rebelprettyboy
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What are these? and where can you find them? Ive been looking online at home depot and lowes but cant find them or anything.. Whats the exact name?
Eggcrates?
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rebelprettyboy
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What does these have to do with setting up your lights? Im looking to get me some lights so I can get reefs in my 55 gallon tank and I have no clue what these do.
rebelprettyboy
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So I shouldnt use these for my hood of my aquarium?
rebelprettyboy
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ok so what size should the eggcrate be for my 55 gallon tank? I cant think of the model of it but I got it at petsmart and it has like 2 different hoods parts tha seperate it.. like a little break in the middle
dogstar
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This is eggcrate, it comes in a 2 foot by 4 foot panel and you cut it to fit inside the groove on the top plastic trim of the aquarium. Also cut around pipes or filters, ect. that might stick up above the top. Cut with hand held tin snips or saw.
Most use it to prevent fish from jumping out while allowing air to move thru. Most glass tops do not allow proper air exchange in most cases and can cause heat problems when useing stronger lights.
Make sure lights are high enough above it that it does not melt....never used it under my lights so I dont know how easy it melts. ( Im not cooking it in the pic
and just placed it on my tank to take the photo. )
It will prevent some light from shineing sideways thru it so, your call. Thats what its made for, a diffuser.
The Home Depot near me, keeps it in the grid ceiling section of the store...
Most use it to prevent fish from jumping out while allowing air to move thru. Most glass tops do not allow proper air exchange in most cases and can cause heat problems when useing stronger lights.
Make sure lights are high enough above it that it does not melt....never used it under my lights so I dont know how easy it melts. ( Im not cooking it in the pic
It will prevent some light from shineing sideways thru it so, your call. Thats what its made for, a diffuser.
The Home Depot near me, keeps it in the grid ceiling section of the store...
reefkprz
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Originally Posted by joojoo
That's a good use too, keep fish from carpet surfing
I've always wondered though, if you use egg crate as a hood, will it cast a shadow over the tank?
yeah it does block some light reducing the effectiveness of your lights, its a trade off dead fish or less effective lights in some cases where you have jump prone fish.
That's a good use too, keep fish from carpet surfing
I've always wondered though, if you use egg crate as a hood, will it cast a shadow over the tank?
yeah it does block some light reducing the effectiveness of your lights, its a trade off dead fish or less effective lights in some cases where you have jump prone fish.
rebelprettyboy
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ok so I put the eggcrate on top of the tank... Then I hang my lighting kit from the ceiling above it right??? How far above should the lights be
seasalt101
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that would depend on your lights by the way didn't you mention before that you are in midland tx? tobin
rebelprettyboy
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yea i live in midland
seasalt101
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do you ever go to something fishy or do you just go to petsmart?
rebelprettyboy
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Yeah thats where I buy most my stuff from and from this store in Odessa I think its called Bulewater Tropical Fish or somethin. U stay in this area seasalt101??
captainemo
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Originally Posted by Jessi P
How difficult is it to cut with tin snips? Can a fairly strong woman do it myself? Or will I need to drag the other half from his cave?
I just spit coffee all over my monitor. That was funny!
How difficult is it to cut with tin snips? Can a fairly strong woman do it myself? Or will I need to drag the other half from his cave?
I just spit coffee all over my monitor. That was funny!