Anyone Used Purple UP - Aquarium Advice

thor32766 · 01-30-2006, 02:10 PM

I have seen this stuff they call purple up that supposidly helps the growth of coraline algea. Anyone use this stuff any success.

01-30-2006, 02:20 PM

I have and it worked for me.

Phyl · 01-30-2006, 02:26 PM

One of the guys in our club has used it with great success. He swears by it. I don't have any personal experience with it though.

thor32766 · 01-30-2006, 03:00 PM

do you have to keep up with you calcium levels or can you just add it like the directions say and not worry about a calcium buildup.

Brenden · 01-30-2006, 05:24 PM

I have never heard anything bad about it other than it is expensive. I think it is not needed. Maintain your [acronym:ad10f2d32e="Calcium"]CA[/acronym:ad10f2d32e] level and do reg [acronym:ad10f2d32e="Wild Caught"]WC[/acronym:ad10f2d32e] and you will be trying to figure out how to slow it down. Look at the coralline in my gallery. I have never added anything but [acronym:ad10f2d32e="Calcium"]CA[/acronym:ad10f2d32e].

Hara · 01-30-2006, 05:58 PM

I like it, I have used [acronym:18621939be="Kalkwasser"]kalk[/acronym:18621939be] for years with no coralline growth. First bottle of purple up, I have growth, second bottle even better, I am about to order the third.

cmor1701d · 01-30-2006, 09:04 PM

Hara,

I'd be happy to send you the scrapings from my glass

Brenden · 01-30-2006, 09:42 PM

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I'd be happy to send you the scrapings from my glass.

Me too. I noticed the other day that my strainer covering the drain from the fuge back to the sump is getting covered in coralline.

It has less than 1 watt per [acronym:180438a59b="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:180438a59b] in it?

Hara · 01-30-2006, 10:41 PM

I have a couple pieces of purple rock that I bought for seeding purposes 2 years ago..those rocks are still purple, the other rocks were not until I started with the purple up....yet the darker brownish red color grows on my glass and I have to scrape it off with major difficulty every few days.

01-30-2006, 02:10 PM	#1
thor32766 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 79	Anyone Used Purple UP I have seen this stuff they call purple up that supposidly helps the growth of coraline algea. Anyone use this stuff any success.

01-30-2006, 02:26 PM	#3
Phyl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,107 Images: 30	One of the guys in our club has used it with great success. He swears by it. I don't have any personal experience with it though. __________________ Phyllis Join the NJ Reef Club Today! Saving the world's reefs one living room at a time! Next meeting: Eric Borneman, Dana Riddle, & Charles Mazel on October 25, 2008

01-30-2006, 05:24 PM	#5
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	I have never heard anything bad about it other than it is expensive. I think it is not needed. Maintain your [acronym:ad10f2d32e="Calcium"]CA[/acronym:ad10f2d32e] level and do reg [acronym:ad10f2d32e="Wild Caught"]WC[/acronym:ad10f2d32e] and you will be trying to figure out how to slow it down. Look at the coralline in my gallery. I have never added anything but [acronym:ad10f2d32e="Calcium"]CA[/acronym:ad10f2d32e]. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

01-30-2006, 05:58 PM	#6
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	I like it, I have used [acronym:18621939be="Kalkwasser"]kalk[/acronym:18621939be] for years with no coralline growth. First bottle of purple up, I have growth, second bottle even better, I am about to order the third. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

01-30-2006, 09:04 PM	#7
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,927 Images: 43	Hara, I'd be happy to send you the scrapings from my glass __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

01-30-2006, 02:20 PM	#2
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01-30-2006, 03:00 PM	#4
thor32766 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 79	do you have to keep up with you calcium levels or can you just add it like the directions say and not worry about a calcium buildup.

01-30-2006, 10:41 PM	#9
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	I have a couple pieces of purple rock that I bought for seeding purposes 2 years ago..those rocks are still purple, the other rocks were not until I started with the purple up....yet the darker brownish red color grows on my glass and I have to scrape it off with major difficulty every few days. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

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