Thanks for the update h4rm0nix, I appreciate the information.
I guess the bottom line question is whether looking at the UV setup in retrospect, do you think the money was worth it, or would you have been better off with a different solution?
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So I'm back to the same old problem. How to have a system that works, is quiet, and has no bugs, ever. ... So, can I run on something other than water and not go blind from the fumes?
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Well I agree with georgeteo in that it sounds to me like you have either a reserve of critters living somewhere in your system that isn't getting killed by your cleaning methods, or possibly that you are somehow contaminating your setup when you refill it.
One possibility that occurs to me is that if you have a multi tube design rad (like a heater core) you might have a single tube that's blocked up with life forms. Since the tube is blocked, your solvent doesn't circulate through it, and the bugs in the middle don't get killed. Then once you go back to a non-lethal solution, they expand back into the system. I think the only cure is to run a constantly biocidal coolant formula, and take the cooling performance hit that comes with less than pure water.
I would point you at airspirit's comments elsewhere on the site, as he seems to have found both a cleaning formula that gets rid of the bugs and a cooling blend that stops them from coming back...
Good luck,
Gooserider