Results of First Real Fragging (Pics!)

[FeatherDuster]

Half of these frags are ones I bought and the other half I fragged myself for the first time a couple of days ago. They are fully healed and already starting to cover their mounts.

Things I learned while fragging:

1. Watch the glue! I ended up gluing my glove fingers together. Three of the fingers on my left hand were out of commission during the fragging because of that.
2. Zoas have great aiming power. I am glad I got my new goggles or else I might have gotten a nasty infection with zoa juice when they squirted at me.

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[ChangDriX]

very nice better than my lfs's frags, where did you get the eggcrate if you don't mind me asking?

 

[FeatherDuster]

Sure, I don't mind.

I am not very good with DIY eggcrate and I didn't need a large amount so I bought the rack from this site:
http://www.mag-racks.com/

 

[Almondsaz]

Nice job on the frags and great MAG RACKS. Are you happy with them, do they seem sturdy enough to hold the weight..especially if you have a PH pointing at it for SPS?

 

[FeatherDuster]

Nice job on the frags and great MAG RACKS. Are you happy with them, do they seem sturdy enough to hold the weight..especially if you have a PH pointing at it for SPS?

They are definitely sturdy. Daniel (the maker) even included extra eggcrate support if I needed it. Just look up the DIY section on the website I gave. You have to be very careful with the magnets. They are so powerful that they might break the glass if you tried to slam them together, you also might damage the magnets. lol I handled them with care. I did research on the mag racks before I bought them. The only complaint I heard is that the outer magnets might rust over time if you constantly get water on them and move them. Only the magnets attached to the actual rack are meant for water.

My frags are directly in front of my powerhead and I haven't noticed any shift or movement of the racks. Although, I have only had them for a couple of days.

 

[Almondsaz]

Featherduster: thanks for the info. I will definitely give them a go. THe ones that I made from leftover powerheads and filters works, but they sag and flop around when in the stream of a powerhead. I think that yours look so much neater. Really glad you posted them and the link. THANK YOU. Time for you to post another FTS

 

[FeatherDuster]

Featherduster: thanks for the info. I will definitely give them a go. THe ones that I made from leftover powerheads and filters works, but they sag and flop around when in the stream of a powerhead. I think that yours look so much neater. Really glad you posted them and the link. THANK YOU. Time for you to post another FTS

How did you know I had a FTS ready? Hehehe

I am glad to be of help and glad you like the look. Its exactly what I was going for.

Here is the full tank shot. You can see the powerhead by the frag racks.

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[Reefscape]

Good work on the fragging...

 

[madeley]

Great idea them frag racks, not seen anything like them in the UK, i may have a go at super gluing two cheap magnetic cleaners to some egg crate.

nice frags btw

 

[FeatherDuster]

Good work on the fragging...

Thanks! I am happy with it. Even if it took longer than I thought.

Great idea them frag racks, not seen anything like them in the UK, i may have a go at super gluing two cheap magnetic cleaners to some egg crate.

nice frags btw

Thank you. Its surprising how hard it is to find frag racks. Most people make racks themselves. I might have attempted a DIY version, but it wasn't very cost effective. I would have had to buy eggcrate and the extra magnets. Most people already have that stuff laying around, but I didn't. You should definitely post pictures if you make one.