reservoir question

[Revival]

I have seen some reservoirs have a center divider.. Does this really make a difference?


The reason I m asking I have an old Danger Den round res with out the dividier and was wondering if upgrading to the new one ( with the divider) would make a diff..


Thanks

[Blind Tree Frog]

idea is that is slows the water flow down so that the air bubbles can escape.

I figure it also mixes the water around to make sure that you aren't sucking out hot water and any cooler water stays stuck in the res, but i could be full of crap.

[VeiL0]

I'm pretty sure that the center divider is there so it doesn't cause as much turbulence if there wasn't one which causes air bubbles. It helps a lot but for temperature issues I don't really know about that. :)

[johan851]

For temperature issues it shouldn't make a difference. It just helps divide the flow and lower turbulence, and ensure that all the water is kept in circulation. Helps take bubbles out too.

[klath]

If you have too much air bubbles, obviously lowering the amount of air bubbles would make a temp difference. However, it seem having the center divider would lower your flow somewhat so it's probably not as good if you have a pump VERY low head.

I'm looking currently at the bay res with center divider, just saw you can mount LED lights in them...gogo UV dye + UV LED + UV res. :D

[ares350]

with the flow rate as insanely low as it is in a normal sized resevior, I doubt it would slow anything down by a noticable amount. it also depends how high the water is above the ledge. if the ledge is creating like a white water effect as water surges over it, that would be not so great. but with them coming barely half way up the container or so, a full container would have plenty of room for water to flow over it without too much disturbance.

[Blind Tree Frog]

if you are getting a white water effect as water surges over a wall in your resevoir I'd wager your pump is a little too powerful for your needs :P

[klath]

I'm getting a MCP600 with only one CPU water block in the loop with a JR-120, hmmmm, hope there's no white water effect. :D