Acrylic and Staining

[MainStageNews]

One of the biggest benefits, besides aesthetics, to using acrylic tubing over normal tubing is it will take much loner (if it will at all) to stain your components. The reason is because regular tubing has plasticizer in it which can cause damage to your waterblocks and obviously acrylic does not. So I was wondering, Mayhems Aurora can be one of the better looking coolants out there but your not suppose to use it over long periods of time because it can stain and or cause damage to your water cooling components. If you used only acrylic would it be viable to use Mayhems aurora over long periods of time with out need for worry?

[Andi]

no

 

Aurora itself brakes down, it has nothing to do with the tubing.

[Vitalius]

Coolant doesn't just stain tubing. It stains blocks as well.

Even if you use Acrylic tubing, your blocks would stain with the dye. 

[MainStageNews]

The way I understand it is in most cases when someones waterblock gets stained its the coolant breaking down the plasticizers in the tubing and that causes more staining than normal, coolant may stain slightly on its own over long periods of time, but plasticizer in tubing is usually the bulk of the problem.

[concinnity]

Aurora is not designed to be a long term coolant solution. It is purely for aesthetic and great for putting in a rig at shows or competitions, but the effect breaks down after a couple days, leaving particulates in your blocks and pump.

 

From the Mayhems Website

"Aurora is "NOT" made for use in a home system. It has been developed for show System's (modding) and Photo work. If looking for a fluid for a Home system / Gaming system please use Mayhems X1 or Mayhems Pastel range of fluids there are fully tested and working in any kind of loop."

[Vitalius]

Aurora is not designed to be a long term coolant solution. It is purely for aesthetic and great for putting in a rig at shows or competitions, but the effect breaks down after a couple days, leaving particulates in your blocks and pump.

 

From the Mayhems Website

"Aurora is "NOT" made for use in a home system. It has been developed for show System's (modding) and Photo work. If looking for a fluid for a Home system / Gaming system please use Mayhems X1 or Mayhems Pastel range of fluids there are fully tested and working in any kind of loop."

This.

And that's interesting about the plasticizer's. 

[MainStageNews]

Aurora is not designed to be a long term coolant solution. It is purely for aesthetic and great for putting in a rig at shows or competitions, but the effect breaks down after a couple days, leaving particulates in your blocks and pump.

 

From the Mayhems Website

"Aurora is "NOT" made for use in a home system. It has been developed for show System's (modding) and Photo work. If looking for a fluid for a Home system / Gaming system please use Mayhems X1 or Mayhems Pastel range of fluids there are fully tested and working in any kind of loop."

I know this and this is why I made this thread. I was basically just wanting to see if the reason for this is because of the plasticizer in normal tubing. I was just curious to see if you take plasticizer out of the equation if you would be able to make Aurora more conducive for home systems.

[Vitalius]

I know this and this is why I made this thread. I was basically just wanting to see if the reason for this is because of the plasticizer in normal tubing. I was just curious to see if you take plasticizer out of the equation if you would be able to make Aurora more conducive for home systems.

Like has been said before, it wouldn't fix anything.