Your favorite shelving units?

[The Grym Reaper]

Generic metal shelving off eBay

 

[baconwrappedpikachu]

Excuse the power cords and the clutter. Constant work in progress right now!

We bought IKEA IVAR shelving for the office. It's totally modular so you can always add to it or change things up as you go. We got the fold-up desk for feedings/rehouses etc and we got the cabinet for storing supplies but, again, the shelves are modular so you can set them up however you want.

It anchors into the wall for extra support and the unit feels very stable to me. I think my favorite thing is how easy it is to change the height of the shelves. With lots of growing specimens, it's important to me to be able to adjust things as needed.

I'm planning on adding under shelf lighting that I can flip on when I want to add to the display aspect. I like these shelves though and I really think they look nice. So far, so good!

 

[Moebius]

Went with some metal racks with wood shelves from Home Depot; sometimes they're on sale. Not the cheapest or insanely pricey, but adjustable and easy to set up, black coated metal, look fairly nice too and have a good weight rating (not that I need much with lightweight Ts). Honestly could use one more. No cats to worry about or killer sock puppets (ferrets) to knock stuff off, but these snap together and are pretty steady. Being able to move shelf heights around is really handy when you miscalculate the height of new enclosures.

 

[baconwrappedpikachu]

Being able to move shelf heights around is really handy when you miscalculate the height of new enclosures.

I totally agree, adjustable shelves are definitely a requirement for shelving setups, at least for me! Especially for collections with lots of slings and juvies, it's really nice to be able to change things as the collection grows so you can maximize storage/display space and give everyone the best setup.

 

[Bipolar Spider]

Kallax have always done it for me, and have always modded them to fit whatever

 

[Tortuga]

For everyone that uses steel wire shelving units. I've listed an accessories link to www.webstaurantstore.com. Their actual shelving unit kits are more expensive than at walmart or amazon, but they have a good selection of affordable accessories that you can tweak your existing set up with. They have cool stuff in general. Hope this information is beneficial to some of you.

*the 'S' hooks allow you to build an extra shelving unit between two existing ones. All you would need are the shelves, no poles required.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/43959/regency-shelving-casters-and-shelving-accessories.html

 

[MarkoB]

Kallax have always done it for me, and have always modded them to fit whatever

Hello,

I am aware that this thread is a bit older, but I came here through a Google search.
I would like to know, have you adapted the Kallax to fit the large Exo Terra terrariums? One compartment of a Kallax is 33.5 x 33.5 cm (internal dimensions) and a large ExoTerra is 60 x 45 x 45 cm.
I would be grateful for any help, as I would like to integrate my two large Exo Terras into the Kallax.

 

[The Spider House]

I use what is called "garage shelving" they come in various sizes and colours but most populat is 90cmx30cmx180cm (LxWxH). Boltless metal frame with MDF shelf. They can take a lot of weight and can be adjusted for different heights of enclosures.

May not be the prettiest but certainly the most effective, especially if you have a large collection. I have these across all 4 walls in a spare bedroom consisting of:

X2 70x30x180
X2 120x45x180
X2 90x30x180

Each have either 5 or 6 shelves and basically means you can go floor to ceiling with every shelf.

That little lot above just about manages to house my current collection ha ha