Algae!

john_lickman · 15 Jul 2008 at 20:15

Built my new system 3 months ago and filled it with Feser One Yellow. It looked great, but now I have green slime in there too!

OK, I guess I've got to clean it out and start again, but I thought Feser One was supposed to have an anti-fungal agent in it. Is this true?

I really like the colour of my fluid and am reluctant to swap to something else, so is there a general purpose bug killer I can safely mix with my Feser One?

If nothing else is possible, what fluid would forum members recommend that will keep me yellow, but not green?

Thanks in advance

john_lickman · 15 Jul 2008 at 20:34

Thanks for the replies.

I'm pretty sure it's Algae, or something similar (I'm not much good with the David Bellamy stuff). It's green and looks like that slimy pond weed stuff. I can even see it wafting about in the flow.

My system has a Danger Den CPU block (copper) and EK GPU block (copper) and an ASUS Maximus Extreme Fusion Block (Copper'ish). The tubing is clear Tygon tubing. All of the barbs are Chrome plated and apart from a couple of nylon tube connectors, that's it. The only thing I've had in the system from new is Feser One, pure and undiluted.

john_lickman · 15 Jul 2008 at 20:52

The Rad is a Cape Cora passive cooler (10 cores). The pumps are Laing D-5s. I run 2 pumps in parallel. I also have a cold cathode white light in the case, which is probably what promotes the growth.

The whole system runs at between 28C and 35C, depending on load.

john_lickman · 15 Jul 2008 at 22:30

Does this mean I have a problem? Other than new life forms evolving in my PC, that is?

Isn't Feser One supposed to stop this sort of thing?

john_lickman · 15 Jul 2008 at 22:33

spookywillow said:
i had what you describe just a few days ago when i drained my system, i have copper blocks and used aluminium bulkheads to go to an external rad. my blocks were also very dirty with lots of oxidisation and that was only from using it for a few months.

Thanks for the reply. How did you fix the problem?

john_lickman · 15 Jul 2008 at 23:42

Thanks very much for the very detailed posts. I shall strip my system down and investigate futher.