) and other Misc Things. The weird rack beside it was here when we moved in. Right now it has building supplies all over it, but the shelves are at a angle so I think it would do good for a place to angle tadpole cups so the froglets can emerge from the water. Then the Vent tank and the Citronella Tank (still being built) and the 2 wire racks in the other corner are fruit fly cultures.



And the current tank rack. <left> Mantella Tank, <Mid> Cit quarantine tank, and <right> Red Eye Tank>The shelf could hold 4 18x18 tanks, but the 24s are space hogs lol. Bottom of the self is currently storage and the big bin is our cricket tub.



And my folding table work bench.... sort of lol.



I am 6'1" tall and my head nearly rubs the ceiling. Would love if it was 8" tall.. Oh well.

[Lija]

Nice man cave! Very nice! Where did you get these wire racks for ff culture?

[DigitalPunk]

They were in my father-in-laws basement. I cleaned them up and zip tied them to the posts around them. They are perfect for it lol. Fresh cultures are lower and the one I am currently feeding out of is on the top of the stack

I will ask him where they come form. They are old. I don't even know what they would have been used for previously. They were in the trash pile after his basement flooded so I rescued and repurposed them.

here is a better angle of them. This is an older picture, but shows it better. There are 2 of them butted up to each other in the corner.

[DigitalPunk]

Lija I bet they are something similar to these

Storage Dynamics 5-Foot Vinyl Covered Steel Over door Storage Basket Rack: Closet Storage And Organization Systems: Amazon.com

Amazon.com: ClosetMaid Adjustable 8-Tier Wall and Door Rack, 18-Inch: Home & Kitchen

I just have mine turned around so the shelf is open towards me and the lip acts as a back for the cups to not fall through...