I love my Aquaero. It gives me amazing levels of monitoring and control of your system. It allows you to dial in on your cooling so you can run your system as quiet as you want, and then ramp it up as needed.
The D5 Next pumps were not out when I bought my parts so I will have to stick with my EKWB pump for now.
I would suggest the following Aquacomputer (AQ) parts
For each Loop:
At least 1x "AQ Flow sensor 'high flow' G1/4". This is a great sensor that is easy to use. My Aquaero 6 LT picked it up right away and it was up and running in a snap. Works great and I heard that it lasts a LOT longer then some other branded Flow Sensors.
You will also probably want at least 1x "AQ SPLITTY9 for up to 9 fans or aquabus devices" depending on how many amps your 8 fans will pull.
Per the manual: "The Aquaero 6 maximum current is 2.5 A per fan output independent of output voltage, resulting in a maximum power of 30 W at 12 V."
If your fans pull a lot of amps get additional SPLITTY9's. You have 8x fan PWM controls available between the two Aquaero's .
You will need various temp sensors; wet and dry. With two Aquaero's you can monitor up to 16 temp sensors.
If you are concerned about filtering I have heard this is a real good filter to have. It has built in valves so you clean the filter without draining the loop:
"AQ Filter with stainless steel mesh, ball valves and mounting plate G1/4"
Good Luck!
My understanding is the D5 NEXT pump has a temp and flow senor. Do I need an additional flow sensor per loop? I was planning on putting Calitemp sensors on on rad entrance, and one on rad exit per loop.
What I am planning atm
Aquaero 6 XT black/blue USB fan controller, graphic LCD, touch control, IR remote control
aquaero 6 LT USB fan controller
2x ULTITOP D5 pump cover for D5 pumps, G1/4
2x D5 NEXT pump
HUBBY7 internal USB 2.0 Hub
4x Temperature sensor 70 cm for aquaero, aquastream XT and aquaduct
2x Connection cable for flow sensor, length 70 cm for aquaero/aquastream/poweradjust/D5 NEXT
4x Calitemp digital temperature sensor internal/external thread G1/4 for aquaero 5/6
4x SPLITTY9 splitter for up to 9 fans or aquabus devices
This list look good? am I missing anything?
I have 2x EKWB D5 Pump Res RGB combo atm still in the box I just got the other day. The plan is to return those and just get the EKWB RGB Res and use the D5 NEXT pump with them. I like the way they look and I didnt see any Aquaero ones I liked. Is there any benifit to theirs except for the low sensor?