What 3D printed stuff do you wish your LFS carried?

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I would love to see skimmer carbon bag holders. Slapping a bag of carbon on the skimmer works but a 3d printed ring/bucket would be nice. In general I think a LFS could put a 3d printer to good use as they would not have to carry individual models and could just print on demand. Shipping some of the products kills the value for the consumer. I also am a sucker for sea urchin hats but I don’t know how well they would sell….
 

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I don't know what I'd have them carry...but personally, I want a (nice, not plasticky looking) empty treasure chest that I can put engraved heart shaped stones in that have each of my loved ones' names on them. <3
 
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I would love to see skimmer carbon bag holders. Slapping a bag of carbon on the skimmer works but a 3d printed ring/bucket would be nice. In general I think a LFS could put a 3d printer to good use as they would not have to carry individual models and could just print on demand. Shipping some of the products kills the value for the consumer. I also am a sucker for sea urchin hats but I don’t know how well they would sell….
haha. Actually that's something the guys at the LFS asked for specifically... urchin hats...
I think I released a stink sink (carbon on top of skimmer) on Thingiverse awhile ago:
It'd be easy to scale for whatever skimmer you have. If you want, I can scale it for your skimmer and sell you a print of it.
pm me the top diameter of your skimmer and we can go from there.
 
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I don't know what I'd have them carry...but personally, I want a (nice, not plasticky looking) empty treasure chest that I can put engraved heart shaped stones in that have each of my loved ones' names on them. <3
anything here jump out at you?
I don't try to markup on random thingiverse prints if you just want something printed from Thingiverse PM me and I'll guestimate a reasonable price for the filament/time/power/shipping.
Or I am sure @neon_reefer or @chemisfun11 could print it for you (probably better quality)
 

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Ohhh wait, you know what would be an extremely helpful item? Trays for different brands' test kits that can hold the vials in place. When I was using the Red Sea tests, I kept having to redo certain ones because I was knocking the vials over partway through by accident. @_@ EDIT: Or even...just...little vial stands...
 
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