[hadrian]

Hey guys, I'm new here. I came by b/c you guys are highly recommended for watercooling stuff.


I had put together a watercooling rig about 2 years ago with a BigMama and a QuietOne (from that scumbag before he closed shop) by Rainbow (the original R175254, before they sold out to Pentair Aquatics and changed the whole line). Anyway, one thing I learned in a hurry was that a 90watt pump creates a lot of heat, and my radiator was not big enough to dissipate heat from the pump itself plus everything else.

I'm thinking of putting a new rig together. Size isn't an issue as it will be run outside of a box. I still have the BigMama as a nice all copper/brass core. The QuietOne still works. I was wondering if I shold go with a large single radiator, like an actual radiator, or running multiple heater cores in parallel.

Ideas?

Specs on the QuietOne were tough to find since Rainbow-Lifeguard sold out to Pentair Aquatics, but I finally found these:

R175254
1/25 HP
19 GPM (Max)
1140 GPH (Max)
3/4 or 1/2 Inlet FPT
3/4 or 1/2 Outlet FPT
115 Volts
0.76 Amps
87 Watts
6.5 lbs

There's a good chart for GPH by head height, so at:
0 ft - 1140 GPH
1 ft - 943 GPH
2 ft - 830 GPH
3 ft - 752 GPH
4 ft - 724 GPH
5 ft - 656 GPH
6 ft - 640 GPH
7 ft - 613 GPH