Growth then my loop?

[amoeba1126]

I have what appears to be small snowflakes with blue centers sitting at the bottom of my reservoir. Anyone have any ideas what it is? If its growth, how can I flush it out of my black ice gts 240?

 

[grinchy]

sounds like it could be solder flux from your radiator....did you flush the radiator before you hooked it all up?

 

[Top Nurse]

What are you using for coolant?

 

[amoeba1126]

i flushed my rad and distilled water with antifreeze.

 

[grinchy]

what tubing? it could also be a breakdown of the actual tubing..

 

[amoeba1126]

clearflex 60 it looks like snowflakes with blue dots. i put in some biocide and it made them whither.

 

[joecop120]

sounds like the south park "sea men" episode...

Don't UV lights kill stuff? (not UV cathodes, but actual UV bulbs?)

 

[amoeba1126]

will vinegar mixed with distilled water break down the algae?

 

[RESTfulADI]

drain the loop and clean it, then start over.

 

[javisaman]

sounds like it could be solder flux from your radiator....did you flush the radiator before you hooked it all up?

Yea I agree. I had the same problem. Make sure you fill the radiator with vinegar, wait an hour, empty it and repeat until the fluid that comes out is clear. Finally flush out the radiator with hot distilled water a couple of times.

 

[amoeba1126]

so vinegar mix will break down the bacteria build up?

 

[oneil]

Post pictures?

 

[amoeba1126]

camera is busted otherwise i would

 

[javisaman]

so vinegar mix will break down the bacteria build up?

No it should get rid of the bluish snowflakes. You need biocide to get rid of bacteria.

 

[amoeba1126]

i meant when algae grows, it sticks to the walls and clogs things up. will vinegar loosen the snowflakes and allow me to flush them out? someone suggested i use a garden hose for high pressure and force it out...something i dont want to do.

 

[amoeba1126]

i already killed the snowflakes by the way but was asking how to get it out of my system.

 

[oneil]

i already killed the snowflakes by the way but was asking how to get it out of my system.

drain the loop and clean it, then start over.

10charsss

 

[amoeba1126]

ok so they wont be clogged up in the water lines of the reservoir and need to be flushed out by high pressure flow then

 

[Top Nurse]

Don't UV lights kill stuff? (not UV cathodes, but actual UV bulbs?)

Short wave UV kills just about anything. Long wave UV probably just encourages them.