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Team Turtle

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Who's got a 3d printer? Looking for someone who can custom print a turf scrubber for me to fit the Neptune systems GRO light. Nothing fancy..I want to be able to put a 1/2" bulkhead on one side and run a length of pipe with the mesh in it. Should have a slot on the opposite side of the bulkhead to hold the pipe and allow me the ability to pull pipe/mesh out for cleaning. I can give dimensions of sump and light or if you wanna meet up can bring you the light. Also want bottom to have a drain hole that can either take a 1/2" pipe or a 1/2" bulkhead. The light is not submersible so it will need to sit out of water. Adjustable legs would be nice but not necessarily. I can always put it on something. Shoot me a message if you're interested and we can discuss pricing, measurements, more specifics. Pic below of an idea

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Ever tried running one?
 

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I meant turf scrubbers. I've built and used multiple of them. They're great for high nutrient export, but run into issues if not properly fed. The issue I always ran into with them is that they eventually starve themselves to death. Hair algae is much more temperamental to nutrient levels as opposed to macros like chaeto. That's the rough pros and cons of them. Great at quickly reducing nutrients, but can be somewhat unstable and unreliable.
 
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