After I installed my 4 peristaltic pumps, I had a little trouble attaching the tubes to the side of my tank.
Here is how it looked for a couple of months:
This is actually what lead me to buy a 3D printer. I could stand it no longer.
And I came up with my first 3D design, which is a bracket to hold these tubes in place nicely.
I've shared the files here : http://www.thingiverse.com/apps/customizer/run?thing_id=929873&code=33dee958b25425284fdabf644760c8b8
And thanks to thingiverse, you can customize it online to select the number of tubes you want to hold, as well as the glass thickness of your tank.
Here is how it looked afterwards:
Although I admit I've cleaned up a little to enhance the "Wow, much better" effect.
Since then, I've printed it in black ABS to be more discreet.
Here is another example featuring one with 3 tubes, and one with 6 tubes (only 5 visible):
Here is how it looked for a couple of months:
This is actually what lead me to buy a 3D printer. I could stand it no longer.
And I came up with my first 3D design, which is a bracket to hold these tubes in place nicely.
I've shared the files here : http://www.thingiverse.com/apps/customizer/run?thing_id=929873&code=33dee958b25425284fdabf644760c8b8
And thanks to thingiverse, you can customize it online to select the number of tubes you want to hold, as well as the glass thickness of your tank.
Here is how it looked afterwards:
Although I admit I've cleaned up a little to enhance the "Wow, much better" effect.
Since then, I've printed it in black ABS to be more discreet.
Here is another example featuring one with 3 tubes, and one with 6 tubes (only 5 visible):
