Typhoon Floppy Bay Reservoir (from DangerDen.com)

Features and Benefits:

¼" Laser Cut Cast Acrylic Material
Water-tight seals and pressure-leak tested.

User configurable to allow one line in and out or two lines in and out.


Installation:

Slide the Bay-Res reservoir into the TWO 3½ "Drive Bays, use the supplied screws to mount it into place, and connect the hoses.


Could it really be that simple? Quite simple it really is. The reservoir comes with ½” OD barbs which were substituted for 3/8” OD barbs for my needs. The rubber washers used with the plastic barbs provided a sufficient seal with no leaks after 24 hours. No need for additional thread tape or epoxy unless making a permanent connection.

**Update** Make sure the washer sits flush when tightening down the barbs. One of my washers isn't sitting perfectly and a very small amount of water has been lost due to this. The "Water Wetter" additive helps create a seal so I've got a nice little ring of 'gunk' around the washer and on top of one of my hard drives. Nothing major and I'm certainly not worried about it.

Don't screw anything in until you have your reservoir filled. Most cases offer you at least two 3.5” external bays which are perfect for allowing you to see the fill level of your reservoir. Using an Antec 1080AMG case with the removable drive cage helps in the installation phase. I simply propped the reservoir out of the front of the case for the fill process. After filling with distilled water and Water Wetter I fired up the system with the cap off to bleed the air out of the system.

**Update** Another thing I did notice afterwards when I screwed the reservoir in place was that the screw pushed off one of the little plastic blocks that are epoxied(?) in when the reservoir is built. I don't know what kind of epoxy is used in the process but a little silicon wouldn't hurt either as a way of giving a little expansion to prevent this from happening. Needless to say it didn't cause a perceptible leak but the same thing happened with the water additive creating a seal around the screw.

The reservoir holds and adequate amount of water for nearly any system. While dual inputs are a nice offer it brings up the question how does one control flow rate to individual components should you want more water going to your CPU vs. video or northbridge. I for one would like to see some sort of affordable flow control device for watercooled systems. As for my needs only one input is used.

I would like to thank DangerDen for providing consistent quality parts for my needs.