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![]() be VERY careful putting eggcrate (in large quantities like completely covering the bottom) in your. Some brands/types of it are Algae Magnets. It's assumed that the plastic is leaching out phosphates. As an example here's a frag rack I made out of egg-crate. Take note that I painted this one with Krylon Fusion to try and seal/lock any phosphates inside but apparently it didn't work.
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![]() wow!! and that was the only spot growing gha in your tank?
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![]() Wow! Thanks for the heads up!! Need to rethink putting crate in my tank then!
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![]() Apparently there are a few different "compositions" that go into making egg-crate. I think one of them is more of an "Acrylic" material than plastic so that's probably better.
No it wasn't the only spot. I had 2 egg-crate racks and they were the only places that had more than just a pinch of it. It was obvious even to people that knew nothing about reefing or GHA that the "racks" were growing it very well. Once I took all of the egg-crate out the GHA was gone in a few weeks from every where. It couldn't be just a huge coincidence. |
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![]() At home depot it can be found in the same section as the ceiling tiles. (Found this out when I couldn't find it in the lighting dept.) As stated earlier they have white & chrome. It's also known as light diffuser which is why clear wouldn't be a likely option.
Tons of people use egg crate for frag racks with no phosphate/algae issues, I'd be inclined to think that's a less common issue than moreso. I've had my rack in my tank for about 2 months and all it has is coraline algae patches. |
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OP could probably manufacture some out of acrylic strips if it is really important.
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This "chrome" eggcrate sounds a little fishy. If it is a layer of replective paint, I wouldn't stick that in an aquarium.
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![]() My understanding is that black and chrome are both "coated" and I've seen chrome cracking a peeling first hand. I've not seen black doing that but I have chrome.
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