egg crate

[daugherty]

does anybody know if the mirrored egg crate works good. my kids just broke my glass tops so i need something and all they have is the mirrored egg crate

 

[Hornet]

Stinking kidz :grumble: I guess it's pay back for us braking our parents stuff.

I read posts where people say the mirrored stuff does not hold up that well. Overtime the mirroring peels off. Maybe somebody else around here actually has it and can give a better representation of it.

 

[daugherty]

thanks i just need to get something since i have a couple fish that are knowen to jump

 

[dustin_P74]

i would go ahead and get it as a short term fix

 

[RyanG]

James why not get some of that 1/4x1/4" mesh for protecting fruit trees?

 

[daugherty]

well i just called a glass shop and they will cut a piece of glass for 9 bucks and the egg crate is 12 or 13

 

[Melonbob]

The mirrored eggcrate sucks, it corrodes within a few weeks, and the piece I had was alot thicker than the white stuff, so i blocked alot of light.

 

[daugherty]

The mirrored eggcrate sucks, it corrodes within a few weeks, and the piece I had was alot thicker than the white stuff, so i blocked alot of light.

thats what i was afraid of so a new peice of glass it is going to be

 

[reeffreak]

Lowe's and Home Depot sell eggcrate(light diffuser) in the lighting section.

 

[Altohombre]

I had it and if you have it too close to the water the mirror coloring will melt off most likely into the water. I didn't notice a bad effect, but I didn't want to keep risking it either.

 

[daugherty]

i just got a peice of glass it was cheaper and i dont have to worry about it affecting the water of light.