How much UV water dye is enough?

[s2kpacifist]

Okay I got my Waterchill up and running, and I hooked up a dual CCFL UV light I picked up from Frozencpu.com. I then opened up a brand new bottle of Blue UV dye, also from frozencpu.com.

I added a few drops of the dye into the resevior, and it turned the water blue (slightly glowing). I mean it was glowing, but not as much as I thought after 3 drops. So I add 3 more drops, and it's glowing a bit more, but not as much as I want it to glow.

So....I'm thinking, maybe i should just pour in half the bottle...right? Dye shouldn't affect the water cooling properties. Is this safe, and will it turn out okay?

 

[SuperPickle]

It's not going to screw up the cooling properties, but I've noticed that adding too much dye seems to hasten the discoloration of the tubing which eventually is coated in a film of gunk. Can't see it glow well through the goo. I've used up to a third of a bottle but won't do that again. Using a little more is fine, but too much is not always better.

 

[Mikebuzzsaw]

I threw in half my bottle. LOL

 

[s2kpacifist]

Thanks for the replys!

lol how did it look after putting in half the bottle?

 

[RaiderJ]

I pre-mixed a gallon jug of fluid, mostly distilled water. I then added a few ounces of water wetter. With all that I only added a few capfuls of UV dye. I just held up a UV light to the jug, and stopped adding when I thought the color looked right. If you add too much, it does discolor the tubing, and then it just looks like crap.

 

[JokerF15]

Depending on what the concentration level of the Dye is 3 drops can be enough. I know most of the dye I work with is Ultra concentrate and using about 5 drops in a watercooling system is 'full' brightness.

Than again if its watered down, 50 drops may need to be had =\.

Try filling up a 2 liter soda bottle and go in a dark room with UV lights turned on. Put drop by drop and shake in between drops. Check where it is the brightest than if you can re-fill ur Wcing system.

-JokerF15

 

[s2kpacifist]

Discolored tubes? ugh....

Good idea with the water bottle. Thanks.

 

[Mikebuzzsaw]

Originally posted by: RaiderJ
I pre-mixed a gallon jug of fluid, mostly distilled water. I then added a few ounces of water wetter. With all that I only added a few capfuls of UV dye. I just held up a UV light to the jug, and stopped adding when I thought the color looked right. If you add too much, it does discolor the tubing, and then it just looks like crap.

Ounces? LOL i poured in bout 1/5 of my water wetter and half my uv dye in.... its fine to me.

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: Mikebuzzsaw

Originally posted by: RaiderJ
I pre-mixed a gallon jug of fluid, mostly distilled water. I then added a few ounces of water wetter. With all that I only added a few capfuls of UV dye. I just held up a UV light to the jug, and stopped adding when I thought the color looked right. If you add too much, it does discolor the tubing, and then it just looks like crap.

Ounces? LOL i poured in bout 1/5 of my water wetter and half my uv dye in.... its fine to me.

I don't think you need much water wetter to be effective... maybe only a percent or two of the total. The UV dye I had was VERY concentrated... much more and it would stain my tubing.