1. Yes, all MPS devices are connected to the high speed bus. Each device needs to be given a unique aquabus address. You could make your own 3 way splitter or just use 2, 2 way splitters.

2. Yes, for flow rates over 1 GPM the MPS 400 is the right one.

3. With the D5 USB's you can monitor the pump speed, power percentage, and a temp sensor can be connected to them. They don't have an internal temp sensor but the MPS flow meters do.

4.All 4 of the Aquaero headers read RPM's. The first three can be controlled by power or RPM, the 4th one can be controlled via power, RPM, or PWM.

5. The display of the AQ5 can be customised to a degree, there are many info pages to choose from and can be arranged in many ways. Up to four temp sensors can be shown on one page but several pages can be set to slideshow in order.

6. My Pro came with the smaller heatsink fitted. It works fine for me with 3 fans per channel.

1. http://aquacomputer.de/downloads/aquaero5_aquabus.pdf see the connectors on right, the middle one is split and used with various MPS devices (including flow senor or the one integrated with pump)

2. I've got 1x DDC 1T and it produces so much flow that It hits limits of my MPS 200, yet I use lower speeds of the pump (~70%) and it stays around 160 liters/min. So you should probably go with MPS 400, but all depends on the restriction of the system.
Remeber to put the flow sensor in the 'end' of the setup, and it needs some straight hosing before and after it to work properly. Do not install it just after /before pumps. The best spot is the location before water getting into the reservoir.

6. My AquaComputer 5 Pro also had small heatsink, and it can handle voltage control od the DDC 1T via voltage (~1A), so it gets hot. I have noticed that even the slightest airflow really helps to dissipate the heat, I'm quite surprised that it cools so well with so low airflow, though.

I believe there is actually a way to use some 3rd party software that is on the AC website that allows you to construct whatever you want on the LCD screen but I have not tried it. I haven't felt the need.

Its a relatively low res, mono chrome screen. If you want to construct your own system display you could always just use a very small monitor as a dedicated desktop for it.


Edit: It may also be possible to try using an android phone or tablet as a small system display. Pretty sure the only limit is how much work you want to put into it.

hi,i have a g19 keyboard i to would like to put the data on this if possible.could u piont me to this third party software at ac site i looking for it but cant find it.thanks

XML data export

I have no experience with it, I just vaguely remember reading it somewhere. It may not be correct that you can use the AQ5 LCD for other things but the G19 is def possible.

on the AC software page down the bottom is this;

jaLCDs - LCD screen reader


There may be better alternatives though, I'm sure Phatboy would be able to help you out.

You can use the the aquaero 5 lcd with the software "lcdHype". In the aquasuite programs folder is the plugin "aquaerolcdhype.zip".

this is a quick manual for using lcdhype in german:
LcdHype für das aquaero 5

Device sreens directly in the aquaero you cant modify.
(jaLcd is not supporting the aquaeor 5)