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Ruiner · 09-21-2005, 03:17 PM

I'm in the midst of building my new rig. I went with an antec 2650, the smallest full atx mid tower I've seen, so its a tight fit.
These new pci-e vga slots are set really low and are causing tubing routing problems as well. My eheim 1048 is a pretty longish pump, but mostly because of the added inlet nipple....it's very close to my vga block, far to close for a gentle tube bend.

I've found that if I unscrew that nipple, I can fit 3/4" ID hose around the inlet housing. It doesn't have a lipped barb, but a clamp should keep things water tight.
I'm planning on running that 3/4" tube from a small custom res, which the vga block will dump into. This kludge will give me the leeway I need, and perhaps the eheim will benefit from the improved inlet restriction and flow better.
Any ideas as to how much?

The rest of the circuit is a Cascade, an mcw50, and a pa160.

09-21-2005, 03:17 PM	#1
Ruiner Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Smyrna, FL Posts: 258	eheim 1048 'mod' I'm in the midst of building my new rig. I went with an antec 2650, the smallest full atx mid tower I've seen, so its a tight fit. These new pci-e vga slots are set really low and are causing tubing routing problems as well. My eheim 1048 is a pretty longish pump, but mostly because of the added inlet nipple....it's very close to my vga block, far to close for a gentle tube bend. I've found that if I unscrew that nipple, I can fit 3/4" ID hose around the inlet housing. It doesn't have a lipped barb, but a clamp should keep things water tight. I'm planning on running that 3/4" tube from a small custom res, which the vga block will dump into. This kludge will give me the leeway I need, and perhaps the eheim will benefit from the improved inlet restriction and flow better. Any ideas as to how much? The rest of the circuit is a Cascade, an mcw50, and a pa160.