Darker coolant in a day?

[Xeris]

Hello there everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has ever had their coolant go dark in just a day. I set up the loop and ran the leak test for over 12 hours. When I came back I noticed the coolant was a whole lot darker than before. Is it possible I didn't bleed the loop properly and somehow the oxygen in the loop is messing with the color? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I actually ordered 2 red cathodes with my loop and it turns out they were a very bright orange. I was pretty upset because now I have 2 orange cathodes just sitting in a box. Anyway, if the color stays dark I may have to invest in some lighting for my case.

 

[dma0991]

Is the color of the coolant in the tubing darker than it is in the reservoir?

 

[Xeris]

Is the color of the coolant in the tubing darker than it is in the reservoir?

No, it is the same color. The only difference is the reservoir has a UV cathode to light up the helix so the color might be a LITTLE bit brighter but it is still darker than before. Honestly, as long as there is no performance issue or a risk of some sort, I can live with just getting some red lighting in my case.

 

[dma0991]

Probably it won't affect performance in any way. I don't like to use colored coolant or dyes as I worry it might gunk or stain some of the parts. I only use distilled + silver coil, if I need some color, I would spend on colored tubing instead.

 

[Xeris]

Probably it won't affect performance in any way. I don't like to use colored coolant or dyes as I worry it might gunk or stain some of the parts. I only use distilled + silver coil, if I need some color, I would spend on colored tubing instead.

Yeah I totally regret buying this coolant. But now I'm stuck with it so I got to live with it for some time :\ For my next loop, I'll definitely stick with distilled+PTNuke and some nice red tubing.