New Res, Bay or Tube

[drkCrix]

Hey all, sorry for all the questions.

I am looking at getting a new res, just not sure if I should stick with a bay res or go with a tube res. Also My pumps are getting up there in age, should i start looking at replacements now? Hopping to do some maintenance to the loop over the Xmas holidays.

Thanks,

Chris

[Hooded]

Pumps should be fine for years of performance.
I prefer tube res to bay res as they are easier to fill and bleed your system. However they are usually harder to fit in your case and mount than a bay res.

[Bartacus]

I've tried both, and while having two pumps in a 5.25 bay was fairly convenient, I much prefer tube reservoirs for better tube routing, easier filling, etc. With bay reservoirs, filling can be a pain, and neat tube runs can be pretty tough (depending on your case of course).

[xmanrigger]

Tube rez gets my vote.

[bungwirez]

99% Tube.

[drkCrix]

Sounds like tube it is, should I go with EK or BP?

[bungwirez]

I like BP for all the extra stuff... pump mounts, and fancy bits. little more spendy, and you really have to monitor your height requirements.

[drkCrix]

Hmmm, wonder if they make this without the pre-installed pumps

http://www.ekwb.com/shop/pumps-and-a...l-2x-pump.html

[bungwirez]

you don't need two pumps mate.

[Grinder]

I ran a loop with two pumps for a while, a D4 and a D5 vario set on 4. I enjoyed the redundancy and extra flow, plus I had a flow meter and a tbalancer, so it was set up to shut it down if it detected that the flow dropped. The D4 was old, and the cpu block quite restrictive (Apogee XT). Plus I had two rads (one in the garage, so extra tubing) and two full cover blocks. I prefer that kind of setup to running two loops with a single pump in each.

[Grinder]

Having said that, I have no immediate plans to go with two pumps

[Cyclops]

You don't need two pumps, you need THREE!!!

[bungwirez]

You don't need two pumps, you need THREE!!!

ROFL... like you need an SUV with a plow to manage the snow.

[drkCrix]

I wish I could say I have never seen that, but....