Coolant suggestions

[jamesriley94]

Hi,

I'm looking to buy coolant, and have no idea which is the best to get.

I'd like it to be blue, preferably a pale shade of blue to a deep one, but that's not a huge concern.
Also, I'm not sure about putting any treatments in the coolant? Not sure if I really have to do that or what...

Any suggestions?
Thanks

 

[Master&Puppet]

I personally use mayhems pre-mixed coolants. There's a useful guide here of what they do.

It is also pretty easy to make your own coolant. All you need is distilled water, a corrosive inhibitor and an anti-fungal agent (either a liquid or kill coil). You can also add a dye to get the colour you want. All of those things are available from companies such as Mayhems.

 

[jamesriley94]

Thanks for the reply,
Would something like:
http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...Cooling-1-Litre--Blue--UV-Blue-pid-12527.html
be alright?
Or would you recommend something more expensive such as:
http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...-Cooling-1-Litre---Nebula-Blue-pid-14667.html

And I'm guessing I wouldn't need to add Biocides or anything to those?

 

[Master&Puppet]

Yea they are both premixes so they have all the biocides and anti-corrosive agents in them already. You just need to pour it in and away you go.

I've actually got that blue X1 premix so I can confirm it is excellent

The aurora coolant is slightly different - it's designed for showcasing and includes particles in suspension which looks pretty but has major downsides. Have a scan of the wiki to see more.

I'd recommend X1 or the pastel range.

 

[NRG!]

If you want blue you have some options with mayhems coolants and dye:

x1 blue
pastel blue

or

x1 clear + blue dye for a lighter blue
x1 clear + blue and purple dye for a darker blue
pastel white + blue dye for sky blue
pastel white + blue and purple dye for royal/darker blue.

Pastel takes an absolute craptonne of dye to change the colour though.

For aurora to be viable you need:
-epic flow rate.
-low restriction blocks
-no filters
-compatible res and pump (I would say D5 suspended below a tube res (with the single fillport at the bottom so that the pearl doesn't collect in the res bottom too much)
-lighting to reflect off the pearls
-clean the blocks and replace the coolant often.

..not really worth it imo.

 

[jamesriley94]

Thanks for the replies.

I've ordered the X1 - along with pretty much all the other watercooling stuff.
Just need to decide whether to put a GPU under too.
Thanks again.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Water and a biocide,cant beat it.

 

[S_I_N]

yup I use Distilled Water and Dead Water nothing else.