Eggcrate question - Page 2

SuperFudge · #11 04-01-2002, 11:42 PM

darren,Ill e you too later... gettin close to bed time for me.

If these are even made so they reflect light....
and you did get this light to the angled locations,it would be all reflected light.

If there were no eggcrate at all,it would be direct light.

:confused:

[ 01 April 2002, 19:43: Message edited by: Superfudge ]

DJ88 · #12 04-01-2002, 11:44 PM

Marc,

I know what you mean. It's wierd.. I know it does take some of the light and get it to the water. Don't understand it. But hey.

Sure send me a note anytime.. wanted to see how the new tank is comin. [img]smile.gif[/img] :D

Plus haven't chatted in what.. a week? lol

Troy F · #13 04-01-2002, 11:54 PM

I know what you are saying Marc. I had the same thoughts while looking at it sitting on the top of the tank, the angled light has to be reduced. Almost looked dim in there. I'm not concerned with a little light loss but I'd be concerned with a lot of light loss.

StirCrazy · #14 04-02-2002, 03:42 AM

Ok I used egg crate on two of my fresh water tanks.. now I only had NO tubes on them but the egg create seamed to make the tank brighter (hows that for sientific [img]smile.gif[/img] but seriously the tanks were brighter with the egg crate n than with it off.. now I just used plaine old run of the mill white stuff and my NO tubes were about 10 mm from the top of the egg crate. they got warm but that was it.

Steve

canadawest · #15 04-02-2002, 04:40 AM

Troy, just wondering which eggcrate you are referring to? The plain old white stuff that most people use for frag shelves, or the polished aluminum type that sits under flourescents in offices?

It's my understanding that the polished aluminum type actually do help disperse the light evenly from flourescent tubes, with little to no reduction in light output. And what with Dana Riddle said, they might even help by focusing the light from point sources like MH and increase the intensity?

But the plain white stuff, cant imagine how it wouldn't do anything but block some of the light, and being plastic, would likely melt or sag pretty easily, especially if close enough to a MH lamp.

But then again, what do I know? I'm Mr no Halides yet! [img]smile.gif[/img]