Our idea of an useful bay reservoir

[Shoggy]

Our classical aquabox celebrated its 5th birthday last December and of course it can't compete with todays requirements so it was time for a new version: the aquabox Professional

Currently we are overworking our whole aquabox series to integrate new features and using new materials. The aquabox Professional inherits the flow path where the water is pushed towards the plexiglas cover. The strength of the flow (or visual effect) can be adjusted with two headless screws. The water runs down along the cover so fog or waterdrops have no chance and also air is "filtered" out to avoid any trouble in highflow systems.

A stainless steel cover with the accurately fitting plexiglas and the counter sunk bolts add a fresh new style to the reservoir compared to the old aquabox.

The new variant is made of Delrin in black or white. The white version features four additional holes for 5 mm LEDs to get some nice light effects.

Three G1/4" threads at the back allow different ways of connecting the aquabox to your loop. Two more threads at the top allow to refill the box without lying down the PC to its back. Three sealing screws are already included in the scope of supply.

A real highlight is the patent-protected mounting system with magnets. As an option you can get a stainless steel mount with three magnets. The magnets will be pushed into three small holes at the back of the aquabox. Two additional position gibs allow an easy removal and latching. A guide plate from the mount also helps to get it into its right position. You can see how it works in this YouTube video.

Before you think "WTF?! Magnets in a PC?" you don't have to worry. We already tested these magnets by attaching them directly to a HDD and nothing happened. We also know from a magazines "HDD survival test" with even a stronger magnet that no data was damaged. Anyway, as precaution we would not recommend to use a HDD directly above or below the aquabox Professional.
And if you still don't trust it: you don't have to use the magnetic mounting system at all

The price is not final but we are targeting 40.00 EUR (~46.00 USD w/o German VAT). The magnetic mount will cost 9.90 EUR (~11.00 USD w/o German VAT).

If you have suggestions let us know!
We are planning to start the final production next Monday so the first ones will be ready mid next week. It is very likely that we will do a production video since it looks really impressive when a plane Delrin block transforms into a reservoir in only a few minutes.

And finally - here are the photos

aquabox Professional black









aquabox Professional white with different LEDs







aquabox Professional white







Magnetic mounting system















*** UPDATE ***

Making of video on YouTube in HD.

[HuffPCair]

Very cool and nice looking. I have always liked your alls designing.

[Alexandr0s]

Looks awesome! Am I correct to note only the white delrin version comes with LED holes?

[karbonkid]

Looks amazing.

If you don't mind me asking, though, what is the point of the magnets? You still have to screw that bracket into the case, right? So what purpose does the magnet mounting kit serve?

[The_Beast]

Nice design but I'm wondering why a magnetic mounting system? how often do you really change/move the reservoir?

[HuffPCair]

Looks amazing.

If you don't mind me asking, though, what is the point of the magnets? You still have to screw that bracket into the case, right? So what purpose does the magnet mounting kit serve?

I think the bracket is optional. It seems the magnets should be powerful enough to hold the reservoir in place.

[Edward88]

Awesome res!

[NKrader]

COOL I CAN STICK IT TO ONE OF MY HARDDRIVES!!

very cool res u guys always impress

[Alexandr0s]

COOL I CAN STICK IT TO ONE OF MY HARDDRIVES!!

very cool res u guys always impress

Because keeping anything magnetic near your harddrive is always a good idea .

[eKirts]

nice work guys, has a clean/classy look.... I like very much

[the finisher]

This thing screams quailty. What hard drives

[Shoggy]

@Alexandr0s: yes, the black one does not let light through so it would not make sense to add holes for LEDs.

@karbonkid: normally you mount a bay res with screws so you would have to unscrew it if you want to refill it through the threads at the top. With the magnetic mounts you can just pull it out of the bay and push it back afterwards - click, and that's it. Like in the YouTube video
If one can't remove the front panel it is also possible to push it out with a finger from the inside of the case. All in all you will save some time.

@The_Beast: it's not about moving or changing it. It should just help to save some time when refilling. Of course depending on the way you use your system it might be not that interesting. But there are also enough people who like to play around with new stuff so they have to refill quite often.

[karbonkid]

Yup, didn't think about refilling, thanks for clarifying.

[NaeKuh]

magnetic mounts...

errr... i would be very careful with that shoggy.

you definitely dont want that anywhere near:

1. your HD's.
2. You ram
3. Your cmos chip.

Motherboard manufactors even recomend u not using a magnetic tip'd screw driver when mounting a board.

[Alexandr0s]

Motherboard manufactors even recomend u not using a magnetic tip'd screw driver when mounting a board.

Lol, glad I know that now . Did my first 2 mounts with such a screw driver .

[Shoggy]

As stated in the text we even put them directly at the housing of a harddisk and moved them around - nothing happened to the data.

To get some serious damage to the data you would need a MUCH stronger and bigger magnet. From the beginning with the floppy disks we learned that magnets are a no-no but times and technology have changed and current HDDs are (almost) immune against normal magnetic fields like from such a magnet.

edit: I would bet that the magnetic field of some pumps are more dangerous than these little magnets

[gmat]

Unless you place the magnets on your RAM chips or motherboard, there's no risk. The magnetic field of small permanent magnets drops very fast with distance. A few centimeters away and there's no field left. Actually even in a bay just above a hard drive it wouldnt matter... HDDs have much more powerful magnets inside already and are protected by a metal case.
(edit) Shoggy beat me to it. Our pumps have rotating magnetic fields that reach a lot further...

[nlancaster]

Action shots?

[mariop]

Really beautifull reservoir , the window has the shape of an absorbent :P.

I dont think that this magnet system would be reaaly usefull, but certainly waterpumps have much stronger magnets on them.

[Detale]

I want this one badly!!! Could it come with a black trim??

[eKirts]

As stated in the text we even put them directly at the housing of a harddisk and moved them around - nothing happened to the data.

To get some serious damage to the data you would need a MUCH stronger and bigger magnet. From the beginning with the floppy disks we learned that magnets are a no-no but times and technology have changed and current HDDs are (almost) immune against normal magnetic fields like from such a magnet.

edit: I would bet that the magnetic field of some pumps are more dangerous than these little magnets

just too add on...

I am not sure if this is still the process in manufacturing, but I believe most if not all have magnets inside the HDD already... It would take a much stronger magnet to effect its field...

[HotGore]

Do Want

[Utnorris]

Nice shoggy. Do you have a schematic of the internals, so we can get an idea of how it works?

[eth0s]

Those are some nice looking bay reservoirs. And I especially like them because they are small. Are people finally waking up that smaller is better? I've known that for 10 years.

But one thing I don't understand is when companies call products "professional". What does that even mean anyway? Professional what? Professional like a doctor or a lawyer? Professional like a hitman? Professional like a prostitute? Professional vs. "Amateur"? Dunno why, but I don't like the "professional" moniker, because it seems like overselling, or just plain hype, (like "turbo" computer components), or gilding the lily, but this is not a knock against these reservoirs, which look great BTW, it's just an observation about the increasing usage of the word "professional" generally.

[Alexandr0s]

Those are some nice looking bay reservoirs. And I especially like them because they are small. Are people finally waking up that smaller is better? I've known that for 10 years.

But one thing I don't understand is when companies call products "professional". What does that even mean anyway? Professional what? Professional like a doctor or a lawyer? Professional like a hitman? Professional like a prostitute? Professional vs. "Amateur"? Dunno why, but I don't like the "professional" moniker, because it seems like overselling, or just plain hype, (like "turbo" computer components), or gilding the lily, but this is not a knock against these reservoirs, which look great BTW, it's just an observation about the increasing usage of the word "professional" generally.

To give a comparison: The manufacturer of the T3 did not do a professional job (nothing against PC though, they make great products).