Stacking 2 tanks

[Corelia]

Hey all!

I have two standard 40gal breeder tanks for my two beardies and in an effort to save room we want to stack them on top of each other. We bought the Muscle Rack shelving that fit the tank exactly but we weren't able to open the lid because of the tight fit. We went back and bought the next bigger size shelf and it's so comically large that the poor dragons look like they're living in an ant farm! There's about 6 inches of space on each side of the tank and it takes up so much space in my small apartment.

Those who have successfully stacked tanks - how did you do it?

Original Shelf: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Muscle-Rack-36-W-x-18-D-x-72-H-Five-Shelf-Steel-Shelving-Black/35584046

New, too big shelf: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Muscle-Rack-48-W-x-24-D-x-72-H-5-Shelf-Steel-Shelving-Black/21685762

 

[CooperDragon]

Some people build double enclosures that are custom and just built one on top of the other with some space in the middle for wires/lighting. Bakers racks/wire shelves work well because you can hang lighting from them. It's probably easiest to use tanks that open from the front. If you could rig a way to slide each tank outward like a drawer to access it that may work as well.

 

[invaderDeviLin]

I highly recommend Showcase Cages's polyethylene cages. They're stackable! They're kind of expensive, but they're super durable, easy to clean, and lightweight. I swear I'm not a shill for the company, baha. I've had mine for 8 years (through 1 cross-country move and 5 inter-city moves), and it's still in practically brand new shape.

http://www.showcasecages.com/