Bay reservoir as effective as others?

Grimdeath · Jun 12, 2003

Bay reservoir as effective as others designs?

The one thing I don't like about the drive bay reservoirs is that (from the picture) the inlet and outlet lines appear to be at the same level. Is this true? Wouldn't that make bleading the system a pain in the butt?
Anyone have any experience with the Cutting Edge Acrylic res?

Thanx (too bad I can't search on "Bay"; damn 4 letter min).

exothermic · Jun 13, 2003

Well, I have the bay-res, and I've got to say, it's pretty simple to use.
To fill and bleed, I just started pouring water into the bayres, and then turned on the pump after it had all leaked down into the tubes. See picture.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jackh/woot.jpg
Incomplete setup, old picture, but you get the idea.

After this went on, I added a bit more water until the system was full of water, capped the bayres and then let it run. All the air bubbles eventually found themselves at the top of the res (where there is an air pocket anyway).

If I missed something, let me know.

method().man · Jun 13, 2003

Depends on the power of your pump. If you're using the typical Eheim or a lesser pump, you should be ok. For people with Iwakis or the like, the Bay Res can be a bitharder to bleed because the water REALLY gets moving in there. Still, the Bay Res is a fairly simple to use product. It's certainly one of the better reservoirs on the market.

rogerdugans · Jun 13, 2003

I can't help on the Bay res, but I can give you a hint on the forum search button:

Use wildcards

Try a search for bay* and I bet you will get results.

exothermic · Jun 13, 2003

The bayres is nice, I recommend it.

If you're really worried, you can turn the computer on it's side (so the intake barb is totally submerged) and when you're done, carefully right it again.

blackhabit · Jun 13, 2003

i like it cause it is out of the way too

monclovaman · Jun 13, 2003

I have just set up a system with a bay res. and it is working great . One thing I found handy when filling it is to tip the case so the traped air goes under the fill hole. I then fill the res until the level just reaches the hole. This minimizes the air traped in the res. If you dont fill it enough the pump inlet side will suck air off the top of the water contained in the res. Hope this helps

dcesther · Jun 13, 2003

I used bay-res before, and sold it, mainly because it have to be in the drive bay, don't really like it. looking for DD's reservoir now, smaller, can put it anywhere.

method().man · Jun 13, 2003

I've heard the DD Res is a damn bubble making machine. Supposedly, The round shape of it creates a vortex that makes it nearly impossible to get all the bubbles out.

tio · Jun 13, 2003

I'm not a big fan of the bay res. I'd rather have something with a little more depth for easier/better bleeding.

Hmm, what about an acrylic case with a reservoir built right into it? It could be a similar setup to the Prometiea case, with the res. in its own chamber underneath the case. I think that would be cool.

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