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Quote: Originally Posted by BrooklynsReefMan1 What i did was i got EggCrate From Lowes cut the crate to size and what i feel it does is it can take heavy light i have 130 watts from 2 Pc 24 inch fixture and it wont even get warm the crate and allso it dosent get week in the middle either if you want ill pm you the lowes consumer report on it

Thanks Lissa

Brooklyn...the issue with eggcrate is twofold. One point being that many fish can jump right through it..firefish, gobies, my Royal Gramma went flying past my head one day. The squares are too large for safety's sake.

The other point being what Lissa mentions..and has nothing to do with the heat...you lose a bunch of light putting eggcrate over your tank.
Think about it...any light that is coming straight down will get into your tank, but you are cutting off much of the lighting that goes into your tank at an angle. Put your camera on a tripod & take a pic with the eggcrate on, and then one with the eggcrate off, you'll see the difference