egg crate type?

liquidfunk · 10/15/2006, 11:00 PM

I am curious as to what type of egg crate ws used. typically folks use white, I know there is a silver mirror type crating. have you by chance checked different types of create? ie white, black, silver, $25 HD type vs $5 type.

great study overall!!

BrianPlankis · 10/16/2006, 08:42 AM

The egg crate that I used was the standard $5 HD type. The squares are pretty small, only about 1/2" across in diameter and white.

Here is a picture of some of the eggcrate that I turned into a holding rack after the study:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...arvalRack1.jpg

After I submitted the article I heard that eggcrate can be used to focus light from metal halide bulbs too, but the eggcrate used for that has holes that are 3" across in diameter and the surface is coated in a silver reflective material. But the person that told me this didn't have any numbers on if it was effective or not.

Brian

10/15/2006, 11:00 PM	#1
liquidfunk Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland OR Posts: 823	egg crate type? I am curious as to what type of egg crate ws used. typically folks use white, I know there is a silver mirror type crating. have you by chance checked different types of create? ie white, black, silver, $25 HD type vs $5 type. great study overall!! __________________ Feed Your Obsession Current Tank Info: custom AO Starfire 150gal cube, Apex, 5x AI Vega Color, Dart CL with OM, Dart return, 100gal remote sump, Reeflo Orca-200 skimmer, PM RFCaR-6 reactor.

10/16/2006, 08:42 AM	#2
BrianPlankis Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,956	The egg crate that I used was the standard $5 HD type. The squares are pretty small, only about 1/2" across in diameter and white. Here is a picture of some of the eggcrate that I turned into a holding rack after the study: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...arvalRack1.jpg After I submitted the article I heard that eggcrate can be used to focus light from metal halide bulbs too, but the eggcrate used for that has holes that are 3" across in diameter and the surface is coated in a silver reflective material. But the person that told me this didn't have any numbers on if it was effective or not. Brian __________________ Currently redesigning my 90 gallon tank system to support coral and invertebrate breeding. Click on my red house to see the thread with the progress. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Reef with 29 gal sump and 8 gal Clownfish species tank