Aquacomputer Aqualis Pro/XT Res

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Managed to get a good deal on one of these lately but haven't put it in the loop yet. It a strange way of pumping the water through a pipe in middle and out of small holes in the top of the res, called the 'fountain effect'.

My initial though is that this will add a lot of air into the water, when compared to a traditional lower filled res, or a tube that goes ~3cm into the liquid at the top. What do you guys think?
 
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"A thin acrylic plate near to the bottom of the reservoir reduces air ingestion to a minimum. Alternatively, the return line can be connected to a lateral connector of the reservoir, the water then exits directly from the base part. For this configuration, a deflector plate included in delivery can be installed to effectively remove air from the water circuit."
It seems odd, but Aquacomputer generally know their stuff, so I'd certainly give it a go.
 
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It seems odd, but Aquacomputer generally know their stuff, so I'd certainly give it a go.
Yeah I saw that you could use the 2nd port at the bottom as an inlet rather than pumping it to the top of the res.

I did wonder what the acrylic plate was for. At least its something :)

They do know there stuff, but it is an older res so times may have changed since it was built.
 
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They do know there stuff, but it is an older res so times may have changed since it was built.
Keeping air out of a water-based heat exchange loop is not exactly a new concept, though... the Victorians were well-versed in such matters and I doubt AC have been making PC watercoolers that long!

It's also not the first res to have a 'waterfall feature' to it. Raijintek and FrozenQ both have such things and I'm sure either EKWB or Alphacool did one, as well.
 
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