UV Coolant Additives or UV Premix Fluid? Brands?

[FUR1AN]

Hello all,

 

Slowly gathering parts for a custom water loop I am building and would like to do either UV Pink or UV light blue. I don't know the difference really between using a dye on distilled water or an premix fluid. Also what are the best recommended brands? I had my eye on this below:

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AG244ZO/?coliid=I2KQD5B4M96U0E&colid=3N4R02K5I6IYP&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

Thanks for any insight you all have.

[Limecat86]

When using a dye with distilled water you would also need to add an additive as corrosion inhibitor and anti-growth.

In your case I would recommend Mayhems X1 Clear as main additive for the corrosion inhibitor and anti growth. Then use one or more of their dyes to give it the color you want.

I'm using Mayhems for almost 2 years now and never had issues with it.

 

Also, you could look at EK-CryoFuel which is also very reliable to use but it comes in only 4 colors and a clear one.

 

 

[FUR1AN]

2 hours ago, Limecat86 said:

When using a dye with distilled water you would also need to add an additive as corrosion inhibitor and anti-growth.

In your case I would recommend Mayhems X1 Clear as main additive for the corrosion inhibitor and anti growth. Then use one or more of their dyes to give it the color you want.

I'm using Mayhems for almost 2 years now and never had issues with it.

 

Also, you could look at EK-CryoFuel which is also very reliable to use but it comes in only 4 colors and a clear one.

 

 

Okay that sounds like a plan but I definitely want UV blue or pink, could you link me some of the Mayhem’s options for those and the inhibitor additives? I’ve seen there stuff and it looks like there are so many options...

[ad1das]

I've used Primochill's UV pink and UV purple dye with no issues.  Since i use the Primochill soft tubing, it comes with the sysprep and The liquid utopia.  The liquid utopia is your protection against algae and corrosion, it works great.

[Kalm_Traveler]

I'm using XSPC UV blue additive in my mainstream rig, it glows very well under a UV light but the strip I bought at first was faulty so I ordered a different one to finish the install. I would advise not buying Nanoxia's rigid UV strip as they seem to have soldering issues at the factory.

[FUR1AN]

22 hours ago, Kalm_Traveler1 said:

I'm using XSPC UV blue additive in my mainstream rig, it glows very well under a UV light but the strip I bought at first was faulty so I ordered a different one to finish the install. I would advise not buying Nanoxia's rigid UV strip as they seem to have soldering issues at the factory.

Good to know, I think I'll be using the CableMod RGB/UV dual strips for lighting. That way I can toggle UV or RGB depending on what I am feeling.

[Limecat86]

On 26-6-2018 at 3:15 AM, wpowell13 said:

Okay that sounds like a plan but I definitely want UV blue or pink, could you link me some of the Mayhem’s options for those and the inhibitor additives? I’ve seen there stuff and it looks like there are so many options...

https://www.mayhems.net/collections/x1-concentrate-100ml/products/x1-clear-100ml

https://www.mayhems.net/collections/x1-concentrate-250ml/products/x1-clear-250ml

With this you don't need any additional biocide.

 

https://www.mayhems.net/collections/standard-dyes

https://www.mayhems.net/collections/non-staining-dyes

 

I don't know where you live, so I posted the links to their webshop.