Question
I saw this turtle basking tower to buy at amazon and as do-it-yourself-video on youtube:
I'd like to build it (I plan to secure it with 4 additional legs, so the weight of my heavy turtle is more divided, and with a bark of cork instead the stones to better let the "belly" of my turtle dry).
At the descriptions the grid material is called "eggcrate" and I could not find a good translation to search for it in my local building store...
If I translate it to German I get all sorts of boxes to hold eggs in storage, but the dictionary says "having rectangular cells that direct and diffuse light"
Does someone know the German name of this grid? Or another English name, that is less puzzling the search algorithms?
(for virolino: picture of the "Eierkarton" what is an eggcrate in German)
(And for the less possible case, that someone know, how to call this thing in Lithuanian... I need to find it in an Lithuanian store ^^)
Answer
Yes, "eggcrate" means the sturdy cartons eggs are transported and sold in. It also means the general shape of egg cartons and can be used for materials like foam in that shape:
A third meaning for "eggcrate" is a regular grid correctly called "eggcrate joint", which doesn't seem to have a proper German translation.
The best fitting German term I found is "GFK Gitter", which means a broad spectrum of glass fiber grids. Other terms include: Aquariumgitter, Terrariumgitter, Aquariumteiler, Filtergitter, Gehweggitter, Lochblech (probably the most sturdy, possibly the most expensive), Moosgitter (less sturdy).
Answered By - Elmy