eggcrate......

[keane]

Hi folks,

Sorry to "spam" (already posted the question in DIY section) but.......
....where can I get some eggcrate to put at the bottom of my Mbuna tank??

B & Q say they don't do it (which I find quite surprising!) as do Homebase etc.

I live in Chester, England so if anyone knows anywhere nearby I would be eternally grateful (ok, maybe not eternally but grateful all the same!!)

cheers

steve 8)

 

[jimbooo]

how about builders merchants, Jewson, Travis Perkins etc...

not that i know what eggcrate is...

 

[keane]

cheers jimbooo.

see the link below with picture in ste2k3's post.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=77972

have just Pm'd him to see where he got his from!

if this picture helps any of you to give some ideas let me know.

steve 8)

 

[SarahBravo]

You can't!!! Or at least not anywhere normal. I gave up on eggcrate and used a flat mat thing that is meant to go on draining boards to help glasses drain. It's the same stuff that washing up bowls, cutlery drainers, plate racks etc are made of. I figured if it was okay to have glasses and dishes on it, and be wet all the time, it was fine to go in my tank.

I got it from my local Wilkinson's cheapo shop - £1.99 a mat - I bought 3 but only needed 2. It's also easy to cut to the right size if you need to. I can't find a pic of it online, but I'll take a pic tonight when I get home and post it.

HTH

Sarah

 

[keane]

God bless ya!!

cheers Sarah.

steve 8)

 

[jimbooo]

no such thing as cant.

you can buy it here.

eggcrate

type "eggcrate" in the search for product bar at the top.



AND theres one in chester phone number 01244 379944

whose the man then?

 

[Paul_MTS]

lol i was going to say ask for 1 off your milkman!!

i could dow ith some of that stuff too, rebuilding my sump in the coming weeks, seems a bit pricey at the build centre though.

 

[guppygirl]

I looked for that too, but couldn't find it.

 

[SarahBravo]

Sarah's alternative egg-crate:

Top side

Top side again

Underneath

" again

I actually put it in upside down cos i didn't want the teeny 'feet' to scratch the glass. It's made of hard gloss plastic, semi-rigid, £1.99 a sheet, about 14" x 16". It doesn't grip the surface, but it doesn't need to, it can be cut to size and the rock holds it on place. Put the rock down first then fill in the gravel/sand cos the anti-eggcrate floats - I had loads of fun learning that one!!! (Edit: only relevant to people who already have water in the tank, or in my case the water and the fish!)

Available from Wilkinsons and all good household retailers near you in a variety of delectable colours!!

And if you can't find any near you I'm happy to buy some and post it for y'all!

Sarah

PS Jimboooooo - you IS the man..... but I is a cheapskate. Yours was like £27!!!!! Yoiks...

 

[OohFeeshy]

OK, daft question.... What for??

 

[Paul_MTS]

in my case....

holding filter fedia in the correct places in the sump.

 

[abstract]

you can find egg crate at any home improvements store. it is typically used in a suspended ceiling (ceiling tiles) to put over fluorescent light fixtures. i know this because i work in the lumber/building commodities department at a local home improvement store. it usually comes in 2'x4' pieces which can be easily cut

 

[SarahBravo]

Abstract - it's not readily available in the UK that we can find. Jimboo did find some but it starts at like $50 because it's not used that much. Lights in suspended ceilings here usually have either chromed reflectors or solid plastic covers, not eggcrate. So i guess if you could send over a containerfull you'd make a lot of money selling it to British fish people!

Sarah

 

[Paul_MTS]

ok don't thank me too much..

i remember adding a place to my favs as they had it, whilst searching on google koi ponds came up in the text which reminded me....

ta dah..

£5.99 plus pnp what ever that is-

http/www.aqualifeuk.com/shop/2/8/199/index.htm

 

[Paul_MTS]

i think i prefer it in blue...

http/www.koilogic.co.uk/go/category/2/120

type in "media support" with the speech marks and with some like +fish or +koi after it and you come up with loads of good results.

EDIT-

blacks quite nice aswell... http/www.boddingtonkoi.co.uk/acatalog/Me...port_Grids.html

the first and last ones are the chpest with pnp, the middle one charges £6 so sorry if you had hopes up for blue.