Eshopps frag rack - DANGER - Page 2

kouma · 01/27/2014, 07:21 AM

Thanks for the heads up!! I was just about to place an order for both the corner and the straight one. I am not going to anymore.

Any recommendations for a better frag rack (clear acrylic w/ magnet)?

greg1786 · 01/28/2014, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kouma

Thanks for the heads up!! I was just about to place an order for both the corner and the straight one. I am not going to anymore.

Any recommendations for a better frag rack (clear acrylic w/ magnet)?

I pulled my rack out of my tank the moment I read this thread! Since then I have put it back in because I recently did a ton of fragging. I have no issues with the magnets. You could however go to home depot and buy some 1/4" acrylic and use a 1/2 drill bit to make holes for the plugs. Cut one piece for the top part where your corals will sit and a smaller one to go against the glass and hold the rack up. Buy some acrylic weld from home depot and glue them together just like the shape of the eshoppes. From there you can simply buy a mag float and use it to hold the rack in place. Should cost more than $15 bucks to make!

icechimpee · 01/28/2014, 09:03 AM

Thanks for the heads up....wont be purchasing one of theses frag racks now.

hollback · 01/30/2014, 08:44 AM

I have several of these frag racks and they work perfectly and contain no magnets. They mount to either rimless or braced tanks. I was surprised how well they held. I have a lot of flow in my 120g SPS display and was worried they'd move around. Rock solid.

Rimless Mount

Brace Mount

http://geosreef.com/index.php/products/frag-rack

scolley · 01/30/2014, 09:09 AM

Thanks for that tip hollback!

I've been wondering where to get those... nice.

hollback · 01/30/2014, 12:48 PM

No problem. The no magnet factor is key! I've also had some other version with the magnets that eventually swelled. It scares me to death as to what those could be leaching into my system.

badonkadonk · 06/26/2014, 11:53 AM

I was just going to post about the Geo frag rack, but figured I'd do a quick check to see if there was already thread on it. What caught my eye in this thread, though, was the failure of the seal for the magnets on Eshopps racks - happened to all 4 of my Eshopps racks. The Geo rack I recently received with no magnets is great, not only because I don't have to worry about poorly sealed magnets leaching metals to the water, but because I can hang it from the eurobracing toward the back of the tank. It is still under the lights, but far enough toward the back that it is much less obtrusive visually. My daughter said it looks like a chandelier, the build quality is so nice. Definitely the frag rack to get, especially if aesthetics are at all a concern.

01/27/2014, 07:21 AM	#26
kouma Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 276	Thanks for the heads up!! I was just about to place an order for both the corner and the straight one. I am not going to anymore. Any recommendations for a better frag rack (clear acrylic w/ magnet)? __________________ Miracles Starphire 315 gallon, Pacific Sun Pandora S and Kore 5th, 4x Tunze 6105s, Gyre 150FX, Reef Octopus Diablo DCS-250, Emperor Aquatics 50 Watt Smart HO UV, Vertex Cerebra Controller

01/30/2014, 08:44 AM	#29
hollback Team RC Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 3,586	I have several of these frag racks and they work perfectly and contain no magnets. They mount to either rimless or braced tanks. I was surprised how well they held. I have a lot of flow in my 120g SPS display and was worried they'd move around. Rock solid. Rimless Mount Brace Mount http://geosreef.com/index.php/products/frag-rack __________________ Jason Μολὼν λαβέ "Dressed up like plankton, sucked in by baleen." Current Tank Info: 40,000 Tablespoons

01/30/2014, 09:09 AM	#30
scolley ARKSC Founding Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 2,823	Thanks for that tip hollback! I've been wondering where to get those... nice. __________________ - Steve Longing for "fact based" reef keeping - with hearsay, non sequiturs, dogma and other types of bad “information” removed from our discussions.

01/30/2014, 12:48 PM	#31
hollback Team RC Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 3,586	No problem. The no magnet factor is key! I've also had some other version with the magnets that eventually swelled. It scares me to death as to what those could be leaching into my system. __________________ Jason Μολὼν λαβέ "Dressed up like plankton, sucked in by baleen." Current Tank Info: 40,000 Tablespoons

06/26/2014, 11:53 AM	#32
badonkadonk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malibu, CA Posts: 227	I was just going to post about the Geo frag rack, but figured I'd do a quick check to see if there was already thread on it. What caught my eye in this thread, though, was the failure of the seal for the magnets on Eshopps racks - happened to all 4 of my Eshopps racks. The Geo rack I recently received with no magnets is great, not only because I don't have to worry about poorly sealed magnets leaching metals to the water, but because I can hang it from the eurobracing toward the back of the tank. It is still under the lights, but far enough toward the back that it is much less obtrusive visually. My daughter said it looks like a chandelier, the build quality is so nice. Definitely the frag rack to get, especially if aesthetics are at all a concern. Last edited by badonkadonk; 06/26/2014 at 11:55 AM. Reason: typo

01/28/2014, 09:03 AM	#28
icechimpee Time is Money Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 246	Thanks for the heads up....wont be purchasing one of theses frag racks now.