Ideas for this shelving unit?

[Tangled]

I pulled this out of a space that I rented out because the tenant didnt want them. They are about 4 ft x 8 ft. I look at these and see a bug in each cubby. But is there a cheap 10 in x 10 inch enclosure to slide into each space? Sealing each cubby with a plastic lining and installing doors seems like a lot of work...
This will be in a pediatrician's waiting room...

 

[iamthepink]

This looks awesome! I am still new and figuring out enclosures. so far it has been part of the fun. I recently turned a tall Amac box into an arboreal enclosure, drilling holes in the shape of a T for ventilation, and I really like how it turned out. But I think the tallest one they have on the container store was 7 inches. I really like to find nice looking places to display the spiders. I saw someone using a lantern, you might but at Hobby Lobby, they had it set up for an arboreal. Someone else used an old gumball machine.

 

[Tangled]

This looks awesome! I am still new and figuring out enclosures. so far it has been part of the fun. I recently turned a tall Amac box into an arboreal enclosure, drilling holes in the shape of a T for ventilation, and I really like how it turned out. But I think the tallest one they have on the container store was 7 inches. I really like to find nice looking places to display the spiders. I saw someone using a lantern, you might but at Hobby Lobby, they had it set up for an arboreal. Someone else used an old gumball machine.

I use the amac boxes for slings and dwarfs. The container store also has these "glassy shoe" boxes that are bigger but not quite tall enough to fill this space.

 

[Marvinxox]

You said that having every chubby sealed with a plastic liner would be a lot of work, but there´s also some spray-on sealants that maybe wouldn´t be that much work. And you could try using Acrylic for the doors and have them being Held in place by some of These door-holding Magnets that can be found at just about every hardware-store.
Maybe it wouldn´t be that expensive if you´d order all the doors at once. 64 doors (if you want one on each side. If just one side should be obenable, then 32 doors and a sheet of thin Wood or acrylic might also do it. You could even have some acrylic with some window-frosting on it and backlighting for the whole shelving.) should be enough to get a mass-discount. And the hinges can often be found cheaply on eBay or aliexpress. That might be cheaper than having to buy 32 enclosures would probably cost you a ton of money.

 

[Tangled]

You said that having every chubby sealed with a plastic liner would be a lot of work, but there´s also some spray-on sealants that maybe wouldn´t be that much work. And you could try using Acrylic for the doors and have them being Held in place by some of These door-holding Magnets that can be found at just about every hardware-store.
Maybe it wouldn´t be that expensive if you´d order all the doors at once. 64 doors (if you want one on each side. If just one side should be obenable, then 32 doors and a sheet of thin Wood or acrylic might also do it. You could even have some acrylic with some window-frosting on it and backlighting for the whole shelving.) should be enough to get a mass-discount. And the hinges can often be found cheaply on eBay or aliexpress. That might be cheaper than having to buy 32 enclosures would probably cost you a ton of money.

What spray on lining? I was thinking Plastidip, but wasn't sure how durable it would be to twigs/rocks. The magnetic faceplates is brilliant! I like that idea.

 

[Marvinxox]

What spray on lining? I was thinking Plastidip, but wasn't sure how durable it would be to twigs/rocks. The magnetic faceplates is brilliant! I like that idea.

I was thinking more about something like a clear plastic sealant that can be sprayed on. I don´t know about any specific brands, as I´m not from the US, but I have seen such clear coatings/sealants being used in various YouTube-videos. Maybe someone in a local hardware store could help you find a product that really suits your needs. But generally I´d think that such coatings shouldn´t have any problems with twigs/rocks laying on them or leaning against them.

 

[Marvinxox]

I was thinking more about something like a clear plastic sealant that can be sprayed on. I don´t know about any specific brands, as I´m not from the US, but I have seen such clear coatings/sealants being used in various YouTube-videos. Maybe someone in a local hardware store could help you find a product that really suits your needs. But generally I´d think that such coatings shouldn´t have any problems with twigs/rocks laying on them or leaning against them.

Polyeurothane, that´s the stuff I was talking about. I just heard it being mentioned in a video, so now I remembered it.
I think that could be used to seal the wood without too much efford.

 

[Tangled]

Polyeurothane, that´s the stuff I was talking about. I just heard it being mentioned in a video, so now I remembered it.
I think that could be used to seal the wood without too much efford.

So, both polyurethane and epoxy will seal wood for spills and such, but if I were to enclose the space and have a moist substrate on it, it would soften and become permeable (think about those white rings on a coffee or dinner table). I agree, some spray on lining would be nice, I don't think that's the right choice though. Thanks for giving it some thought!

 

[Marvinxox]

So, both polyurethane and epoxy will seal wood for spills and such, but if I were to enclose the space and have a moist substrate on it, it would soften and become permeable (think about those white rings on a coffee or dinner table). I agree, some spray on lining would be nice, I don't think that's the right choice though. Thanks for giving it some thought!

Maybe there´s some similar products that won´t soften up. But I don´t know too much about that, so I´d recommend asking someone in your local hardware-store (or hoping that someone who is more knowledgeable than I am will answer to this thread).

 

[Tangled]

Maybe there´s some similar products that won´t soften up. But I don´t know too much about that, so I´d recommend asking someone in your local hardware-store (or hoping that someone who is more knowledgeable than I am will answer to this thread).

While driving I thought of a spray-on solution. Bed liner for trucks.