Rebekah

Thank you! We went and got one of the huge Husky ones from Home Depot that's 77x24x78. I did not want one that big, but it seems that's the only option for it to be secure. We also didn't anchor it, and I'm hopeful having the tanks as centered as possible won't end in disaster. At this point, I'm pretty well over it all. lol It'll look nice when the cichlids are able to move-in to the 90 though. Again, thank you for your insight! I appreciate it!

@Randy I'm sorry for dredging up a years-old reply. We are looking at the racks now and need guidance! I gave hubby a standard 90 gallon (48x18x24) for his birthday last week, and I ordered the DeWalt shelf (50x18x48) for it. The plan was to put the 90 on the bottom shelf and two standard 20's above it. We got the shelf, took it out of the box, put together the frame and one shelf, then realized the actual shelf size is 44x17. Nothing in the listing showed that, I didn't realize the poles were each 3" wide to take that much out of the usable dimensions. We could have put the 90 on top, but the two 20s wouldn't fit side by side under it, so that whole shelf is scrapped for this. I'm now looking at the 60x18x72 Gladiator. Before throwing down another $300 though, I need advice from someone who uses them. Is the 18" depth actual usable depth to hold the 90 gallon aquarium? I do realize there wouldn't be any excess front or back, and that's okay, I just need to verify the 90 will be secure on an 18" deep shelf. Another question is if I need to anchor it. Where it's going, the floors are cement, but the walls are also cement encased in Styrofoam. That's how our house is built (ARXX blocks filled with rebar and cement if you're so inclined to see what I mean). The walls don't have "studs" and have plastic strips that come through the Styrofoam. I mention this because if it needs anchored, our best option would be the floor and not the wall, and I need someone with knowledge to let me know if that's okay or not.