Project Fish Tank

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sapient

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Hiya Folks! This is my first foray into water cooling. I've been looking at it excitedly for years. I've always wanted to try it, but needed to find the right parts and funds to attempt it. Being a husband and a father of two little sprouts, it took longer than expected and I didn't have all the time to dedicate to it that I wished I had. I needed to get the snowblwer packed and my lawnmower out, and my &*%^ project was in the way. It is only three-quarters complete, BUT FUNCTIONAL. Here's a pic. Let me know your thoughts.



AMD64 3500 (Venice)
Swiftech APOGEE Waterblock
2 Gb Corsair XMS3500LL
BFG 7800GTX 256
Danger Den NV78 Waterblock
Swiftech MCP655A Pump
Black Ice XtremeII Raidiator
DFI LanParty NF4-SLI-DR
PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI
1 x Raptor (games)
2 x WD other drives (primary drive, storage drive)

1+ GALLON BIG-ASS MOFO EXPENSIVE AS &^&*(^ RESERVOIR
1+ gallon expensive cooling fluid
 
There's no radiator for that system?

With such a large reservoir, it will take awhile to heatup the water, but it will still heat up...
 
So, are there live fish in it ;)

No really, it would be sweet to stick some plastic fish in there and have them bobbing around (but not getting sucked into the loop :eek: ).
 
Oh yea the raidiator, That was a tricky solution and I decided to mount it externaly.


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I really wanted to put some fake fish in and I even got some but initally I was afraid to. I wasn't sure of the flow from the pump and the degradation of the plastic and/or paint due to the odd chemicals in the fluid possibly eroding them and pushing it through the system.
I cant risk that kind of problem at the moment
 
Oh yea and the thought of those little bastages (fish) getting caught in the pump inlet gives me shivers. At this point I would rather error on the side of caution. Maybe rev. 2

The only tools I had at my disposal were a (pair of) dremel tools and my late grandfathers old files and a hacksaw. no CAD programming or or any of that stuff. Cut wide and file the hell out of it until its right or your comfortable enough because your arm is about to fall off.

Too many hrs working and to little time playing CS make Sapient a sad mofo.

Yea its not all straight or perfect but then again, how could it be being all hand cut and filed. LOL and yes I am in the precess of teaching myself CAD "haa"

I'm lucky the F'er works and holds water.
 
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