i was also anti-rack coming into the hobby, but that was based off of ignorance.
once Spaghetti outgrew her 20gal glass (this past summer/fall), i decided i'd never use a glass tank again: PVC or DIE! i bought her (and Coffee Bean) 32qt tubs and they transitioned very well! but having to adjust each enclosure individually and worrying about maintaining everyone's temps was quite worrisome and frustrating. then i had an epiphany: what if there was...something...that could hold...BOTH of these tubs? and keep everything steady?
RACKS! i love my racks! i just bought a 10-shelf 41qt rack (not running yet)! feeding day is so fun; sliding each tub in and out, seeing everyone cocked and loaded, then i get to Coffee Bean's tub and she just EXPLODES out of the tub once it's opened! hahaha. all of my tubs have some type of decor or "enrichment" item. they can be as plain or as awesome as you want them to be.
i made a thread about potentially moving Yellow into an adult rack from his T8. Yellow doesn't explore at night like a lot of others' beeps do, so i figured it would be nice to free up some space (i live with roommates (or "parents" as they like to be called lol)) until i can move him back into the T8. TBH i think Yellow would do well in a cozier home, but that's something i'll have to experiment with.
it's all personal preference, and i agree with the poster above that "there are racks, and then there are racks." like anything in this hobby: research, research, research.
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