Richard L Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I read an article in Reef Hobbyist Magazine about creating a super efficient frag rack out of acrylic and thought I would give the system a try. Here's the article. http://reefhobbyistm...f/version13.pdf I like how this design effectively uses space and encourages waterflow. I've installed it into my sump that was really supposed to be for growing chaeto but I figure there will be plenty of light passing through the rack to keep it going. Here's the finished rack: I noticed that the frags in the article were leaning in different directions so I went with thicker material for support. I also used 1" solid acrylic legs instead of hollow ones to eliminate pockets of stagnate water. I drilled until my arm was about to fall off - 204 holes but that's a lot of frag storage for a 12x18 rack! I added a cool controllable led light fixture I got from Aquatek and a couple of nano power heads to get the water moving for the sps. Note the chaeto underneath the rack. Let the fragging begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Me needs to bring you some frags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 yeap.... when we do some trading, Im coming to our house I need to see this tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 that looks nicer than the egg crate stuff ive been using LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks guys. I went with 1/4" acrylic rod for the frag mounts which is actually slightly less than 1/4" so a nice tight fit using 1/4" holes. Turns out they work great out of the water but in the water the added friction makes them increadibly difficult to slide in and out of the holes. So I'm tossing them and have some 3/16" rod on order which is what the article said to use anyways. The rod is about a dollar for a 6' piece which comes out to 4 cents per 3" frag mount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjr_wertheimber Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Very nicely done, good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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