Algae Removal

ZXSpectrum · 6 Jun 2011 at 10:41

Hi All.. I sored my WC out a while back.. Used Distilled water with corrosion inhibitor etc but didnt use a silver coil or pt nuke.. Sooo the result was algae..

It wasnt too bad until one day i noticed that the temp was really high on the CPU :eek:

So ripped it all to bits and the waterblock was caked in the waterchannels.. so cleaned with a old toothbrush and everything seemed fine. The only problem is that i am now adding a watercooled GPU and wanted to make sure i get rid of all the algae. Now i have the X2O 450 Pump with Acrylic Reservoir and even with a lot of flushing with almost boiling water there is still some growth in there.. I know that usign clear vinegar is supposed to work well but i am not sure if that will just clean it out rather than break it down..

Any help would be appreciated

SeraphX · 6 Jun 2011 at 10:47

rinse with vinegar then brush it through with a bottlebrush or something similar, rinse and repeat as necessary, next time, use a kill coil, or PT Nuke

Cuchulain · 6 Jun 2011 at 10:48

You could also try some watered down Milton fluid, so long as you flush it properly afterwards.

ZXSpectrum · 6 Jun 2011 at 12:55

Seraph said:
rinse with vinegar then brush it through with a bottlebrush or something similar, rinse and repeat as necessary, next time, use a kill coil, or PT Nuke

Yeah its just that its a pain to get into and it was more the rad i was bothered about really.. Got a coil i made out of pure silver wire now that will be going in..

Cuchulain said:
You could also try some watered down Milton fluid, so long as you flush it properly afterwards.

Will look into that.. maybe a good soak with the vinegar and hot water will be enough..

SeraphX · 6 Jun 2011 at 12:57

pretty sure the Rad will be fine, Algae needs light, and rads are usually always pitch black? lol

ZXSpectrum · 6 Jun 2011 at 13:24

Seraph said:
pretty sure the Rad will be fine, Algae needs light, and rads are usually always pitch black? lol

lol oh yeah.. but that said they gunked up the waterpaths in the cpu block.. no light in there..

Speed · 6 Jun 2011 at 13:40

Likely grew in a part of the system that had light and then were transfered by the water, getting caught in the tighter waterpaths of the CPU block. No where is safe tbh! lol

cjgardens · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:41

Cuchulain said:
You could also try some watered down Milton fluid, so long as you flush it properly afterwards.

i do the gardens for this company http://www.cleanstream.co.uk/

they told me to put some in my loop with normal water rather than distilled or de ionised.

ive not tried it because i forgot when i last re did my loop.

they guy did look at me a bit funny when i told him i water cool my pc lol