stainless steel in reservoirs?

[Tocsin_786]

can you put stainless steel in a res. instead of a normal steel coil to keep the water from growing stuff in the loop.? im asking because i have a blender bottle and the blenderball in the bottle is made from stainless steel. 

[ForsakenLive]

Biofilm prevention is the microbial property of silver, not steel.

You can put in the loop the purest silver you can find to prevent growth, just like the Kill Coils sold on water cooling supplies stores.

[Hoppa]

The kill coil is not made of steel, it's made of pure silver.

 

But if you're asking about mixing metals, then I believe copper and stainless steel should be all right in a loop.

[cooperred]

Kill coils are made of 0.999 silver not stainless steel.... 

[Tocsin_786]

The kill coil is not made of steel, it's made of pure silver.

 

But if you're asking about mixing metals, then I believe copper and stainless steel should be all right in a loop.

oh you need to add copper to it too? but doesnt copper corrode easily?

[Art Vandelay]

Haven't studied electrochemisty in some time, but if I remember correctly, chromium and copper will react. 

[Hoppa]

oh you need to add copper to it too? but doesnt copper corrode easily?

no I was talking about a copper radiator (most of them are) with the stainless steel within the same loop. (was thinking you were gonna have a stainless steel res)

btw copper doesn't rust, it can oxides though. (it creates a protective layer over the pure copper, thus changing the colour of it)

 

Having 2 different metals in a loop such as copper and aluminium will be bad, that's why people avoid mixing metals.

 

So just ignore what I said before, because I sort of thought you were going to have a stainless steel res (didn't really read your question properly)

[Tocsin_786]

no I was talking about a copper radiator (most of them are) with the stainless steel within the same loop. (was thinking you were gonna have a stainless steel res)

btw copper doesn't rust, it can oxides though. (it creates a protective layer over the pure copper, thus changing the colour of it)

 

Having 2 different metals in a loop such as copper and aluminium will be bad, that's why people avoid mixing metals.

 

So just ignore what I said before, because I sort of thought you were going to have a stainless steel res (didn't really read your question properly)

i got mixed up in this steel, silver and copper mumbo jumbo. but yea oxidize is the word i was looking for. so instead of pure silver. i can add pure copper to a custom loop.?

[Hoppa]

i got mixed up in this steel, silver and copper mumbo jumbo. but yea oxidize is the word i was looking for. so instead of pure silver. i can add pure copper to a custom loop.?

adding copper won't do anything.

 

The only thing pure silver will do is stop algae from growing in your water loop.

The pure silver won't stop corrosion or oxidisation on any metals. (oxidisation on copper is fine btw)

 

All you have to do is make sure the metal parts in your loop are the same (copper rad, copper waterblock) and having acrylic waterblocks are fine. (nickel plated metal is also fine, such as nickel plated copper)

Just don't have aluminium in your loop. 

[Tocsin_786]

adding copper won't do anything.

 

The only thing pure silver will do is stop algae from growing in your water loop.

The pure silver won't stop corrosion or oxidisation on any metals. (oxidisation on copper is fine btw)

 

All you have to do is make sure the metal parts in your loop are the same (copper rad, copper waterblock) and having acrylic waterblocks are fine. (nickel plated metal is also fine, such as nickel plated copper)

Just don't have aluminium in your loop. 

thanks for all the info. i am gonna do a water loop in my system and all that you said really helped me out. thanks alot.