andyman
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Just thought I'd share a little something.. Seeing as I have an account now and I haven't contributed much to the club for a while.
Problem: You ever scratch your head thinking, where the heck am I going to put this frag in my tank? Or wasn't there ever a time where you fragged something for someone, mounted it on a rock, but had no place to hold it.. Especially after a frag swap, I come home with frags with only no place to put anything. So I have to limit my picks.. And you don't really want to build a seperate system just to grow out frags. The lighting, cooling, and electricity will just kill you. I know I'm too cheap to sport such a large system. So the solution is to put the frags in the main tank on a rack that is easily removable, cheap , does impede flow too much, easy to clean, and is not a magnet for algae.
My DIY project is a magnetically mounted frag rack!
Pictures speak a thousand words so here goes. The cost:
PC11 = $20? There are smaller versions for $10.
Tunze magnet TZ3113 = $26.84 from marine depot
piece of acrylic from tap plastic $5 from scrap bin
tools:
Bandsaw
drill press
deburring tool if available or else a file
1/2 drill bit
3/8 drill bit
Cut the holes at a slow to medium rpm. push through gently for smooth holes. Mix the PC11 using a 1-1 ratio. You have a 30 minute window to apply so take your time. Once you've assembled like in the picture put in oven at 100 degree for 1 hr. Most ovens can't regulate that low so just preheat until oven temp goes to 120 F then turn it off.. Should take only 5 min or less. Put the assembled piece in oven and wait.
After 1 hr remove and you should be able to put it in your tank for immediate use. I just built this after dinner after the frag swap. PC11 will take 24 hrs- 48hours to cure. But it will cure underwater.
Problem: You ever scratch your head thinking, where the heck am I going to put this frag in my tank? Or wasn't there ever a time where you fragged something for someone, mounted it on a rock, but had no place to hold it.. Especially after a frag swap, I come home with frags with only no place to put anything. So I have to limit my picks.. And you don't really want to build a seperate system just to grow out frags. The lighting, cooling, and electricity will just kill you. I know I'm too cheap to sport such a large system. So the solution is to put the frags in the main tank on a rack that is easily removable, cheap , does impede flow too much, easy to clean, and is not a magnet for algae.
My DIY project is a magnetically mounted frag rack!
Pictures speak a thousand words so here goes. The cost:
PC11 = $20? There are smaller versions for $10.
Tunze magnet TZ3113 = $26.84 from marine depot
piece of acrylic from tap plastic $5 from scrap bin
tools:
Bandsaw
drill press
deburring tool if available or else a file
1/2 drill bit
3/8 drill bit
Cut the holes at a slow to medium rpm. push through gently for smooth holes. Mix the PC11 using a 1-1 ratio. You have a 30 minute window to apply so take your time. Once you've assembled like in the picture put in oven at 100 degree for 1 hr. Most ovens can't regulate that low so just preheat until oven temp goes to 120 F then turn it off.. Should take only 5 min or less. Put the assembled piece in oven and wait.
After 1 hr remove and you should be able to put it in your tank for immediate use. I just built this after dinner after the frag swap. PC11 will take 24 hrs- 48hours to cure. But it will cure underwater.
