Purple Power

[kmirtsching]

I was at PetSmart yesterday and saw this stuff called Ppurple Power. I can't remember the name brand, but it was aan additive for ur tank that helped/made coraline algae grow. Does anyone know what this stuff is and what are your thoughts on it? Is it worth it?

 

[carey]

Purple up contains mostly calcium which you should be getting from your weekly water changes anyways. Alot of people use it and alot think its a gimmick. It's up to you whether you wanna try it.

 

[kmirtsching]

I have coraline growing on one side of my tank, but no the other. The other side mostly had like green turf looking stuff until I added a second power head to my biocube, now its clearing off and I'm hopeing to get the coraline to start growing there as well. By the way, how do u get rid of red algae. Not sure if its red cyano or red bubble algae bc it has bubbles growing under it in places. I scrapwed it off the two spots it was growing and sucked it out with a baster, but then two days later I noticed it growing back at the same places, but then two new places poped up! Uggghhhhh! My cuc won't touch it.

 

[Markaveli]

I used one called purple. Up these are the results. One thing about it u have to watch ur calcium

 

[Markaveli]

For the red algae u can use a powder called chemi clean u have to do a water change after so many days of using it

 

[kmirtsching]

Thanks. I'm pretty sure I saw that chemi clean at PetSmart yesterday. I will make a trip back there today for sure!

 

[Markaveli]

Make sure u follow instructions

 

[carey]

They now make a chemi clean that doesn't require water changes, I just used it about a week ago and all my red algae was gone overnight and there was only a slight increase in nitrates which i did a pwc for anyways. Stuff was like magic. Hoping theres no long term effects though....

 

[kmirtsching]

Wow! I will look for that one instead, I usually do my water changes on wednesdays but I will check my parameters and see if it will be ok to wait til Thursday.

 

[kmirtsching]

Thanks guys! I dosed my tank with the chemiclean and the red slime is gone! Also my friend was checking out my tank and found on top of one of my rocks, a tiny feather duster! Was worried at first it was aptaisia, but it has a tube it comes in and out of, and quickly retracts back with any movement in the water! I'm excited!

 

[Markaveli]

Glad I could b of help wish I knew of this site when I first started