Corey,Originally Posted by coreydelong
I have a design drawn up to build a 3 and 4 wide V18 rack with 1/2" XPVC. The support issue for the 4 wide has been addressed with supports in the center of each level from 1/2" XPVC "scrap" from other projects.
I don't see support for a 3 wide V18 rack being an issue at all with 1/2" XPVC when C-Serpents builds V70 racks that are 35" deep with no support in the middle?? A 3000g female and a full 9" or 11" ceramic water bowl weigh far more than a 3-4 wide rack with V18 tubs full of hatchlings. I will likely build a 3 wide with no support and a 4 wide with support for either four V18's or two V35 tubs for grow out racks for my breeder males.
The open area in the center of the side of a C-Serpents V70 rack is 19" and there is no sagging issue. Another 4" (23" wide) will make a 3 wide V18 rack, and I'm sure there will be no issues with support with hatchlings. Just for sizing things up, here are two V18 tubs shown in the center of the side on a C-Serpents V70 rack. The female above the V18 tubs is a 2950g Albino about to ovy with a full 9" ceramic water bowl. She is sitting right over the center of her tub with the water bowl where there is no support:
I was only repeating what Chris tod me when I spoke to him at the Columbia Repticon last July. I agree that a rack out of 1/2 inch XPVC for a width of 3 V-18 tubs shouldn't be a problem. I too had thought about using extra supports for a rack that was capable of 2 short V-35 tubs or 4 V-18 tubs per shelf. I think it will work great for you. I was talking about what could be bought readily built so that there would be no additional cost for a custom build. Let us know how your custom rack turns out, I look forward to some pictures. Based on the pictures of the other stuff you built, I'm sure it will come out looking good.
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