Anti-corrosion Additives

Verloren · 23 Sep 2011 at 03:29

Just a quick question, my loop consists of nickel, copper and brass (fittings obviously) and the coolant is going to be distilled water, mayhems red dye and PT Nuke (biocide), do I need an anti corrosion additive as well?

Thanks for the help!

Michaeljcox24 · 23 Sep 2011 at 20:55

I've read that mixing metals is a bad idea, so probably yes, although don't quote me on it.

GoogalyMoogaly · 23 Sep 2011 at 21:01

Aluminium and copper are the ones you really don't want to mix. Copper and Nickel should be fine. Not sure about the chrome on the brass fittings, most fittings I see are Nickel plated brass. I think Brass is fine too and is commonly used in radiators.

Verloren · 23 Sep 2011 at 21:15

Nickel plated brass is probably correct, I just read the colour of XSPC compressions and assumed chrome.

Thanks for the responses, from what I gather its probably not needed , but wouldn't hurt to have anyway?

Jordan97 · 23 Sep 2011 at 21:26

If you are using a biocide, then you don't need anything else.

pat_c · 25 Sep 2011 at 13:25

As GoogalyMoogaly mentioned, Aluminium with anything else is bad.

If you want to know the science behind it, google "galvanic series table"

xtremedetailz · 25 Sep 2011 at 13:27

I wouldnt use PT nuke mate as it tends to cloud the tubing superfast.

Verloren · 25 Sep 2011 at 16:45

Ok, thanks for all the help guys! I will read about the galvanic series table a bit later thanks!

@xtremedetailz really? I thought PTNuke was the popular one, and as such would be pretty safe to use.

xtremedetailz · 25 Sep 2011 at 20:10

Verloren said:
Ok, thanks for all the help guys! I will read about the galvanic series table a bit later thanks!

@xTremedetailz really? I thought PTNuke was the popular one, and as such would be pretty safe to use.

Yes it is a good one but from testing with and without i have found my tygon clouds a lot faster with it.

Thats using 3 sets of brand new tygon and one set of thermochill.

Verloren · 25 Sep 2011 at 22:56

Ah ok, I use Primochill Primoflex Pro LRT, so I guess we shall see if it also clouds quickly

Jokester · 25 Sep 2011 at 23:03

Tygon is really bad with PT Nuke, Masterkleer seems to be far better.

pastymuncher · 26 Sep 2011 at 13:56

I have brass, copper and aluminium (anodised) in my loop and i use distilled water with Primochill liquid utopia and have never had a problem with corrosion.

Mayhems · 26 Sep 2011 at 17:13

thats because Primochill liquid utopia uses a anti corrosive additive in the glycol mix they use.

pastymuncher · 26 Sep 2011 at 19:13

I know, that's why i got it. I was just saying, it's good stuff. Does'nt cloud tubing either.

Avathar77 · 26 Sep 2011 at 20:52

So with Myhams ultra pure H20 and silver kill coil(mayhams) do I still need an Anti-coro?
Will it not make the water conductive faster?