Do you by any chance have the file to print the Neptune GRO light shade?
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I remixed some clothespins to fit over the tank/sump divider in an IM 20 AIO. I made them to hold some mesh (from a BRS DIY screen top kit) across the overflow/weirs. I'm sure they'd work in plenty of other tanks/overflows as well. If not, some quick scaling in your slicer can probably get it close enough to work.
Clips to hold mesh weir/overflow guard by nec3f
I used these clips to 'clothespin' some netting across the overflows drains to keep smaller animals from getting through it. Just a few modifications and they fit my Innovative Marine 20 gallon Fusion AIO. The mesh is just some leftover netting from one of the DIY screen tops from BulkReefSupport
i don't see how to use it, what's that print?It’s 6 pieces, 2 foot long and 9” tall, drops in to a 50 low boy frag tank. Got a guy opening a fish store and gonna put these in all his coral tanks. This thing is massive!!
Its a drop in all in one filter for 50 gallon low bky that take waaaay too much plasticlol
Hey Soren, I’m looking for STL files for so pieces similar to these. Can I PM you?I'm working on this right now, still surprised nobody does it already.
I've got models that are easily customizable for different dimensions and cut-out shapes. I have a model of the prong on screen corners that can easily be added to any shape needed for any shape/size of cover or cut-out.
The feeding hatch is soon to come...
If you let me know cut-out dimensions you need, I can modify these designs and send you .STL files for 3D-printing.
Some pictures of what I've designed:
It looks like there are a lot of internal cavities filled with infill. Those may become problematic when they fill with detritus. Not only that but it seems pretty excessive when acrylic or even craft-knife cuttable extruded pvc sheets are so easy to use to accomplish the same thing in way less time.It’s 6 pieces, 2 foot long and 9” tall, drops in to a 50 low boy frag tank. Got a guy opening a fish store and gonna put these in all his coral tanks. This thing is massive!!
Agreed; and the modeling looks well executed.
Sure, let me know what you are wanting.
this is exactly what i was looking for thank you. the most attractive aspect of 3d printed in place of acrylic would be the different colors, but as i type this i now wonder and assume there are probably sheets of colored acrylic. lol. the overflow slots i could definitely make a little wider, it hasnt been wet yet but it will this week, setting it up in a 50 low boy. the other little spot coming out of the sock holder was designed for a bag of carbon, there would be a lot of water flowing through it but im thinking it should be removed or redone as it did not print very well unless a ton of support. also want to remove the sock holder part and make a 7th piece that would be a removable sock holder that snaps into the top right piece. it is a crap ton of plastic, between the 6 pieces I went through almost 2000 grams of plastic. if i can get them perfected, the drop in AIO filters that you can buy are closer to the $150 range. Theres definitely a profit margin there and still undercutting the industry standard's relative AIO price for its size. i am going to cut about 15 of the 20 mm off of the panel that separates the tank from the filtering area, that was way too fat and unneccessary
ideally the three pieces will be glued/epoxy/siliconed to the bottom of the tank, and the baffle pieces would slide into and out of the braces that are permanently affixed.
