What liquid should I use?

matt612346 · 03-27-08, 07:16 PM

i pretty much have everything picked out but the liquid i want to use.

pretty much i want a red dye to go along with all the red in my case, so what is good to mix with what and how much should i mix with it(like what %) and does it matter what kind of dye i get?

price doesn't matter!

thanks!

matt612346 · 03-27-08, 07:40 PM

nm i guess i'm gonna go with -------------

Tekko · 03-27-08, 08:18 PM

I'd go with distilled water...dirt cheap and will outperform all thoses coolent

matt612346 · 03-27-08, 08:36 PM

nm

matt612346 · 03-27-08, 08:52 PM

water-wetter/anti-freeze/distilled water sound good to me

Coreyhm1 · 03-27-08, 10:03 PM

This is what i'm going to do

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=553163

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remove 2 pints of the gallon water, and replace it with 2 pints of the 50/50 anti-freeze and 4 drops of iodine

This is taken from other members, i can't say i even know what water-wetter is

Godfather1138 · 03-27-08, 10:15 PM

Distilled no questions asked. I had a drastic improvement when I switched from PCIce (which was good with look, protection, and anti-growth so I'm not basking them).

Coreyhm1 · 03-27-08, 10:55 PM

Straight distilled water, no additives?

If thats what your using, you think thats safe for me? I'll be using a Apogee GTX block

matt612346 · 03-28-08, 10:24 AM

alright i'm going to see how distilled water/Long Life Red Coolant Additive(from petras)/water-wetter work.

all have good reviews will let you guys know next week how it turns out

NavyDood · 03-29-08, 12:00 AM

Looks like that Long Life Red is nothing more than the Toyota red anti-freeze. If you use an anti-freeze, there is no need for the water wetter.

Church of Virus · 03-29-08, 12:21 AM

Or FeserOne coolant, which has gotten lower temps than distilled according to Bit-tech. I can let you know about that next weekend.

voigts · 03-29-08, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Church of Virus

Or FeserOne coolant, which has gotten lower temps than distilled according to Bit-tech. I can let you know about that next weekend.

I believe the MSDS for that has already been looked up and it is basically antifreeze and water. There is no way that it will outperform water-its called science.

Stay away from dyes in general. If you want red, go to a Toyota dealer and spend <$20 on their antifreeze. It is pure undiluted Pentosin red. I use about 10% to give the water a nice red tint, and also use a couple of drops of fish aquarium algaecide, and 6-7 drops of alcohol-free povidone iodine. This mix is simple, will give you the color you want, and will ensure that you have NO growth. Pentosin is the best antifreeze to use and has been proven and tested. I have been using a 10% mix for over a year and it works fine.

You don't want to go stronger on the antifreeze as it will to some degree diminish the water's effectiveness, and 10% antifreeze won't do a thing to inhibit growth.

Nebulous · 03-29-08, 08:36 AM

Been using distilled water with 15% Peak antifreeze/coolant for years, never had any problems with anything growing in my lines. I tried that waterwetter crap and it was horrible.

Could the algae growth be a problem in the climate you live in? I never had a problem with stuff growing in my tubing even after 1 whole year.

Perseus · 03-29-08, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Nebulous

Been using distilled water with 15% Peak antifreeze/coolant for years, never had any problems with anything growing in my lines. I tried that waterwetter crap and it was horrible.

Could the algae growth be a problem in the climate you live in? I never had a problem with stuff growing in my tubing even after 1 whole year.

WW sucked real good for me too. It stained 3603 halfway through the wall and stunk like hell when I drained it. I'm using FluidXP ultra, which supposedly blocks scaling, with Tygon 2075 right now. After 3-months everything is still like glass. Be advised though, 2075 is VERY stiff tubing.

Big Mike · 03-29-08, 06:40 PM

I've always had good luck with Water Wetter and distilled, I only run enough water wetter to foam up the system when first running (probably on the order of 3-4 capfuls). It does dye the tubing slightly but I'm not real concerned about it. Never had growth problems either.

Perseus · 03-29-08, 06:46 PM

Maybe I'm too prissy Mike, like the wife says, but that much hot pink hurts my eyes!

QuietIce · 03-29-08, 08:43 PM

Distilled, iodine, & algaecide - The Best if you've got an all copper loop ...!

=ACID RAIN= · 03-29-08, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by QuietIce

Distilled, iodine, & algaecide - The Best if you've got an all copper loop ...!

I concur, but I'm just running pure distilled water right now.

GTFouts · 03-30-08, 07:57 AM

Straight Distilled water with a bit of Iodine or antifreeze or algaecide, whatever you prefer, does as well if not better than all those fancy Expensive coolants IMHO and from past experience. Definetly alot cheaper and very easy to get. Your call tho.....

matt612346 · 03-30-08, 10:28 AM

cool this was really helpful for me thanks guys for adding your comments

i already have my case/powersupply, i get all my computer hardware tuesday and wednesday i get all my water cooling hardware, can't wait!

03-27-08, 07:16 PM	Thread Starter #1
matt612346 Registered Join Date: Mar 2008	What liquid should I use? i pretty much have everything picked out but the liquid i want to use. pretty much i want a red dye to go along with all the red in my case, so what is good to mix with what and how much should i mix with it(like what %) and does it matter what kind of dye i get? price doesn't matter! thanks!
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03-27-08, 07:40 PM	Thread Starter #2
matt612346 Registered Join Date: Mar 2008	nm i guess i'm gonna go with ------------- Last edited by matt612346; 03-27-08 at 08:42 PM.
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03-27-08, 08:18 PM	#3
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matt612346 Registered Join Date: Mar 2008	water-wetter/anti-freeze/distilled water sound good to me
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Godfather1138 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AR-USA	Distilled no questions asked. I had a drastic improvement when I switched from PCIce (which was good with look, protection, and anti-growth so I'm not basking them). __________________ OCF Folding Team Site OCF Podcast RIP... Folding for "Dub" and everyone else who didn't have a choice... 1* HEAT "stock is just bad for your perfomance" -Drinkyoghurt
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Coreyhm1 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NC	Straight distilled water, no additives? If thats what your using, you think thats safe for me? I'll be using a Apogee GTX block __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz / 1.248v (C0) HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ
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03-28-08, 10:24 AM	Thread Starter #9
matt612346 Registered Join Date: Mar 2008	alright i'm going to see how distilled water/Long Life Red Coolant Additive(from petras)/water-wetter work. all have good reviews will let you guys know next week how it turns out
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03-29-08, 12:00 AM	#10
NavyDood Member Join Date: Jun 2003	Looks like that Long Life Red is nothing more than the Toyota red anti-freeze. If you use an anti-freeze, there is no need for the water wetter. __________________ Cooler Master Centurion 5 Asus M4A79XTD EVO AMD Thuban 1090T EVGA GTX260 (216) w/ Koolance VID-428 Viewsonic VX922 Ripjaws DDR3 4GB (2x2gb) 150gb Velociraptor (System) Various Externals (Backup) Kingwin Mach1 1000w Watercooling by Swiftech
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Church of Virus Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Or FeserOne coolant, which has gotten lower temps than distilled according to Bit-tech. I can let you know about that next weekend.
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03-29-08, 08:36 AM	#13
Nebulous Señor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Empire State	Been using distilled water with 15% Peak antifreeze/coolant for years, never had any problems with anything growing in my lines. I tried that waterwetter crap and it was horrible. Could the algae growth be a problem in the climate you live in? I never had a problem with stuff growing in my tubing even after 1 whole year. __________________ <MEGA-O> Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H / i5 3570K@ 4.5Ghz 16GB GSKILL Sniper F3-17000CL11D-8GBSR XSPC Rasa Black / RX360 / MCP-655 / MCRes OCZ Vertex III SSD 120GB / 2x Seagates 500GB~Raid-0 XFX Double D FX-787A-CDBC Radeon HD 7870 + H80 Sony AD-7220S / Lite On LH-16A1S SilverStone Zeus ZM1350 1350w CM Cosmos 1000 / Win7 Pro x64 Samsung LN40A550 40" HD TV ** Under TITLE II, SECTION 210.340 it is legal to overclock **
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Big Mike Senior Head of Import Performance Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN	I've always had good luck with Water Wetter and distilled, I only run enough water wetter to foam up the system when first running (probably on the order of 3-4 capfuls). It does dye the tubing slightly but I'm not real concerned about it. Never had growth problems either. __________________ -Mike Main: i7 950, EVGA Classified, 3x4gb Ballistix, 4870x2 @ 852/1000, 2 x 128gb Mushkin IOs, Dell S2309W, EK Supreme HF/MCP655/Koolance 487x2/PA120.3, TX850 HTPC: AMD X4 630 @ 3.1GHz, Prolimatech Samuel 17, M4A88T-M, 8GB DDR3 1333, HD3450, 2x1TB, Ceton InifiniTV4, Silverstone GD05B case Gateway P-7805u FX/Gateway LT3119u w/ X25-M 80gb My Heat My Website
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QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	Distilled, iodine, & algaecide - The Best if you've got an all copper loop ...!
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GTFouts Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Sticks of the Boonies, GA.	Straight Distilled water with a bit of Iodine or antifreeze or algaecide, whatever you prefer, does as well if not better than all those fancy Expensive coolants IMHO and from past experience. Definetly alot cheaper and very easy to get. Your call tho..... __________________ QUADZILLA - LIVES! Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit ASUS Rampage IV Extreme - EK Full MB Chipset Waterblock's Core I7-3960X Extreme @ 4.5 GHz - EK Supreme HF Waterblock 2 x HD 7970's Crossfired - EK Waterblocks GSkill Ripsaw DDR3-2133 (4x8GB) Enermax Galaxy 1000W Power Supply Crucial M4 SSD 256GB SATA III- WD Raptor 600GB & 400GB SATA III Plextor SATA DVD+-RW PX-810SA X-Fi Fatal1ty Titanium - Gigaworks S705 7.1 Surround Sound HP LP3065 30" Flat Screen Monitor Custom UFO case - 4 x W/C Loops - D5 Pumps - XPSC Res's - PA Rad's
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03-30-08, 10:28 AM	Thread Starter #20
matt612346 Registered Join Date: Mar 2008	cool this was really helpful for me thanks guys for adding your comments i already have my case/powersupply, i get all my computer hardware tuesday and wednesday i get all my water cooling hardware, can't wait!
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