DIY reef rack

Wolters_88 · Jul 17, 2021

I’m trying to do my own frag rack at 23” x 40” with black acrylic up top and then fluorescent under that but I can’t seem to find where people are buying the silicone plug holder material they sandwich in the middle. Does anyone know where to find this? Attached are what I’m referring to.

sunken3 · Jul 17, 2021

i dont know where you get those... but do you want them for looks or purpose? cause they do look cool, but the only time they were really necassary was when i had some big fish grabbing my plugs and dropping them around the tank... those held the plugs in place.

Wolters_88 · Jul 17, 2021

sunken3 said:
i dont know where you get those... but do you want them for looks or purpose? cause they do look cool, but the only time they were really necassary was when i had some big fish grabbing my plugs and dropping them around the tank... those held the plugs in place.

I want them to be able to hold the plugs while transferring light to the fluorescent orange sheet below it. If I just did a 9/16 hole no light would get to the bottom.

Wolters_88 · Jul 17, 2021

I’m wondering if I couldn’t use two of these and cut them to size use a leather stamp to cut out the holes. Does anyone know if this would be reef safe?

Billdogg · Jul 17, 2021

yes, the silicone will be reef safe.

And nice work btw.

Wolters_88 · Jul 17, 2021

Billdogg said:
yes, the silicone will be reef safe.

And nice work btw.

Thank you.

LaxFrags · Sep 21, 2021

how did this end up looking?

ChuckTownReefer · Oct 21, 2021

I would attach one end to the wall then the other end have to hangers from the ceiling to help with the weight.

I made a canopy that is 48L× 28W the back that attached to the canopy to the wall I used a 2×8 and some pretty heavy duty lag type screws. 2 lags screws Going into 2 studs and then some regular 4" screws Going into 2 other studs. This thing can handle a small child hanging on it. But it only comes off the wall 28". That's why I recommended putting 2 hangers on the farthest point to help old yours up because of the distance it's going to span. If this makes any sense.