Watercooling, showing water moving in a loop

Chronictank · 23 Jun 2008 at 14:41

Hi,
I was wondering if it was possible to buy something so you can actually see the water moving around in the loop, as it is (swiftech kit) all you see is the occasional bubble and green

Would be nice for aesthetic reasons to see the water moving around, can you buy some sort of additive (without sacrifising performance/life of the product) to achieve this safely?

Thanks in advance

RoEy · 23 Jun 2008 at 15:10

I know you can get hold of flow meters for loops and they can also have an lcd temp display telling you the temp of the water and also a preset alarm temp that if the water exceeds, it warns you. Haven't got a clue where to get it from.
As to bits flowing in your water, I can't see it being healthy for your loop.

RoEy

Greebo · 23 Jun 2008 at 15:13

Thermaltake do flowmeter which is a peice of pipe with a 6 prong red fan which spins round.

Can't link to a pic cause they are all competitors sites.

waso_dude · 23 Jun 2008 at 15:20

Bubbles in your loop isnt' a good thing.

Greebo · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:04

waso_dude said:
Bubbles in your loop isnt' a good thing.

Very true. Next time you see a bubble get a pin and ***** your tube to let the air out :rolleyes:

bennyboy2606 · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:11

Very true. Next time you see a bubble get a pin and ***** your tube to let the air out

What about the water?

Greebo · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:12

bennyboy2606 said:
What about the water?

I really do hope you didn't think I was been serious?

Logic Zero · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:15

^ LOL

bennyboy2606 · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:17

^^ I really hope you didn't think that I was being serious

thefishdude · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:23

bennyboy2606 said:
^^ I really hope you didn't think that I was being serious

touche lol

yeah you can get flow meteres, my mate has one in his like a red ball that spins round in the pipe. not sure were he got it from though but know he took a while finding it.

Greebo · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:30

thefishdude said:
touche lol

yeah you can get flow meteres, my mate has one in his like a red ball that spins round in the pipe. not sure were he got it from though but know he took a while finding it.

Can nobody use google anymore?

Greebo · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:32

bennyboy2606 said:
^^ I really hope you didn't think that I was being serious

Yeah but sometimes you just have to make it clear before some noob goes and does it and then blames me

Yewen · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:35

Going to be getting some flow meters into stock later this week.

bennyboy2606 · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:35

Yeah but sometimes you just have to make it clear before some noob goes and does it and then blames me

Wheres the fun in that, better to have them blame it on you, if you get pics

Tute · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:36

Yewen there appears to be a graphics artefact in the picture in your sig.

psychas · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:43

you can try some small fish , but i doubt it would survive the antifreeze or pumps fan blades

RoEy · 23 Jun 2008 at 18:16

Yewen said:
Going to be getting some flow meters into stock later this week.

Getting any LCD temp displays to go with them? I know you sell the Alphacool LCD displays but I'm referring to the smaller ones you can fit in your case that monitor temps and give a warning with regards to exceeding temps.

RoEy

Chronictank · 24 Jun 2008 at 00:56

think i explained myself badly, i am not after a flow meter but a way of visually seeing the water moving around so i can integrate it into a case design i was thinking of

As it is at the moment it is just a green and doesnt really look good enough to be afeature visible outside of the case, if there was a way of adding something to make the flow visible (in kids toys they used to add glitter or some shiny substance, which obviously cant be used in a watercooling setup)

cheers for the replies so far

RoEy · 24 Jun 2008 at 12:08

Chronictank said:
As it is at the moment it is just a green and doesnt really look good enough to be afeature visible outside of the case, if there was a way of adding something to make the flow visible (in kids toys they used to add glitter or some shiny substance, which obviously cant be used in a watercooling setup)

cheers for the replies so far

I doubt it because it will surely cause contamination over time. It would be great if you could add some neon tetra (fish).

RoEy

Yewen · 24 Jun 2008 at 12:09

RoEy said:
Getting any LCD temp displays to go with them? I know you sell the Alphacool LCD displays but I'm referring to the smaller ones you can fit in your case that monitor temps and give a warning with regards to exceeding temps.

RoEy

Its on my list.

Don't know of one with an alarm built in though, do you happen to know a manufacturer?