Needed - egg crate for wet/dry filter

[Kevin Barnum]

Help.....
I can't find any plastic egg crate for building my trickle filter.
I'd gladly paypal some cash to someone that would ship me some. I need two
pieces, 12 in. x 12 in. each.

[Cichlidiot]

Kevin Barnum > wrote:
> Help.....
> I can't find any plastic egg crate for building my trickle filter.
> I'd gladly paypal some cash to someone that would ship me some. I need two
> pieces, 12 in. x 12 in. each.

Have you tried going to a hardware store and looking in the fluorescent
fixture diffuser isle? The diffusers are usually 2'x4' (or 2'x2') to go
over standard ceiling light fixtures in offices. There is one diffuser
that is eggcrate (as opposed to the textured plastic many offices use),
but if you ask most hardware employees where the eggcrate is, they won't
have a clue. Ask instead where the diffusers for ceiling lights. Should
cost less than $10US for a 2'x4' piece.

[T]

And if you go in to the hardware store like I do, your going to find this
item with a corner missing, and convince the store clerks you are doing them
a favour by taking there garbage for a minimal charge... I think I paid $3
for my piece, worked nice as a tank divider as well..

Tim...


"Cichlidiot" > wrote in message
...
> Kevin Barnum > wrote:
> > Help.....
> > I can't find any plastic egg crate for building my trickle filter.
> > I'd gladly paypal some cash to someone that would ship me some. I need
two
> > pieces, 12 in. x 12 in. each.
>
> Have you tried going to a hardware store and looking in the fluorescent
> fixture diffuser isle? The diffusers are usually 2'x4' (or 2'x2') to go
> over standard ceiling light fixtures in offices. There is one diffuser
> that is eggcrate (as opposed to the textured plastic many offices use),
> but if you ask most hardware employees where the eggcrate is, they won't
> have a clue. Ask instead where the diffusers for ceiling lights. Should
> cost less than $10US for a 2'x4' piece.

[NetMax]

heh heh, broken corner mark-down. I'll have to watch for that. The part
number is SKU# A110-881 at Home Depot, if that helps.

NetMax

"T" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> And if you go in to the hardware store like I do, your going to find
this
> item with a corner missing, and convince the store clerks you are doing
them
> a favour by taking there garbage for a minimal charge... I think I paid
$3
> for my piece, worked nice as a tank divider as well..
>
> Tim...
>
>
> "Cichlidiot" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Kevin Barnum > wrote:
> > > Help.....
> > > I can't find any plastic egg crate for building my trickle filter.
> > > I'd gladly paypal some cash to someone that would ship me some. I
need
> two
> > > pieces, 12 in. x 12 in. each.
> >
> > Have you tried going to a hardware store and looking in the
fluorescent
> > fixture diffuser isle? The diffusers are usually 2'x4' (or 2'x2') to
go
> > over standard ceiling light fixtures in offices. There is one
diffuser
> > that is eggcrate (as opposed to the textured plastic many offices
use),
> > but if you ask most hardware employees where the eggcrate is, they
won't
> > have a clue. Ask instead where the diffusers for ceiling lights.
Should
> > cost less than $10US for a 2'x4' piece.
>
>

[Keith J.]

It also works well to keep large fish from exposing the undergravel plates.
Put heavy rocks on top of it, - presto ! Cichlid - proof UGF .

Keith J.

"NetMax" > wrote in message
. ..
> heh heh, broken corner mark-down. I'll have to watch for that. The part
> number is SKU# A110-881 at Home Depot, if that helps.
>
> NetMax
>
> "T" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
> > And if you go in to the hardware store like I do, your going to find
> this
> > item with a corner missing, and convince the store clerks you are doing
> them
> > a favour by taking there garbage for a minimal charge... I think I paid
> $3
> > for my piece, worked nice as a tank divider as well..
> >
> > Tim...



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