Egg Crate for frag/prop tank where to purchase...

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

any lead's/link's, thanx in advance!:)

[Sk8r]

Easy---it's in the lighting section at any hardware. It's that lighting grid that goes into dropped ceilings. It has an up and a down [ask] and get the white stuff, as a rule: the silvered might be a problem.

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

thanx sk8r...

[joejoe1055]

got mine a lowes

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

what section did lowes have it in joejoe...and what exactly did you ask for? thanx...

[tpdpercula]

Home Depot has it as well its located in the section with the florescent shop lights and other ceiling light fixtures.

[lawmary]

I couldn't find it at my local hardware stores. I had to go to Lowe's.

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

found it in homedepot, thanx everybody!

[marcsmith73]

lOEWS LIGHTING SECTION....CRAPS EXPENSIVE TO. $11 A SHEET. You can make a nice 3 tiered rack out of one sheet....so, don't go nutz!!!

[smoke15]

can you spray paint it black, or is it bad for the tank?

[Reefdiver77]

I found whole sheets for 10 cents at the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Memphis!!

[tpdpercula]

DO NOT SPRAY PAINT!!!!!! That would be bad and most likely KILL everything in your tank!

[tpdpercula]

If you can find a local acrylic shop or fabrication business, they usually have the Black Egg Crate. Its a little smaller (thickness wise) then the white and a little more expensive.

[lvpd186]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9962116#post9962116 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smoke15
can you spray paint it black, or is it bad for the tank?

I don't think you would have a problem spray painting it with krylon fusion paint. Once its dry you are good to go. There are several threads about using this paint with no ill effects.

[Wetline]

Just got a sheet of the white egg crate from Lowes.

I would have never found it if I didn't ask for help. I checked in the lighting area, the insulation area but it ended up being over near the plexi-glass where all the doors are.

If you don't find it browsing around you should probably ask for help. I would have never found it if I didn't. I had a picture of what I was looking for since a picture speaks a thousand words.

Just passing the info along.

[chrismhaase]

Dont worry about painting it, it will be purple in a few months.

[KellyPug]

Just curious, how much was it at Lowe's? I recently purchased a sheet at Home Depot and I couldn't believe that it was $12bucks! Maybe that's the norm for it but I always thought eggcrate was ~$5.

[J. Montgomery]

Nope, eggcrate tends to go for $11-12 per sheet.

[killingseed]

i got from lowes but i pick one out that was damaged a little and asked for a discount. got for half price