food coloring in watercooled system

rollier0401 · 10-April-03, 09:44 PM

Would food coloring have any adverse affects on my system. I cant stand the sight of pink water in the system that i have spent so much time building and modding. I'm not going for the Barbie mod.

putwig · 10-April-03, 09:57 PM

It will work great! Right up until your pump fails!

I have not tried any myself, but have heard many reports of premature pump failure due to highlighter ink, bingo dobber ink, and worst of all food colouring.

Purple Ice is ........ well purple, and does the same job as the pink water wetter.

Alternately you could use just a splash of antifreeze to give that yellow-green hue.

Darksamurai · 10-April-03, 10:16 PM

What I've heard about food color is that it bonds to the metal element of the block... thus your proc temps would increase as a result... also, if it affected the waters PH, you could even start forming mold...

I was thinking about it myself, but I read up on why it was a bad idea...

BigAkita · 10-April-03, 10:39 PM

Food coloring is organic. Not good for a water rig. It will either clog your pump or block, or will turn your water into a nasty swamp.

rollier0401 · 10-April-03, 11:13 PM

Hmmmm. Any suggestions on a way to color the water?

BigAkita · 10-April-03, 11:28 PM

Well, Putwig's suggestion of using Purple Ice or another color of antifreeze is about the best. There are also flourescent water dyes that you can purchase from most modding web sites. Those are formulated to fully mix with water. But I have heard a couple accounts of white flakes appearing after a while with some of these.

DuckWarrior · 11-April-03, 03:36 AM

Look for wildfire UV Dye. Made to go into water systems and pumps with UV reactve qualities. Good stuff. I am at work or I would link you. Sorry.

scapegoat · 11-April-03, 04:12 AM

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	Originally posted by DuckWarrior Look for wildfire UV Dye. Made to go into water systems and pumps with UV reactve qualities. Good stuff. I am at work or I would link you. Sorry.

No problem duck, i got ya covered,

http://www.lighttrader.com/wildfire.asp

FeRaL · 11-April-03, 04:20 AM

Shoot that place is a30 min drive from where I live. Definately going to have to go and check it out.

10-April-03, 09:44 PM		#1 (permalink)
rollier0401 Apex Techie Lite	food coloring in watercooled system Would food coloring have any adverse affects on my system. I cant stand the sight of pink water in the system that i have spent so much time building and modding. I'm not going for the Barbie mod.

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10-April-03, 09:57 PM		#2 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp	It will work great! Right up until your pump fails! I have not tried any myself, but have heard many reports of premature pump failure due to highlighter ink, bingo dobber ink, and worst of all food colouring. Purple Ice is ........ well purple, and does the same job as the pink water wetter. Alternately you could use just a splash of antifreeze to give that yellow-green hue.

10-April-03, 10:16 PM		#3 (permalink)
Darksamurai Sam-Hoe-rai N-Hoe-mad	What I've heard about food color is that it bonds to the metal element of the block... thus your proc temps would increase as a result... also, if it affected the waters PH, you could even start forming mold... I was thinking about it myself, but I read up on why it was a bad idea...

10-April-03, 10:39 PM		#4 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Food coloring is organic. Not good for a water rig. It will either clog your pump or block, or will turn your water into a nasty swamp.

10-April-03, 11:13 PM		#5 (permalink)
rollier0401 Apex Techie Lite	Hmmmm. Any suggestions on a way to color the water?

10-April-03, 11:28 PM		#6 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Well, Putwig's suggestion of using Purple Ice or another color of antifreeze is about the best. There are also flourescent water dyes that you can purchase from most modding web sites. Those are formulated to fully mix with water. But I have heard a couple accounts of white flakes appearing after a while with some of these.

11-April-03, 03:36 AM		#7 (permalink)
DuckWarrior Retired Admin In Charge of Death and Destruction to All those Who Oppose My World known as PimpRig	Look for wildfire UV Dye. Made to go into water systems and pumps with UV reactve qualities. Good stuff. I am at work or I would link you. Sorry.

11-April-03, 04:20 AM		#9 (permalink)
FeRaL Mutant Moderator	Shoot that place is a30 min drive from where I live. Definately going to have to go and check it out.