Any tips or hacks to keep frags from rocking in the frag rack?

[nim6us]

About 80% of the frags I put in my frag rack are fine. However there's certain ones that I can't keep from swaying and rocking with the flow. I read when corals are constantly being jociled like that it impedes growth. I'm hoping someone has some little hack I haven't thought of to keep them stationary.

The only thing I found that works well is putting the frag in place and then from the under side winding a rubber band around the bottom to hold it snug. However my rack tends to stay pretty full and in order to get my hand at the right angle I have to pull the whole dam thing out of the water, which inevitably means either water all over the place or frags falling out... usually both.

Any ideas?

 

[14 foot reef]

I wander if those tiny Zip Ties would work well ?

 

[exnisstech]

Move the rack so it isn't getting hit with so much flow is the only way I have found to prevent this. Well at least that's what I did rather than try anything else.

 

[ScubaFish802]

If you can find little rubber donut/gaskets like this you can put it under the plug (similar to zip tie idea above) to keep it secure to the mount/rack

 

[Rmckoy]

A simple regular elastic band on the underside of the plug tying it to any neighbouring frag .

 

[38bill]

Or get a frag rack that has silicon grippers to keep the rockers from rocking. Slide Loc is one brand but there are others.

 

[Dburr1014]

If you can find little rubber donut/gaskets like this you can put it under the plug (similar to zip tie idea above) to keep it secure to the mount/rack

Those are bung rings.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Those are bung rings.

You can get a box of 'compressor o-rings' off amazon pretty cheap with a bunch of different sizes.. though the comment above about the elastic band is probably cheaper & easier

 

[homer1475]

Or get a frag rack that has silicon grippers to keep the rockers from rocking. Slide Loc is one brand but there are others.

This ^^

Love my slide loc frag rack.

 

[nim6us]

Agreed I think it's the frag rack is my problem. Those Slide Loc's look ideal!

 

[Waters]

You can use a small amount of coral putty on the sides of the plug. It will still easily pull out but will hold it in place.

 

[Alexopora]

For me, when I see that, I just move my frag rack round till i hit the right spot where the water flow tumbles onto the racks rather that hitting it from the sides (thats what makes the frags move). Also I use egg crates to make my frag racks and glue them to those cheap but strong flat magnet brushes. Works like a charm, being able to move the frag rack around easily.

 

[maroun.c]

A small drop of coral glue does the job for me.

 

[Nburg's Reef]

I just decided to get racks only from a place like building and obsession that has silicone grippers so my snails and urchins don't knock out my frags.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

If you can find little rubber donut/gaskets like this you can put it under the plug (similar to zip tie idea above) to keep it secure to the mount/rack

Looks like Froot Loops

 

[exnisstech]

Looks like Froot Loops