new Tectaloy "ORGANIC" coolant *warning pics; 56k friendly*

saw this coolant today in a 5L bottle for $4.99
so i thought SCORE! it says the "new organic formula" doesnt contain any phosphates and borates. it was also crystal clear green as in cordial green not cloudy in any way, now for uv testing

Bottle itself


no lights, notice how clear it is, under white light it is VERY flurescent


2nd pic, uv in comp, NOTE: is CLEAR uv reactive, not blurry, just shitty camera. it is that bright regardless of where uv ccfl is.


3rd pic uv cathode is 20cm from the coolant in the glass.


PROS
+clear and uv reactive clear
+cheap ($5-9 for 5L bottle)
+DOESNT froath, if you shake it up it froaths then disappears in about 2 seconds.
+juding by clarity, %90 water at least
+contains FORMIC ACID, i can tell because it smells like ants, this acid will react with calcium carbonate but is too weak to react with most metals unless in a complete ALU setup.

CONS
-Tectaloy (not the best rep), have yet to see if this causes corrosion even though the phosphates and borates in normal coolants arent present
-NO anti-freeze/boil protection

the coolant is specified do stop calcium buildup and worthy of 100,000km (for 3 years)

 

I am completely off tectalloy, after running it for less than 2 weeks my clean tubing had shit all over it again... So I think its safe to say that its the tectalloy pooping on my tubes :/

I just put Nulon Red into my system and wanted it to look its best so i pulled the entire system apart AGAIN and cleaned out the tubing with a strip of rag with a knot in the end, takes fucking ages! Also killed any nasties with the home brew evaporating metbisulphite or whatever it is.

It was so worth it though, Nulon Red is incredible i just gotta put the comp back together so expect a thread later tonight!

 

i saw this stuff at Kmart yesty

i'm so gonna buy it now

 

hmm looks interesting, of course from a rice standpoint it's still green... whether that's a good thing or bad depends on your opinion really, but i think diversity is always a good thing.

are you going to be testing it in your system? going to be the OCAU guinea pig?

rubba-chikin - yeh, i've bought a 2.5L container of Nulon Red... can't wait 'till my system's up to throw it in.

 

hang on a sec ill get a nulon red pic up for yas

grrr my ftp is being an ass



mmmmmmmmm redness

 

mmm jealousy

 

rubba-chikin, that's awesome.

sorry, thread hijack...

 

swifty devil: have a think about why the coolant is still cool.
Is it because being transparent is doesnt absorb as much sunlight?
or is it cool because it evaporating at a much faster rate than the other coolant?

I dont think exposure to sunlight is that reliable a test

 

Say anything about how low tempertures it can survive?

 

Kommando Nulon Red is rated to -37º on a 50% mixture

edit: oopsies a 1 snuck in there

 

pondering buying a cheap pump $9 from bunnings and running through my rad for a few days.

 

damn...
BigW only had the green ones....
i was SOOOOOooo looking for the RED one...

 

Swifty Devil - there are 2 different cheap pumps at Bunnings -
a $9 one and a $15 one
Trust me and go for the $15
I'm pretty sure its a 400lt /hr and it is an absolute die hard. I've had mine going with Nulon Green for about 5 months in a tank and then modded it to run inline and it has now being running for another 2 months!

On the subject of calcium buildup - I had these fuzzy little white ball things growing and circulating in the coolant so i put in an inline filter - a watering system type and that fixed it. Saves me from cleaning it out every month.

 

err its a cheapo pump only for a test im getting hydor l30 once all together

 

i have tecaloy 90plus in my new system so ur saying i should tip it out?

 

well its been in for a week, its still green no gunk, well im scared now cause i have a Cu/Al system and my al anodising has corroded so i put spray paint over as a coating and i dont want it to get eaten.. it says max corrosion protection on the label..

first time filling i put alot in then yesterday i put a bit more water in and temps went down 5'c

 

Mmmmmm gonna buy some of this if it can last down to those temps.

Get yourself a filter or DIY, or mix it with a bit of de something water (why do i forget now?) 50/50.

 

I know this is getting OT but the block is the only thing that is Al/Cu the base is copper and the top is Al

 

okay most blocks have anodizing if the top is aluminium, if this corrodes then get the top POWDER COATED ($20) so get the hell outta my thread and delete your posts :0