Black eggcrate in Calgary?

Delphinus · #1 11-07-2006, 03:36 AM

Anyone know where to find some?

Industrial Paints and Plastics doesn't stock any, happy to order some, but a minimum order of a caselot (10 I guess?) which seems a bit excessive since all I want is a 6" row of 2 squares high and two 4" rows of 2 squares high to use as an overflow strainer..

Or does anyone have any scraps they'd be willing to sell me?

Quagmire · #2 11-07-2006, 03:42 AM

Check some of the drywall suppliers,Winroc,Kenroc etc.Often they have special order eggcrate from large jobs thats left over,or the customer changes their mind after its been ordered.

MikeP · #3 11-07-2006, 04:05 AM

What about ordering a case and selling them off? I always pictured white stuff with my tank but I think black would look really good (to cover the top). How big is a full "sheet"? How much is the case? I would probably buy at least two sheets from you if the price per sheet is the same or close to the same as the white stuff found at hardware stores.

Snappy · #4 11-07-2006, 04:38 AM

Tony I have white if you want some. It was about 10 months ago that I was looking for some eggcrate myself but I thought they had some at either Rona or Home Depot. I know for sure they had white and that dark black/silver stuff but I think they had regular black as well. Might be worth a shot.

Delphinus · #5 11-07-2006, 05:24 AM

Thanks Greg - I do have some white though. I was hoping to go black because I got some smoked glass for the overflow and I think it would look really sharp with black. This is for (gasp! scandal!) my FW tank..

Mike, I'll check into the cost tomorrow and post back. I have a bad feeling it may not be cheap though, usually I've heard it goes for $20-30 a sheet which is like 10 times more expensive than the usual white. A "sheet" is 24"x48" (I think).

Delphinus · #6 11-07-2006, 07:20 PM

.. hmmm not having the most luck on this one. I asked Industrial Paints & Plastics to look up the caselot price for me and they'll get back to me. In the meantime I've tried Winroc and Kenroc, unfortunately no go on those. Kenroc directed me to their supplier, Convex Light Control, who said they can get it, but wouldn't sell to me because they're only a wholesale distributor and I'm a nobody

, but they directed me to Litemore, Commercial Lighting and/or BriteLite. I'm waiting for word back from Litemore, I called them first. I might try Commercial Lighting Products as well since I have dealt with them (as well as Litemore) in the past.

Maybe white won't be so bad ... sheesh what a pain. I didn't realize black eggcrate would be THAT obscure of an item to request...