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I'm fairly sure I know the answer and I've seen it covered in a few threads over the years, but with the changes in materials and technology I wasn't sure if there was an update.
I've got a few designs that require being printed with the SLA process, so I'm on the fence of do I continue working with the model I'm designing or do I axe it and take the model as a reference for making it FDM friendly.
I've printed tons of aquarium parts over the years in PETG without an issue, but the SLA process is where the unknown is. I've seen some people have reached out to FormLabs, a company who tend to be a head of the curve in regards to SLA and know their resin's very well, and their response seemed to say the parts were marine safe, though they recommended that the marine application was more so for boats or marine equipment rather than enclosed environments like aquariums. Last update I could see that someone got from them came out in 2019.
I've got a few designs that require being printed with the SLA process, so I'm on the fence of do I continue working with the model I'm designing or do I axe it and take the model as a reference for making it FDM friendly.
I've printed tons of aquarium parts over the years in PETG without an issue, but the SLA process is where the unknown is. I've seen some people have reached out to FormLabs, a company who tend to be a head of the curve in regards to SLA and know their resin's very well, and their response seemed to say the parts were marine safe, though they recommended that the marine application was more so for boats or marine equipment rather than enclosed environments like aquariums. Last update I could see that someone got from them came out in 2019.