Friends, detergents are surfactants...as is soap. They are surfactants(surface acting agents) in that they interfere with the hygrogen bonding that occurs within water which is from where suface tension comes. Using detergents in reservoirs will increase performance of heat transfer undoubtably. One does not need use even a drop(depending on which detergent), as foaming will cause less heat transfer than the benefits gained from reduced surface tension.
Personally I use purple ice (be-cooling) and if you're concerned about dyes then use high quality tygon tubing which is impervious to dye leaching.
-Sherlock
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A-XP1.75ghz/8k3a+/475W Turbo-cool PSU/60GBATA100
-512Corsair xms2400 w/AS3+spreders
-R9700pro(volt-modded-water cooled)
-16xdvd/HP 24x20x40x cdrw
-Sherlock customized 'Hurricane' mid-tower case w/blowhole+baybus (case & ambient temps equal)
-Z4(orig.)waterblock/ 380gphpump/ custom plexyglass resevoir/ Aquacoil2 radiator(L.pres.drp)/1/2"fittings/
-Purple Ice/Rounded IDE cables- All fit VERY nicely in a mid-tower case with great air flow
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