Overall Iodine concentration?

sunrunner20 · 03-11-05, 10:22 AM

What is the total concentration of Iodine that is needed to kill most microbes in my loop?
Also, will humidifier bacteria control agents work well in water cooling loops?

ZachM · 03-11-05, 06:08 PM

Iodine, no clue.

I do use humidifier bacteriostat in my loop though. Seems to work. I know a few other people on these forums also use it.

Diggrr · 03-11-05, 06:17 PM

To guess, I'd say not much of either is needed. It's a closed loop without much air or fresh water being added, so a little bit gets recirculated over and over.

A vague answer: Not enough to change your water color

RoadWarrior · 03-11-05, 06:26 PM

5 drops per quart is the recommended amount of 2% USP tincture of iodine to purify clear water for drinking, 10 drops for cloudy looking water. So 10 drops/quart will probably do fine for long term in a closed loop, then you can still drink it in an emergency

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voigts · 03-11-05, 08:13 PM

Is iodine the best way to go? I started using waterbed algaecide but haven't really run it that long. I figured it works in my waterbed so it should work in the computer, right?

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RoadWarrior Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	5 drops per quart is the recommended amount of 2% USP tincture of iodine to purify clear water for drinking, 10 drops for cloudy looking water. So 10 drops/quart will probably do fine for long term in a closed loop, then you can still drink it in an emergency Road Warrior __________________ Folder in disgrace. Folding rigs may be back online eventually, just as soon as real life gives me enough breaks. Black Belt Ubercloxx0r "Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous Folders have fallen or may fall into the grip of OCAU and all the odious apparatus of [H]ardOCP rule, we shall not flag or fail." "We shall go on to the end, we shall fold on the Newcastles, we shall fold on the Northwoods and Prescotts, we shall fold with growing confidence and growing strength on Venice, we shall defend our Forum, whatever the cost may be, we shall fold on the Winchesters, we shall fold on the Bartons, we shall fold on the Applebreds and Thunderbirds, we shall fold on the Coppermines; we shall never surrender!"
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voigts Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tennessee	Is iodine the best way to go? I started using waterbed algaecide but haven't really run it that long. I figured it works in my waterbed so it should work in the computer, right?
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