thanks for the replies. i looked at some of the stickies but i noticed they werent for 10 gallon and wasn't sure if the same rules applied and it was hard for me to find anything about housing them in 10 gallons online unless i just over looked it.

I kinda looked into putting them in plastic bins but i think i would like it more to kinda have them out in the open and show them off which is why i got the tanks. Having to do maintenance doesn't bother me or my gf at all. so i think option 1 will be good for us.