Purple up

Discussion in 'Algae' started by MajesticCoral, Oct 13, 2011.

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  1. MajesticCoral

    MajesticCoral Fire Worm

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    What do you guys think about purple up,I just got it since I have a very new tank and been using it,the only thing I dislike is it makes the tank cloudy for a few seconds,the lady at the lfs said it's good for growing healthy alegae and destroying bad alegae types

    Let me know what you think and any experiences yu had with it.
     
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  2. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    IIt will get the job done... there are cheaper ways but its a good product.
     
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  3. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    Purple Up is mainly a calcium addative. Yes it is effective but there are also other calcium additives that give you more per bottle at a cheaper or equal price. I'm not bad mouthing it, I bought it when I was just starting too and yes I do feel it is effective, just probably not the most effective way.
     
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  4. Mr. Bill

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    I made the mistake of using purple-up with my first reef tank (LFS guy said I needed it). I stopped after just a couple of months. The problem I had is that it (the calcium, I presume) precipitates out of the water, clogging filters and pumps. I've learned since that one needs to test their water to determine what and how much to dose rather than just using miracle snake-oil products per their "this much per day" directions.
     
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  5. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    +1 ^^^^^

    There are a few other things in there besides calcium, and none of which you can test for.
    If you have a new tank, you obviously don't need to be dosing 2 part for alk,mag,cal yet. So while your tank doesnt have a lot of demand on these because of the lack of corals etc. your water changes will provide all the calcium and trace elements you will need as long as it is a qaulity salt mix, in order to get coraline growth.
     
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  6. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    +2 The problem with products such as these since they don't list the ingredients (and you probably couldn't test the levels of most of them)so how could you possibly know how much to dose? Just stick to maintaining your Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium levels and your corailine will grow.;)
     
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  7. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    +3 better to stick with things with listed ingredients and test for what your adding.
     
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  8. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    when I first started it worked fine for me just keep an eye on you calcium so that you dont over does and you will be fine
     
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  9. dee99gt

    dee99gt Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    It hasn't done anything for my tank... so I stopped using it and my calcium level is around 400..
     
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  10. MajesticCoral

    MajesticCoral Fire Worm

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    Well I been using it for 3 days so probably to early to tell if it's working I guess this is one of those items that they pitch at the new guy to make money lol well I would have preferred to got something cheaper lol

    Thank you everyone for commenting
     
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