Aqua Computer Aquaero Owners thread

Harpss1ngh · 1 Aug 2016 at 20:11

Cenedd said:
You RTFM

Lmao

I couldn't make sense of that, I didn't want to assume to know what they meant and watch some fireworks as I messed it up. Could it kill them to add pretty pictures?

Very interested in the USB option. Windows detects several keyboard and mouse HID devices when I plugged in my 6 XT, although I'm sure it's for the IR remote, which also has a power button, I can see that being hooked into to send the shutdown signal.

You'd hope you'd notice something going on in your pc to shut it down manually unless you're in the 8th hour of an epic gaming session

Cenedd · 1 Aug 2016 at 20:26

The Aquaero 'pretends' to be both a keyboard and a mouse because, as you've guessed, with the remote control, you can use it to type and to move a mouse pointer. More useful for media PCs I suspect.

There's always a time you leave the PC running while you go for lunch or something and it's nice to know that if the res level suddenly dropped to 20% it would turn off before waiting for things to short (maybe

)

I've got one in my 'server room' (alright, the cupboard under the stairs) and it runs the intake and exhaust fans on a stepped curve from slow (never) to normal (bearable volume) to full whack (One's a Furious Varder so it's for panic mode only!). It will also alarm if the temperature gets too toasty....but given that 35°C ambient is the norm, it's gotta be painful before it goes off!
I wouldn't mind one on my media unit in case the 7V modded fans on a cheap power brick fail on that. One fan keeps the AV amp cool (who's got room for 40cm of free air above it?!) and the other keeps the PS3 cool (more accurately: Blu Ray and network media player. What? Walk over and open the cupboard before turning it on?!

)

Harpss1ngh · 1 Aug 2016 at 20:33

Good point. With my setup as you know, the koolance would have to empty for the aqualis res to drop before the fill level sensor would work lol. Is there a fill level sensor that would work there? I suspect not.

Makes perfect sense in your application to have safety systems. I have a 24U APC Netshelter with its own cooling (6x 120mm i think loud as all hell fans running off 12v bricks) its soundproofed so noise isn't an issue there (besides the fact it's in the garage) if the coolied died in there I'd have major problems. Maybe I can retrofit something there.....ir a wild idea just came to me...custom server watercooling with monster rads lol! Next project log I think

. It'll be called project broke as a joke at this rate!

Cenedd · 1 Aug 2016 at 21:14

With the order being (assumed/badly remembered):
Aqualis XT > D5 > Koolance bay res > dual D5s > flow sensor
If the Koolance res empties, the pump's will have no coolant to pump so the downstream flow sensor should pick up much reduced flow. The good thing about the flow sensors is that (unlike fans) you can set a minimum flow speed below which it will alarm.
It's not a direct fill-level alarm but should serve the same purpose...albeit slightly later than desirable.

Netshelter: "That's not a mesh door...It's a wall of Mo-Ras! :-O" :-D

Greebo · 1 Aug 2016 at 21:15

Okay I'm lost now. Read my xt reservoir manual and it talks about fitting a membrane in the reservoir for the fill level sensor to work. What membrane? None with my reservoir. Am I missing it?

On the plus side fitted 6 LEDs lights to it okay

Harpss1ngh · 2 Aug 2016 at 10:37

Greebo said:
Okay I'm lost now. Read my xt reservoir manual and it talks about fitting a membrane in the reservoir for the fill level sensor to work. What membrane? None with my reservoir. Am I missing it?

On the plus side fitted 6 LEDs lights to it okay

My UV LED's came pre-sleeved so I only managed to get 4 in there. But then again I have UV strips and Cold cathodes so that will get the job done :cool:

There's a little 'knobby' thing with a hole in it. Imagine a truck or tractor exhaust, a little knob with a hole (heh) on top

You screw that in the top of the reservoir. I assume you have the one with 4 ports in the top, screw it into any of the holes but not the middle one where the tube goes in, keep that empty.

Have a look at my project in my sig, I've taken pics of what it looks like and explained some aquacomputer stuff too.

Greebo · 2 Aug 2016 at 16:31

The knobby thing with a hole in it wasd already screwed into the top of my reservoir. I always thought that was the sensor.

The instructions talk about inserting a "film" inside of the reservoir for the sensor to work. Thats the bit im lost on.

my leds were pre sleeved but still managed to fit all 6 (just)

Harpss1ngh · 2 Aug 2016 at 16:41

Greebo said:
The knobby thing with a hole in it wasd already screwed into the top of my reservoir. I always thought that was the sensor.

The instructions talk about inserting a "film" inside of the reservoir for the sensor to work. Thats the bit im lost on.

my leds were pre sleeved but still managed to fit all 6 (just)

Already fitted? You sure the Res was sealed and not a customer return? The membrane comes in a bag with the mounting plate stuff. If it wasn't you the someone did.

Regarding the film, maybe something lost in translation (AC is a German maker after all). Maybe they mean the transparent plastic disc that I think is called the anti vortex something or rather.

Do you have the same res as me? Look at the first page of my project, there's pics of my res and how it should look like assembled

Harpss1ngh · 2 Aug 2016 at 16:45

Greebo said:
The instructions talk about inserting a "film" inside of the reservoir for the sensor to work. Thats the bit im lost on.

You bought the Aqualis XT right? Not the Aqualis Base that I have that connects into the D5 top? So you have a seperate pump and top to the res?

That has what ia called a deflector plate to help get rid of trapped air

Greebo · 2 Aug 2016 at 16:46

Harpss1ngh said:
You bought the Aqualis XT right? Not the Aqualis Base that I have that connects into the D5 top? So you have a seperate pump and top to the res?

That has what is called a deflector plate to help get rid of trapped air

Yep Aqualis xt nano with water stream and led lights.

Yep ive got that defelctor plate and not needed as I am using the middle column and have it streaming down the sides.

It definitely goes on in the manual about fitting a membrane inside the reservoir which I am completely lost with.

The manual is useless anyway as it one of those cover every model we make type of manuals.

Aberfala · 2 Aug 2016 at 20:51

If the knobby bit you are talking about is the same as the part on post 13 of Harpss1ngh's TJ07 thread then that's the part that includes the membrane that is used to measure pressure as a means to calculate fill level.

I got an Aqualis XT for the pressure sensor but found it didn't measure reliably so sent it back.

Cenedd · 2 Aug 2016 at 21:17

Definitely the black thing screwed to the top. It's called a pressure relief membrane (PRM) and it allows the pressure to equalise with the outside air but not let the liquid spill out.
Why do you need it? Well, it's like this. The fill level sensor isn't like some others - a stick that detects how far up it's got wet - this one is a differential pressure sensor. The standalone version has two fitting options: a tube from the bottom of the res (filled with coolant) and a tube from the top (filled with air) or the more simple tube to the bottom and the PRM intl the top of the res.
The effect is the same either way and that is it measures the weight of the column of water by means of the increased pressure compared to the air - the differential part of things.

Mickey C: if yours was inaccurate, you may have had the same problem as I did. If the PRM is faulty the pressure just goes up and up as the coolant gets warmer. Aqua Computer support just posted me a replacement and it was fine.

Already fitted? I think it depends on the size of res. The smaller ones, I think, come pre-fitted and the larger ones don't.
Also, the smaller ones have two ports at the top and the larger have four (despite what the pics show). Of the four, the centre one can be used to run the fountain effect if the bottom centre is blocked and the bottom centre can be used if the top is blocked. If you're using neither then you can install the PRM in the center port as it does connect to the air space at the top of the res.

Well, that was a dry post. Hope you all made it through

Aberfala · 3 Aug 2016 at 06:50

Cenedd said:
Mikey C: if yours was inaccurate, you may have had the same problem as I did. If the PRM is faulty the pressure just goes up and up as the coolant gets warmer. Aqua Computer support just posted me a replacement and it was fine.

Already fitted? I think it depends on the size of res. The smaller ones, I think, come pre-fitted and the larger ones don't.

That was the problem I had so I may get another one next time I do a rebuild, it is a good feature to have.

Mine was a small one so you may be right about just the smaller ones being pre-fitted.

Greebo · 3 Aug 2016 at 10:22

Q if i want to use the centre column for the fountain affect do I need to changed anything inside of the xt res or is it just a case of connecting the input to the middle connection please?

Cenedd · 3 Aug 2016 at 13:05

Manual for the larger Aqualis res's is here

....but essentially, you leave the acrylic diffuser plate in and connect the return hose/hardline to the central connector. Either at the bottom or at the top - as long as the other end is plugged it's fine. The stainless steel deflector plate isn't needed if you're using the acrylic deflector - although if they both fit in, it doesn't do any harm.

Greebo · 3 Aug 2016 at 14:30

Greebo · 3 Aug 2016 at 14:32

Whats this bit all about though please?

The base part is equipped with a M6 thread for a convenient
filling process, allowing a small fraction of coolant to directly
flow from the base part into the reservoir. The M6 thread can be
sealed with the supplied headless screw if desired.

Cant get my head round whether i should put the screw in or not.

Harpss1ngh · 3 Aug 2016 at 14:36

Arghhh I'm glad I stuck with the Aqualis Base and D5 Top, the XT sounds so complicated!

. Mine does the same thing, nano coating, LED's, fountain, diffuser. It just says screw it together, screw in the membrane and bob's your uncle lol!

Cenedd · 3 Aug 2016 at 14:58

I think it's a shortcut for the coolant from the bottom input to the bottom of the central column to the bottom output. Its so when you're filling it, the coolant doesn't have to go all the way up the central column before it can get back to the pump. If you're going to just top-fill the res, you can probably use the screw to close it off but I don't think it matters greatly either way. Excuse my vagueness - I have one of the smaller ones in use and an 880ml sitting on my desk waiting....but I'm not there at the moment.

Greebo · 3 Aug 2016 at 15:03

Harpss1ngh said:
Arghhh I'm glad I stuck with the Aqualis Base and D5 Top, the XT sounds so complicated! . Mine does the same thing, nano coating, LED's, fountain, diffuser. It just says screw it together, screw in the membrane and bob's your uncle lol!

Yeah i didnt have space in my case to have the pump at the bottom plus they is a proper mount for the d5 pump behind the mobo tray so went that route.

Plus i already had an aftermarket top for the d5 which offers better performance than the d5 on the reservoir.