Fish tank for res.

[bodyman]

Genius here are the pics of my fish tank res. The pics are not very good i had to take them with my web cam, I will post better ones when I can. The pump is a Maxi Jet 900 230GPH water pump, The radatior is one I bought at a metal salvage yard "all copper", the water block is from an Iceberg system. I will be getting a new Maze 3 water block soon, when I do the complete iceberg system I have will be f/s. I have never had it go over 42c no matter how long I let it run or how hard I push it
the plexiglass top I modified myself to run the tubing through it. I know it looks crude but I did it all myself and I like it. And I really dont want it all in my case so it works for me.

OH I forgot its a 10 gallon tank and the 80mm fan is on the back of the radatior, you hardly even need the fan. Let me know what you think. Brad

[bodyman]

A little brighter.

Edit to add the lights in the tank are christmas lights, it makes it look a little better, and a few multi colored glass rocks for looks too. Well thats about it . Let me know what you think, bodyman

[Allan]

Now where do you keep your fish?

That setup looks pretty good, bodyman. However, how does this perform? A better radiator would prolly be better for performance than a large mass of water, but I don't know if that applies in this case.

[bodyman]

The tank is there because in my iceberg system the pump heated the water. a friend of mine and I tested this out quite a bit this way you are not relying on the fans and radatior so much the amount of water takes a very long time to even climb 1c my friende isnt even running a fan. With a maze 3 he is running 39c max temp running a XP2400. turn your fan off once and see how high your temps get with a small amount of water. I can shut mine off and hardly raise the temps at all The only reason I run a fan is to keep the temps in the tank constant and it doesnt take but a little 80mm fan to do it. i Tried my res that came with my iceberg with this setup but it ran warmer because was only 3/8 less water more heat. I could be wrong but like I said I built it myself and it works for me. I would rather build it myself and test it than buy a expensive boxed kit.
I liked my iceberg setup but I wanted to do my own thing so I did. I dropped the temps 9degrees C. I dont think I am running all that bad. One day I will make some noise and put a maze 3 water block and a 120mm fan on the rad and see what the temps go down too, But its so Quiet now I hate to do it I think I will just go with the Maze 3. If you think I could do this different I am open for sugestions. Bodyman
edit to spelling and btw the fish are in a 20 gallon thank in the living room. This is my old on i used to have fish in lol:-D

[Random Nonsense]

EWWWW

/me doesnt like reservoirs

[bodyman]

Originally posted by Random Nonsense
EWWWW

/me doesnt like reservoirs

I dont get it. Its making you sick or you just dont like it lol
Edit to add why did it change itself to my name?

[Random Nonsense]

Its a bug in the quote system.

Read my guide at spodes abode, it explains my dislike for reservoirs fairly well

[bodyman]

I will take a look

[kat]

bodyman

what is the temp in the tank ??

i'll be using a 10 gal for my cooler thing i thought about putting a couple of gold fish in mine hahaha carp are very happy in 80 degree water

actually i wont be able too I'm planing on running 10% antifreeze and 10%water wetter the fuel pump I'm running needs a little lubrication, the antifreeze has that ,and the water wetter will keep the metal parts from corroding

[bodyman]

The temps have run between 70 and 72 F its about room temp. I have a temp tape on it but doesnt go 1 degree at a time it shows a color for varience. What are your cpu temps with yours? Bodyman

[kat]

haven't finished mine yet, check the "direct die pics" thread

[Lord Vetinari]

Can you get stainless steel waterblocks and heat exchangers?
I actually have a tropical fish tank next to my computers and could perhaps heat the water using a watercooled system. Main problem is that most metals especially copper are bad for the fish so the only contact metal you would be allowed is stainless steel.

[bodyman]

Originally posted by Lord Vetinari
Can you get stainless steel waterblocks and heat exchangers?
I actually have a tropical fish tank next to my computers and could perhaps heat the water using a watercooled system. Main problem is that most metals especially copper are bad for the fish so the only contact metal you would be allowed is stainless steel.

Thats a good Question, I have no idia if they have a stainless one. This thread is older I would start a new thread asking that same question.
Good luck, Bodyman

[Lord Vetinari]

bodyman

Thanks for the reply- Don't think I was being entirely serious in my question. I certainly have not seen any stainless steel waterblocks for CPUs.

[Uncle Bob]

Lord Vetinari, An aquarium has water that would cause formation of bacteria on the inside of the system in no time. Perhaps a heat coil exchanger would be ok?? I've maintained aquariums for many years and I'd say off hand that's not a bad idea you have! You could put a series of stainless or even pvc coils in the gravel and use them as a tank heater. Regulating the temp would be the only problem I can see at the moment.

BTW: Great work on the 8RDA memory timings!

Nice homemade job, bodyman! See pics of mine in the link in my sig.

[bodyman]

lord Vetinari,
I didnt think you were that serious, You never know with the crazy water cooolers these days lol.


Uncle Bob,
BTW I have an Uncle Bob in Pennsylvania.
Back on the subject though That is a good idia for the fish tank putting copper coils in the gravel. I may give it a try this summer, I have wanted to put a Piranha in it but I knew it wouldnt work with the water.
I have seen the posts on your cooler on another forum before. I think you have a great home made system, it sometimes takes a creative mind for these coolers and they work.
Myself I really dont want everthing inside my case and also when people see it the Expressoins and Questions are Quite humorous, I guess wild minds can come up with wild ideas and I love it. Well Ive rambled enough, Bodyman

[Uncle Bob]

Let me know how it works, just remember, if it's in the water with the fish, it has to be inert in respect to the fish. Copper won't work!

[bodyman]

Thats true I will use Big clear tubing, the crap loves to stay coiled anyway once its been that way a while well let it . or maby figure out how to keep it coiled so you can see it on the bottom with green or pink anti freeze running through it. It might look cool. Thats a project for later though. Bodyman

[Lord Vetinari]

Cor just think we could have all sorts of interesting posts on how many fish my PC supports, or best FSB for fish breeding.