n00b: 1st wc setup help

Dr_Pentium · 06-06-2002, 03:30 PM

Hey, my first post here maybe some wat stupid for some of you hardcore water cooling freaks here, but anyways.

I just put together my first water cooling setup with a

black ice extreme
maze 3
eheim 1048
1/2 i.d braided tubing (quite thick)

running a athlon 1.4 @1.6 (air cooled)

now for a res i was thinking of making one inside the case, but unfortunately i got really tight for space (inwin q500)

so i placed a bucket beside my desk on the floor i have the eheim submerged in the bucket, the top of the bucket is overed with plexi glass, but there is a opening to fill the bucket.

will having a bucket as my res lead to any problems? like algea and bacteria's ? will they/can they be harmful to anyone in my room

, the last thing i want is some kinda disease from the bacterias, i hav a bottle of water wetter.

So basically any drawbacks to using a bucket as a res.

Thanks Guys

UpAllNight · 06-06-2002, 03:38 PM

Welcome to the forums man

ya know if your tight for space u could do without the res and make a closed loop system

nope a bucket for a res wont hurt u the worst that could happen was a little algae would start growing over time...but i bet a qucik trip to a petstore that carrys fish supplys could fix u up with something to stop the algae

just think about it u can live around fish aquariums...

but i must warn u that water wetter does have a strong smell to it

Dr_Pentium · 06-06-2002, 03:44 PM

Thanks for the quick reply, is there a subsitute that can be used instead of water wetter ?

how do i go about making a closed loop system ? any links ?

ambient · 06-06-2002, 03:45 PM

what kind of water are you using? you should only use distilled water. You should add something to stop corosion to. Like water wetter. You can get that from www.dangerden.com. You can also get a nice clear blue res from them. Or you could use a under ground electrical box from home depot. I wouldn't use a bucket, but thats just cause it sounds like it looks ugly.

Dr_Pentium · 06-06-2002, 03:53 PM

I'm using distilled water, i dont think there should be any corrosion since both the rad and block are copper, i did buy a junction box a circular one, the initial plan i had was to use the junction box to make the res with a clear front, but the problem is that the tubing i have is braided and its quite thick, the plus it doesnt crinkel (spell) but when you bend it, it needs quite a bit of room to bend. if i tried going the junction box way the only room i found was on top of my psu and the tubes wouldnt bend to where the res was. I know everyone is using tygon but its just too damn expensive, vinyl tubing is just to crap, so i had to go with 1/2' i.d braided tubing

ambient · 06-06-2002, 04:34 PM

tygon is a little spendy, but how much do you need 5ft? thats like 15$ not to bad. In'st the braid you have just vinyl with a fiber braid for reinforcement?

Cyco-Dude · 06-06-2002, 04:48 PM

try heating the hose up in boiling / hot water. the hose will become soft and you can shape it to a nice tight bend (which it will keep) easily.
oh, and you might want something to prevent biological growth; you dont want that junk clogging up your radiator / waterblock.

UpAllNight · 06-06-2002, 06:55 PM

here ya go some stuff on a closed loop system
http://www.procooling.com/articles/h...op_h2o_s.shtml

Dr_Pentium · 06-07-2002, 10:43 AM

ummmm... just added water wetter went to sleep and woke up, my water is foamy white. I dont think thats normal is it ?

UpAllNight · 06-07-2002, 10:57 AM

mine only gets foamy white when i got air bubbles it it...and i did notice with my first use of water wetter it does tend to foam some

make sure its not sucking air somewhere on your inlet side of your pump

is your pump submerged in your res?

Dr_Pentium · 06-07-2002, 10:17 PM

yeah the pump is fully submerged in 4 litres of water, since you say air bubbles, could it be caused by this. my tube which throws out the cool water water from the rad into the res isn't at water level, its just above the water line, maybe the water falling on to the water in the bucket is casueing it.

Thanks will try to fix that and see wat happens

06-06-2002, 03:30 PM	#1
Dr_Pentium Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 24	n00b: 1st wc setup help Hey, my first post here maybe some wat stupid for some of you hardcore water cooling freaks here, but anyways. I just put together my first water cooling setup with a black ice extreme maze 3 eheim 1048 1/2 i.d braided tubing (quite thick) running a athlon 1.4 @1.6 (air cooled) now for a res i was thinking of making one inside the case, but unfortunately i got really tight for space (inwin q500) so i placed a bucket beside my desk on the floor i have the eheim submerged in the bucket, the top of the bucket is overed with plexi glass, but there is a opening to fill the bucket. will having a bucket as my res lead to any problems? like algea and bacteria's ? will they/can they be harmful to anyone in my room , the last thing i want is some kinda disease from the bacterias, i hav a bottle of water wetter. So basically any drawbacks to using a bucket as a res. Thanks Guys __________________ When All Else Fails, Commit Suicide

06-06-2002, 03:38 PM	#2
UpAllNight Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HILLBILLY LAND Posts: 159	Welcome to the forums man ya know if your tight for space u could do without the res and make a closed loop system nope a bucket for a res wont hurt u the worst that could happen was a little algae would start growing over time...but i bet a qucik trip to a petstore that carrys fish supplys could fix u up with something to stop the algae just think about it u can live around fish aquariums... but i must warn u that water wetter does have a strong smell to it __________________ XP1800 @172x10.5 Maze 3..Ehiem 1250..Chevette Rad 1 120mm panaflo @7v 1" shroud All fits nicely inside my case ambient(74 F) 2.0v Core(33.5) Loaded idle(31.5c) Enermax 431 watt Antec 1030B Gainward Geforce 3 TI200 241/548 Sony CDRW Creative 52x CD Soundblaster Live

06-06-2002, 03:44 PM	#3
Dr_Pentium Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 24	Thanks for the quick reply, is there a subsitute that can be used instead of water wetter ? how do i go about making a closed loop system ? any links ? __________________ When All Else Fails, Commit Suicide

06-06-2002, 03:45 PM	#4
ambient Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 312	what kind of water are you using? you should only use distilled water. You should add something to stop corosion to. Like water wetter. You can get that from www.dangerden.com. You can also get a nice clear blue res from them. Or you could use a under ground electrical box from home depot. I wouldn't use a bucket, but thats just cause it sounds like it looks ugly. __________________ water cooled 1.4 tbird @ 1580 143x11 vcore 1.88 vio 3.55

06-06-2002, 03:53 PM	#5
Dr_Pentium Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 24	I'm using distilled water, i dont think there should be any corrosion since both the rad and block are copper, i did buy a junction box a circular one, the initial plan i had was to use the junction box to make the res with a clear front, but the problem is that the tubing i have is braided and its quite thick, the plus it doesnt crinkel (spell) but when you bend it, it needs quite a bit of room to bend. if i tried going the junction box way the only room i found was on top of my psu and the tubes wouldnt bend to where the res was. I know everyone is using tygon but its just too damn expensive, vinyl tubing is just to crap, so i had to go with 1/2' i.d braided tubing __________________ When All Else Fails, Commit Suicide

06-06-2002, 04:34 PM	#6
ambient Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 312	tygon is a little spendy, but how much do you need 5ft? thats like 15$ not to bad. In'st the braid you have just vinyl with a fiber braid for reinforcement? __________________ water cooled 1.4 tbird @ 1580 143x11 vcore 1.88 vio 3.55

06-06-2002, 04:48 PM	#7
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	try heating the hose up in boiling / hot water. the hose will become soft and you can shape it to a nice tight bend (which it will keep) easily. oh, and you might want something to prevent biological growth; you dont want that junk clogging up your radiator / waterblock.

06-06-2002, 06:55 PM	#8
UpAllNight Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HILLBILLY LAND Posts: 159	here ya go some stuff on a closed loop system http://www.procooling.com/articles/h...op_h2o_s.shtml __________________ XP1800 @172x10.5 Maze 3..Ehiem 1250..Chevette Rad 1 120mm panaflo @7v 1" shroud All fits nicely inside my case ambient(74 F) 2.0v Core(33.5) Loaded idle(31.5c) Enermax 431 watt Antec 1030B Gainward Geforce 3 TI200 241/548 Sony CDRW Creative 52x CD Soundblaster Live

06-07-2002, 10:43 AM	#9
Dr_Pentium Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 24	ummmm... just added water wetter went to sleep and woke up, my water is foamy white. I dont think thats normal is it ? __________________ When All Else Fails, Commit Suicide

06-07-2002, 10:57 AM	#10
UpAllNight Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HILLBILLY LAND Posts: 159	mine only gets foamy white when i got air bubbles it it...and i did notice with my first use of water wetter it does tend to foam some make sure its not sucking air somewhere on your inlet side of your pump is your pump submerged in your res? __________________ XP1800 @172x10.5 Maze 3..Ehiem 1250..Chevette Rad 1 120mm panaflo @7v 1" shroud All fits nicely inside my case ambient(74 F) 2.0v Core(33.5) Loaded idle(31.5c) Enermax 431 watt Antec 1030B Gainward Geforce 3 TI200 241/548 Sony CDRW Creative 52x CD Soundblaster Live Last edited by UpAllNight; 06-07-2002 at 11:00 AM.

06-07-2002, 10:17 PM	#11
Dr_Pentium Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 24	yeah the pump is fully submerged in 4 litres of water, since you say air bubbles, could it be caused by this. my tube which throws out the cool water water from the rad into the res isn't at water level, its just above the water line, maybe the water falling on to the water in the bucket is casueing it. Thanks will try to fix that and see wat happens __________________ When All Else Fails, Commit Suicide

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