I dont' know if its an american thing, but I went to my local Home Depot in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada and they didn't seem to know what in the sh*t egg crate was...I need it more than ever since my dad bought me some fish for my b-day and I don't want them jumping...and I hate the glass cover...is there another name for it??
eggcrate?
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imtheonlylp
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light diffuser panel; print out a picture of it on the boards and take it with you 
beaniebeagle
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its with the lighting panels
some genius in every store seems to put them in some random section where they dont belong
some genius in every store seems to put them in some random section where they dont belong
sir_dudeguy
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ya and its only like 8 or so bucks for a 46x24 sheet or something...i remember that it was 46 cuz it was a weird size..most fixtures are 48"
anyways, what do you need it for? keeping fish in? if so, it'll block too much light imo. Everyone here says that it "focuses" light...i say nay...It just blocked a lot of my light and i tried it both sides and had 3 different verieties of it.
anyways, what do you need it for? keeping fish in? if so, it'll block too much light imo. Everyone here says that it "focuses" light...i say nay...It just blocked a lot of my light and i tried it both sides and had 3 different verieties of it.
imtheonlylp
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ive never had a jumper...guess my fish are olympically deficient 
Travis L. Stevens
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You want the first one of these, BTW.
Light Diffuser (AKA Eggcrate)
Egg Crate (AKA Foam Padding)
Light Diffuser (AKA Eggcrate)
Egg Crate (AKA Foam Padding)
imtheonlylp
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lol...i'll keep comments to myself :x
imtheonlylp
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ABS plastic most likely...generally used in flourescent light fixtures so that you cant see the light unless you are directly underneath the fixture itself...takes the "glare" factor out of the light
Travis L. Stevens
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It's made of plastic. Also, there are two sides to it, too. One side will focus the light, and if you flip it over, it will diffuse the light. Good stuff to know depending on what light you are using.
ericwebster
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Can I get some of #2? please.
Yes 3 should do.
Yes 3 should do.
Travis L. Stevens
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google "Light Diffuser" in the image area. The picture that I posted is from my local Lowe's. If you have a Lowe's in Toronto, it's probably located away from the lights towards the back of the store. It's located with other diffuser panels.
ericwebster
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I found mine in the electrical department of HD.
TekCat
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I recently purchased eggcrate in Lowes, when I asked two gentlemen that work there
- Where can I find eggcrate?
they looked at me like I am lost or something. And asked me
- What the heck is an eggcrate?
I told them it is a light diffuser that used on flurecent lights. They presistently keep looking at me, like I am from another planet. But one of them decided to guide me somewhere. He showed me soooo many light diffusers, but no eggcrate. Eventually we found it. On a SKU barcode sticker it had written "Eggcrate".
...resistance is futile...
- Where can I find eggcrate?
they looked at me like I am lost or something. And asked me
- What the heck is an eggcrate?
I told them it is a light diffuser that used on flurecent lights. They presistently keep looking at me, like I am from another planet. But one of them decided to guide me somewhere. He showed me soooo many light diffusers, but no eggcrate. Eventually we found it. On a SKU barcode sticker it had written "Eggcrate".
...resistance is futile...
