Where do you guys get "egg crates"?

[jepoy]

First of all, my apologies for starting a whole thread for such a noobilous question. But I was wondering where you guys get those egg crates that reefers use for frag tanks, sumps, and DIYs? And yes I did walk around Home Depot for at least an hour looking for this elusive creature but to no avail. I wanted to ask a homedepot worker but I didn't know how to describe it, I'm pretty sure it's not called an egg crate in the real world... right?


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[Ibn]

They are actually called egg crate light diffusers, like so:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/23-75-in...e-Lighting-Panel-5-Pack-LP2448EGG-5/202653781

You can also find them at Tap Plastics and of course the LFS, such as Neptune or Aquatic Collection.

 

[jepoy]

They are actually called egg crate light diffusers, like so:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/23-75-in...e-Lighting-Panel-5-Pack-LP2448EGG-5/202653781

You can also find them at Tap Plastics and of course the LFS, such as Neptune or Aquatic Collection.

Thanks so much, of course I didn't think to look in the light section lol.


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[Gablami]

It's pretty easy to find white egg crate, like at Home Depot. Finding black is harder. Black sold at neptune and BRS.


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[jepoy]

It's pretty easy to find white egg crate, like at Home Depot. Finding black is harder. Black sold at neptune and BRS.


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Here's another noob question, does the color matter one way or another or just aesthetics?


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[Gablami]

Aesthetics


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[jepoy]

Aesthetics


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Got it. Thanks!


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[Mr. Ugly]

Some people say the white eggcrate is more prone to algae, possibly due to phosphate.

 

[Gablami]

Maybe cause you can see it on the white?


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[sfsuphysics]

I think there is something to be said about white being more prone to algae, maybe because light reflects off the white surface better so when it starts to grow algae it can still get illuminated from "within".

 

[Mr. Ugly]

I think there is something to be said about white being more prone to algae, maybe because light reflects off the white surface better so when it starts to grow algae it can still get illuminated from "within".

That's what I figured as well.