Customizable peristaltic pump tube holder

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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:
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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.

tubeHolder_4.png


Here is how it looked afterwards:
tubeHolder3.jpg


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):
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