Mag float frag rack

[fishes2889]

Picture taken only by 1x54watt 10k T5. Other daylight bulb broke, i have 2x54actincs in there also. It comes out too blue right now.

Well anways heres the rack i made a couple day ago:

Thanks Steve

remember pic does not do the corals on the rack justice!!

 

[divecj5]

Awesome Steve. I'm thinking about making one sometime this week or next. Any suggestions? It looks pretty simple so I'm sure I will just play around with some idea.

Adam

 

[fishes2889]

I kinda winged it. I used a 6x3 inch peice of eggcrate and some super glue and it was done after it dryed.

I suppose you can do silicone too, that if you want to do a bigger one with a bigger mag float. I used the small one.

Steve

 

[Azurel]

I am going to make one myself this week and hopefully clean up the sand bed from frags. Plus when I make frags it will be better to have them in the rack then scattered all over the tank.....

 

[fishes2889]

It makes me more organized and plus i dont have to put my hand in the tank to move the new frags around.

Steve

 

[naturebat]

I used to use this method, but ran into problems once the rack starts to fill,= up, gain weight and fall.

 

[khuzhong]

^^
Go to Home Depot and head to the paint dept, grab yourself a $3 stick of "Aquamend" (same as the putty that lfs sells for $14) and bond the eggcrate to the mag float. Stays very sturdy until you wanna pry it apart.

 

[Stixbaraca]

I've been making these racks for a long time now, and never had any problems with weight, and I just use super glue!

 

[fishes2889]

Well thats good to hear Steve!

 

[naturebat]

What I meant was, the magnet remained on the rack, the magnet just couldn't handle the weight of the rack with a mess of frags on it.

 

[fishes2889]

Oh, then just get a bigger magnet....

 

[naturebat]

Nah, my magnets look better mounting my powerheads
I just use strips of 1" lexan, bent, and glued to the eggcrate.

 

[fishes2889]

that works as well...can i see a pic?

 

[naturebat]

Not pretty, but it works. Magnet racks definetely have the advantage as not having a fixed height.

 

[Azurel]

I just got done making my frag rack today and have frags in half of it already.....Really cleaned up the bottom of the tank.

 

[fishes2889]

Did you use super glue?

 

[naturebat]

Ooooooh yeaaaaaaaah, I love Superglue. Although, I used a small square of eggcrate inbetween the lexan and actual rack to disperse the weight a little better.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Cool Beans! Wheredid you get the Lexon strips and do they bend easy?

 

[ficklefins]

Lexan can be purchased at most big name hardware stores. Go to the window section as they sell it as a repair kit for broken windows.

I purchased a cheap heat gun that makes quick work of these pieces. I even made an overflow with some black acrylic.

 

[naturebat]

The cheaper heat gun was my gas stove , lexan bends easily. I like to have a straight edge to bend it on so you get a more true 90 deg.