Best reservoir?

[warmaster]

Best reservoir's are home made ones Look at mine

[alejo]

I like the delrin reservoir that nikhsub made a few years ago. It is an aquatube design with a sightglass. I have one that I've been meaning to use. Also, the limited-edition acrylic Aquacomputer aquatubes were very cool.

[antho]

My idea of the perfect reservoir is like this. You take the bottom part of an EK reservoir...



... and migrate with the Coolplex bottom part like this on the top...



Then you have a res that can handle anti-cyclon as well as easy bleeding. The Ek res and the Coolplex works with the same reservois tube.

I did that on my two Xres and its wok perfectly

[Section8]

Swiftech MCRES-MICRO...............FTW

I have to agree I like these as well.

[Xilikon]

Like NaeKuh said, there is no real best reservoir. Each reservoir available in the market fill a need so just pick what you need. However, be aware that while there is no real best, there is actually some bad ones to avoid at all costs and most of them are bay reservoirs (there is a good one but don't remember which). It's like asking what car is the best and you will get various answers.

Obviously, having a custom reservoir will be the best for yourself since it's built exactly for your needs. It's a to build without the proper tools and skills but we have people like CyberDruid to do that if you want

Personnally, I love the Swiftech Micro-Res but not all projects will be able to accomodate a reservoir and there will be a project I'm working which will only afford a T-Line at most.

[Kayin]

I like the ones I make too...

[Koen]

My idea of the perfect reservoir is like this. You take the bottom part of an EK reservoir...
... and migrate with the Coolplex bottom part like this on the top...
Then you have a res that can handle anti-cyclon as well as easy bleeding. The Ek res and the Coolplex works with the same reservois tube.

Or you can drill and tap a hole on the side of your coolplex-like res and get the same usefulness:



[XC] Kayin: Whoa, where did you get such a big piece of acrylic? It looks like made of ice

[0xdeadbeef]

Very nice Koen, I like the idea. I'm little concern about vortex though. This pipe-thingy coming off the Coolplex top, is it working as an anti-cyclon for you?

[Eddie3dfx]

IMHO the aquatube or innovatek fassomatic (same thing)
are the best looking resevoirs i have ever seen.. one problem. All aluminum. One day I'll pick one up for my all aluminum loop.
Looks gorgeous

[SiGfever]

I really like my little Micro-Res, have four. But they are a PIA to clean, someone said put them in the dishwasher, that works but does not get all the stuff off.

[Koen]

0xdeadbeef - Thank you I haven't connected this res to the loop yet, its just standing with a piece of hose between inlet and outlet, waiting for the other parts for my loop. As for the vortex, the plastic tube will be connected to the upper barb (inlet), and with my not-so-highflow grundfos pump, I hope it won't be an issue.

[Shoggy]

one problem. All aluminum.

Not all of them



We also manufactured a copper variant a few years ago but it's only a collector's item now. From time to time you will find one of them on ebay - for a nice price

[orclev]

Mmmm, that acrylic one is kind of sexy. Damnit, now I have to see if I have room to fit a pair of them in my case... was going with the dual single bay res because I have 2 bays free, and 2 loops and I already have enough stuff crammed into the inside of the case, but once again it looks like I may be changing part of my plan.

[Kayin]

That's polycarbonate.

And since you asked nicely, how-to on the way. Like, now.

[Zaskar]

Not all of them



We also manufactured a copper variant a few years ago but it's only a collector's item now. From time to time you will find one of them on ebay - for a nice price

I don't see that on your site, is it new or something thats not being made anymore?

[taowulf]

No res, only T-line!




Edited to add, those Aquatube/Innovatek reservoirs do look nifty.

And yes, CyberDruid makes in reservoirs.

[Eddie3dfx]

Not all of them



We also manufactured a copper variant a few years ago but it's only a collector's item now. From time to time you will find one of them on ebay - for a nice price

[Shoggy]

Zaskar, that was like the copper variant only a limited edition. You can't buy it anymore. That thing was sold out on the same day.

[antho]

To bad, you could probably get a larger maket with pom reservoir...

[Zaskar]

Zaskar, that was like the copper variant only a limited edition. You can't buy it anymore. That thing was sold out on the same day.

Any reason its still limited edition? I mean making it out of plexi cant be more then aluminum in costs, Id imagine you would sell lots more
The design is really awesome, but so many people dont want aluminum in their loop :/

[orclev]

Solid copper reservoir? Hell, I'd buy one as long as it was less than $200.

[Kayin]

There were 100 acrylic aquatubes. I tried buying one, but got outbid by modsquad, who has 4 of the bloody things in one PC. Therefore, at that point I developed my polycarb reservoirs, and the rest is history.

[alejo]

There were slightly more than 100. I have 2, and they are both numbered over 100 (as is Shoggy's.) I bought one of them overseas and the other from Sharka.

[Zaskar]

Why would they of made them limited though?

it seems like it would be much more popular then their current, and cheaper to make.

Doesn't make any sense at all. Why correct the issue of using Aluminum material for your really awesome design, but make it a limited edition temporary thing, and then go back to only offering aluminum.

[orclev]

Doesn't make any sense at all. Why correct the issue of using Aluminum material for your really awesome design, but make it a limited edition temporary thing, and then go back to only offering aluminum.

PHB? Unlikely, but all I can think of.