I've heard that coolant shouldn't be used at all. So if no coolant then I'm thinking to getting colored tubing instead of transparent. Any comments would be helpful?
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distilled water
uv color tubes
and uv lights
uv color tubes
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I use mayhem's pastel range and it works fine in my loop, people have checked long term and it doesn't leave buildup in your rig.
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Keep in mind for transparent tubing to either get Durelene or Masterkleer, Mayhem's is reccomending I think Masterkleer but both of them so far don't seem to exhibit plasticizer leeching compared to others out there.
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I ran coolant for 10 months and had zero issues ... even in tubing that everyone else was having serious problems with, Primochill. The major reason why I stopped using it and switched to Distilled water, Mayhem dye, and a Silver Kill Coil was cost. With 3 RX360 radiators in my cooling loop, it would take nearly 3 bottles of FluidXP+ coolant. At $33 a bottle, it just doesn't make sense ... even if I only changed the fluid every 12 months. I can change the water every 2 months for $1.49 a gallon, and maybe go through a kill coil and a bottle of dye once a year that costs a total of $15. MUCH less expensive. I've also since changed from Primochill blue tubing to Durelene clear.
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i wouldnt use that if i was you
http://www.overclockerstech.com/mayhems-pastel-x1-roundup/all/1/
scroll to the middle of the page
http://www.overclockerstech.com/mayhems-pastel-x1-roundup/all/1/
scroll to the middle of the page
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Oh ok, I'll try to find those, although wouldn't primochill work?
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Has mayhems pastel really been around long enough for people to comment on long term use?
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Originally Posted by jay2nice000 
i wouldnt use that if i was you
http://www.overclockerstech.com/mayhems-pastel-x1-roundup/all/1/
scroll to the middle of the page

i wouldnt use that if i was you
http://www.overclockerstech.com/mayhems-pastel-x1-roundup/all/1/
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I don't see what you're looking at? The fact that the temps are a few degrees higher? That's a reasonable tradeoff IMO a few degrees for some awesome looking fluid. Even the review gave them silver and Editor's Choice for Pastel and a gold for X1.
Also 47 Knucklehead you should NOT use a killcoil with mayhem's, they already have biocides in the coolant.
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