Puple up as suppliment for corals?

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  1. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    Hello all,

    Does anyone use purple up or purple tech as a suppliment for their corals? I was talking with a girl at the LFS and she stated this...and I had never heard of this before...

    Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    I have dosed purple up in my 36 for about 1 year now and don't add any other calicum my it stays around 380 a bit low but coral are fine.
     
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  3. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    Thanks for the response 10acres...
     
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  4. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    +1. It really depends on what you mean as a "suppliment". Purple up is a calcium additive. Nothing really more, nothing really less.
     
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  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Some ppl here use it, but I dont like it b/c it contains Iodine and that can get you in trouble. If you do your WC or dose accordingly, you dont need to add that. Luna
     
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  6. stylaster

    stylaster Gigas Clam

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    i would personally use a two part alk / calcium supplement instead
     
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  7. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    not true...Purple up has Argonite which delivers calcium, strontium, magnesium and carbonate along with iodine.
     
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  8. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Considering that purple up costs over a hundred/gallon, I'd use something else.
     
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  9. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    So does a WC. Luna
     
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  10. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    I've been using very small amounts of Purple up for a couple months. I didn't want to use the full dose cuz of the iodine. (Since I can't test that.)
    I have a small amount of coralline growing. To be honest I don't really think it's doing much. It could be helping, but it's hard to tell. I only have a few frags and rocks with pink to seed it. If you want coralline to grow make sure your calcium and especially magnesium is at the proper level.
     
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