TinyGiant Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I am bringing a a large number of frags to a frag farmers market in CT this weekend and needed to be able to transport 200+ frags in the least amount of space possible. So some egg crate, 2oz party cups and some silicone later I have my bucket insert. I used 2" PVC cut to about 2" less than the height of the bucket. Next i cut the tops off of the part cups. start by sliding one party cup down the tube with the lip up. Silicone inside the lip and then slid on the first rack that was cut to fit inside the bucket. next slide two more cups on. one facing down and one facing up. silicone around the rims of the cups. and a bead of silicone where the two cut sides meet. repeat the process until you have all the racks done. when the egg crate is cut correctly the whole rack will slide right in the bucket. this should make for very easy compact, safe transport of close to 200+ frags! Link to comment
mattidallama Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 that thing is awesome should patent it and sell it Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 they need to make it super easy to patent stuff. lol never gone through the process. Link to comment
GioReef Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Great idea Tiny! Oh but my only concern is, do you have to take the whole rack out to get frags that are on the lower levels? I know this is just for transportation, but getting a lower-placed frag might become an issue. haha Link to comment
madfx Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 It's beautiful! I don't think getting to the bottom is an issue when it's just for transport. I'm pretty sure all the frags will be removed and displayed in a new container upon arrival. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Genius tiny. Im sure you have something rigged. But I would slide the heater in the PVC with a maxi jet at the top sucking water from the bottom of the pipe to a exit up top for aeration... Like I said I'm sure you thought of something but inside the pipe heater and top mounted pump might make extra room if you ever needed it lol Link to comment
MikeTR Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 At a frag swap in palm beach, one of the vendors had his whole display set up with acrylic racks which conveniently broke back down to fit in 5 gal buckets without having to handle any coral. Now that's genius. Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 At a frag swap in palm beach, one of the vendors had his whole display set up with acrylic racks which conveniently broke back down to fit in 5 gal buckets without having to handle any coral. Now that's genius. i actually had that though too. of cutting up the racks in my long frag display tank that i just built... but i wanted to just have nice long racks in there. i might get more crafty as time goes on.. right now i think the setup is pretty tight as is i want to be able to organize the frags when i get there too as they start selling replace them on the rack. Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 a lot cheaper than the alternative Link to comment
M@rine_lover Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 a lot cheaper than the alternative Nice product.. ! Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 doesnt look like it holds much. i can fit 300 or so plugs on the one that i put together Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 definatly not $50 like the other bucket is to. out reef club has been having great success by prebaging corals. way easier than having to haul around and set up a frag tank. Link to comment
C.I._Reefer Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 kinda hard to really see the coral when it is pre bagged, isnt it? Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 It will probably take me a max of 10 min to setup the system. just transfer water and frags to the racks and plug it all in. not a big deal. I have little 2oz jello shot cups that have lids that the frags will go in for transport. quick and easy to package and transport Link to comment
Lawnman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 that thing is awesome should patent it and sell it Already been patent.Reefkoi sells a bucket like this for 29.99. Nice diy though a lot cheaper than the alternative this was the first one to come out and since has been a few.Alot of guys use these for frag shows.I like your tiny Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 i like that my bucket can fit way more frags. those look like they wouldnt actually hold many frags Link to comment
avalanche1201 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 noticed the time you made your first post....im assuming this frag farmers market has already happened....if it has or hasnt where was it located? Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 its this saturday in CT (march 10th) http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=295575 Link to comment
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