purple up

saltwater6900 · #1 10/19/2007, 01:37 PM

has anyone ever used purple up? does it work good and is it worth it i really like the of a little purple on the rock

xroads · #2 10/19/2007, 01:43 PM

I have never used it. Do a search on it, I have not heard anything good about it myself.

Craig

Tank Razed · #3 10/19/2007, 01:48 PM

If your calcium and alkalinity are balanced and at the appropriate levels you will get more purple than you'll ever want.

Generally its a good idea not to add anything to your tank unless you are testing for it and are correcting a known deficiency.

oohmiller · #4 10/19/2007, 03:18 PM

i used some awhile back and did notice it helped out. I think the only downfall is watching to make sure your calcium doesnt get spiked too high. I still have a bunch if you want to try some.

BigBlue187 · #5 10/19/2007, 04:09 PM

I use it. It dose work I got coralline growing on my rocks. I haven't had any problems since I've been using it.

tibbs2 · #6 10/19/2007, 04:54 PM

I don't see a need to dose purple up. Save your money and just dose "Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime" to increase your calcium.

The algae spores are already there in the water and rocks. They just need calcium to grow.

Atticus · #7 10/19/2007, 06:11 PM

If you want to increase corraline, destroy your current coralline and scrape your glass. This releases more spores and spreads the coralline throughout the tank.

For additives I have used these Sea-lab No. 28 blocks:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...66&pcatid=4166

You can also find these in larger blocks at many LFS.

For some reason it really boosts my coralline growth. It must have something my tank is deficient in.

bgreenlee · #8 10/19/2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by Tank Razed

Generally its a good idea not to add anything to your tank unless you are testing for it and are correcting a known deficiency.

Ditto. I am leery of putting anything in the tank anymore. If want more coralline get your calcium, alk, and magnesium where they should be, it will grow faster then you want it to, especially on your front glass.

Nanemene · #9 10/19/2007, 10:00 PM

I dosed it and boosted my coraline big time, no visible negative effects. However, I just switched to Mrs. Wages, so we'll see if the result is the same.