The patent pending MCRES-MICRO is a small form factor reservoir designed to operate quietly and reliably with high flow pumps such as Swiftech's MCP350 and MCP655 models (3/8" and 1/2" lines). The patent pending design features an angled baffle forcing the turbulent flow at the bottom of the reservoir. This allows it to function without air entrainment at low fluid levels and affords extended usage without refills of approximately 2 years.

One of the problems encountered with high-flow pumps is that the powerful jet created at the return line generates a high amount of turbulence and bubbles inside the reservoir. In a shallow reservoir, such as those used in 3 1/2 or 5 1/4" bays, the water sloshing inside the container makes annoying sounds, and at low levels bubbles tend to be entrained back into the system, reducing cooling efficiency. Even when sloshing sounds and turbulence are properly controlled such as in Swiftech's MCRES-1000 for instance, refills in shallow reservoirs tend to be more frequent as the fluid level operating range (distance between minimum level and maximum level) is much shorter. The MCRES-MICRO eliminates these problems.

• Separated from the pump
• Anchoring ears, and velcro pads
• Specially designed for high-flow pumps
• Patent pending baffle design
• Cosmetic appeal
• Built-in reliability
• 1/2" and 3/8" barbs included
• Fill-port cap and NPSM barb fittings use O-ring
• Can be installed in most systems including many small form factor cases without sacrificing a CD-ROM bay
• Easy to install against case panels, either with the supplied velcro pads, or permanently with screws
• Transparent acrylic panel construction
• Stress related cracks found in other acrylic constructions is eliminated by design: straight NPSM threads do not induce stress compared to NPT (tapered) threads
• Highest reliability thanks to O-ring seal

Material:	Clear acrylic laser-cut panel
size:	4 x 3 x 1.5" (100x76x38mm)
Maximum capacity:	4.5 fl oz (133 cc), Shipped with (2) each 3/8" and 1/2" barb fittings
Recommended cooling fluid:	distilled water + 5% Swiftech's Hydrx
Included Parts:	Reservoir 3/8" barbs w/ clamps x 2 1/2" barbs w/ clamps x 2 fill-port plug x 1 Mounting screws Velcro pads x 1 O-Rings x 2 Manual

05-12-2008
Reviewer: Sino (1)
all products have flaws, but be glad this one only has 2 minor ones, nothing big enough to warrant a lower rating. just take my advice and put some waterproofing tape on the fittings because mine had a very slight leak. also, as others have mentioned the cap strips and that sucks, but if you need to refill it more than 5 times, you have a bigger problem than the cap

01-01-2008
Reviewer: starkat (3)
This is one versatile reservoir. Comes with mounting brackets not shown in the images here, which makes for a variety of mounting options. It''s even small enough that if you need more space later on, you could get a second one of these and include it in the cooling loop. However, there''s a couple of small flaws: -fillport is a non-standard "pg7" thread type, which is proprietary enough that there''s no hose barbs made in this thread type.. This means that if you''re hoping to plug a barb into the top of the res. and connect it to a case-mounted fill port, you''ll need to re-tap the top hole to match, which is no easy task on acrylic. I chose instead to ''thread'' the end of a hard nylon hose to pg7 type and screwed it in to the top hole, then sealed it with a small bead of silicone. -Secondly, the included steel mounting brackets, while awesome, include 1.75" long screws, which are a bit short for their setup, and while the instructions indicate to ''push'' the nut on, that risks damaging the reservoir welds. You''ll need to get some longer screws (and cut them down if necessary), or some non-locking 6-32 nuts. Other than those two minor flaws, this reservoir is excellent, and performs flawlessly. If you''re engineering-minded and don''t mind doing a little hardware hacking, this is the reservoir for you.

11-10-2007
Reviewer: Franzkefka (13)
no real complaints with this one its just a nice straight forward resivior and worth the small price too, cant beat it. have it in a loop with the Swiftech 650 pump 1/2" ID tubing inlet to the pump on the bottom fitting and 3/8" ID on the next opening up for the return line.

10-16-2007
Reviewer: Dude (2)
Its small, leak proof, 3/8 and 1/2 has a fill port... what more do you need. It comes with plenty brackets for different mounting options. I would recommend to aanyone

09-12-2007
Reviewer: Procupine14 (4)
Its a good buy if you don''t have enough room for a full drive bay reservoir or you just happen to have a relatively small case. I have the same problem with the cap stripping on me. It hasn''t gone completely yet but its pretty close. Thats why I can only give this product a 4