Aquarium planter

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This planter was designed specifically for an axolotl aquarium as a cave system. It functions equally well as a planter or scaffold for aquatic or semiaquatic plants, such as Elodea. To prevent the planter from floating up, rocks are required. Although PLA itself may be heavy enough (24% heavier than water), I didn't test the planter alone. The upper plant in the photo is from the genus Bacopa, possibly B. monnieri, which I collected from the wild on the shore of a stream near my countryside home. The structure was designed using Solidworks 2018 and later converted to a Voronoi structure with Voronator. I added an extension for those who want to increase the water column by a couple of centimeters. This extra part must be placed below the main part, and if you print it twice, you can stack them to gain height. Check my other planter designs on Thingiverse. I spend some time creating these models, making them available and free for everyone. If you want to support my work, you can contribute with me here: <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="XFXDMTHC4SEHU" /><input type="image" src="https://i.ibb.co/tX9r6nt/fict2-button-chico.png" border="0" name="submit" title="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" alt="Donate with PayPal button" /></form>