3d printed water feature

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this is a water feature i designed so the water pipe isn't going up through the bottom, giving it an illusion affect using a plant pot i no longer needed the plant pots are available at home bargains and B&M but at B&M they don't have holes in the bottom that you have to fill in first which is better, they cost £3, at home bargains they do anyway. the Sphere is 30cm and i got that off amazon for £16.59 and the base iv designed is for this size. the RGB led's i got off ebay for £2.39 for 10 with a remote but i removed the batteries drilled a small hole in the back of them all inserted a wire then soldered it to the contacts and sealed the hole with silicon and then connected them all up to an adaptor, i also just drilled a hole through the 3d printed led holder and another small hole through the bottom corner of the base to thread the wire through. all the wires then go up the 15mm copper tube and out the bottom, it may be better using 22mm tube as it was very tight. the fitting iv used to go through the bottom is a overflow fitting off a header tank that you can get in many places. i sealed up the holes in the plant pot just by using pla and melting in in with a soldering iron. i got the small pump off ebay for about £6 but you can get cheaper ones. also the RGB led in the top nozzle is 3mm 12v and also on ebay, they are cheap 10 for about £3. the bottom seal is just to cover all the holes thats been sealed up, covering the bottom with silicon then the 3d printed cover on it to stop any leaks, if its a pot that didn't have holes that needed sealing up then this isn't needed. the base just sits in the pot and nothing is needed to hold it up it just wedges in nice. when first trying it with water the water runs off the sphere and some over the side of the pot but this is because its new and polished but after a few hours the water sticks to the ball and only runs off the bottom as you can see in the video thats in daylight, https://youtu.be/7cM7RiU8ts8 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RGB-LED-Submersible-Waterproof-Lamp-Fish-Tank-Vase-Base-Floral-Remote-Light-GEW/223461390917?hash=item3407563a45:g:4I4AAOSwjBhb8oA~