Aquarium decoration - Wood textured pleco cave - Large

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Large as my printer allows wood textured pleco cave 20.1cm X 8cm X 6cm. Designed with 2mm walls to be printed with 100% infill and no supports thin walls in design make it unsuitable for significant re-sizing. Print oriented to avoid the need for supports bottom of cave left open to save on filament PLA and PETG are both denser than freshwater so 100% infill will naturally sink to the bottom of the tank. On safety and longevity Both PLA and PETG plastics are generally considered food safe but some of the dyes and additives might not be I use "natural" color to be safe. The decorations are painted with non-toxic acrylics and coated with plasti-dip also generally considered aquarium safe to seal the paint. I recommend printing in PETG long term since PLA is biodegradable and the presence of heat and water will cause it to break down though from all accounts I've read it will still last for over a year.