Is "Ausgleichsbehälter aquatube" German for overpriced jug?
Just realize this before you go throwing all that money away: It's nothing more than a souped-up jug that has a window and barbs. Really, what does a reservoir do? It's not a "tank" to store cool water in... just having that much more water will not impact your temperatures at any reasonable flow rate. The way I see it, all a res is for is to trap air bubbles. You can also use it for filling and draining, but you don't even need a res for that either. If you are going for looks, one can be made that's just as good from some acrylic. If you need it for pure utility, then a PVC pipe is good as anything.
Obviously, if you are looking at stuff like that, you belong in the former category. You don't need any more tools than a hacksaw, drill, and acrylic glue to make a good-looking res. Hell, you can even add an LED to it if you want.
Just gets me worked up when people spend so much time and effort trying to buy overpriced stuff that they could easily make. I'm not trying to insult you, just trying to help you save some dough. Less than a year ago, I was new to the WC scene myself and probably would have squandered my cash on the same crap. But now I realize there is a lot more to cooling than fancy reservoirs and shiny things with LEDs.
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