getting rid of small bubbles in a reservoir

[Lord Nicoll]

There seems to be loads of small air bubbles in my reservoir after some work I did to it, is there an easy to get them to stop sticking to the walls of the res and the little anti cyclone insert? 

[seba7661]

Just now, Lord Nicoll said:

There seems to be loads of small air bubbles in my reservoir after some work I did to it, is there an easy to get them to stop sticking to the walls of the res and the little anti cyclone insert? 

should go away overtime i would say. maybe wait a bit and see how it looks later.

[Lord Nicoll]

1 minute ago, seba7661 said:

should go away overtime i would say. maybe wait a bit and see how it looks later.

Well so far it's been 24 hours and they don't seem to wanna go, but not like it's that much of an issue, just looks a bit awful. 

[seba7661]

Just now, Lord Nicoll said:

Well so far it's been 24 hours and they don't seem to wanna go, but not like it's that much of an issue, just looks a bit awful. 

what did you do so that the bubbles came?

[Lord Nicoll]

1 minute ago, seba7661 said:

what did you do so that the bubbles came?

Drained the loop and refilled it, but this is a new pump res combo. They really seem to be clung onto it, maybe it's static or something. 

[seba7661]

Just now, Lord Nicoll said:

Drained the loop and refilled it, but this is a new pump res combo. They really seem to be clung onto it, maybe it's static or something. 

give it some time. should go away. what pump u have?

[whoisit1118]

Try tilting your system to get rid of the bubbles maybe?

[Lord Nicoll]

Just now, whoisit1118 said:

Try tilting your system to get rid of the bubbles maybe?

Yeah I did that when bleeding the system. I did spend about 3 minutes popping the air bubbles with a pointy stick but that was taking forever. 

 

1 minute ago, seba7661 said:

give it some time. should go away. what pump u have?

A D5

[Lord Nicoll]

Bubbles are usually nice but that's not so clean looking (ignore the face the PC has no side panels on, if I have to do more maintenance I'm not putting them back on or cable managing it)

[seba7661]

1 minute ago, Lord Nicoll said:

Yeah I did that when bleeding the system. I did spend about 3 minutes popping the air bubbles with a pointy stick but that was taking forever. 

 

A D5

hmm i mean its goes faster with a d5 then a ddc. but it still takes its time. idk how your loop is build up and if you have any special/wierd bends. that can play a big factor to

[whoisit1118]

1 minute ago, Lord Nicoll said:

Bubbles are usually nice but that's not so clean looking (ignore the face the PC has no side panels on, if I have to do more maintenance I'm not putting them back on or cable managing it)

What coolant do you have in it? It almost seems as if the coolant is a little bit viscous.

[userzero]

Microbubbles. Should disappear over time with use and heat cycles IME. 

 

Funnily enough, there is a similar effect with protein skimmers within a marine fish tank which I have experience with

[Lord Nicoll]

1 minute ago, seba7661 said:

hmm i mean its goes faster with a d5 then a ddc. but it still takes its time. idk how your loop is build up and if you have any special/wierd bends. that can play a big factor to

Big ass soft tubing (that'll be replaced in a few months) that consists of CPU VRM > CPU block > Radiator > pump res. Tubing is 13mm ID. 

 

1 minute ago, whoisit1118 said:

What coolant do you have in it? It almost seems as if the coolant is a little bit viscous.

Just deionised water, it might be under a bit of pressure now since it was filled while cold and heated up a bit, but even that hasn't dislodged the air bubbles, a couple have gone to the top but not many. 

[seba7661]

2 minutes ago, Lord Nicoll said:

Big ass soft tubing (that'll be replaced in a few months) that consists of CPU VRM > CPU block > Radiator > pump res. Tubing is 13mm ID. 

 

Just deionised water, it might be under a bit of pressure now since it was filled while cold and heated up a bit, but even that hasn't dislodged the air bubbles, a couple have gone to the top but not many. 

yup. just give it some time. then it will go away. you might see that there is less water in the res. thats because that all the air goes out and the water falls(mostly happens when theres alot of air)

[Anghammarad]

not all too strong flicking the reservoir with the index fingers fingernail... This may dislodge some.

[Bananasplit_00]

two things i can think off:

1: drain and clean the inside of the reservoir with some alcohol or similar(just make sure its not going to disolve the res)

2: tapy tap tap tap the res with your fingers and they should dislodge and float to the top

[For Science!]

Heating the liquid with load can help. dont use alcohol on acrylic, it will crack.

 

Or just go in there with a plastic straw and stirr it up.

[Tam3n]

The small bubbless will be gone in a couple of days.

[PrimeSonic]

I get bubbles like that every time I refill my loop.

They'll go away over time. But we're talking a span of days or weeks here.

9 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

2: tapy tap tap tap the res with your fingers and they should dislodge and float to the top

And then there's this.

But if the bubbles are tiny enough, they can be very stubborn.

 

I'd say don't worry about it and enjoy the look of the "carbonated" reservoir while it lasts.

 

[Mick Naughty]

Just let them be. Nothing wrong there.

[Lord Nicoll]

Thanks to a combination of time, a very stout 5.4GHz overclock + Prime95, tapy tap tap and poking they're gone, a few where stubborn and needed to be poked out.