deepdvnarq Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 i like it and a firm believer in it. It has calcium, strontium, iodine, and magneseum. i have seen an improvement over not using it at all. Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Too those who say/think it works.....wonder how much coraline you would have in the same length of time if you did nothing? My guess... about the same using Purple Up or not. Mark p.s. I hate coraline anyway...its nothing but a pain in the a$$. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 so much blind faith in the noob population these days... Link to comment
ZachReefs Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I have a bottle of it, I used it religiously for awhile, now every once in a while I'll put a small amount in. I don't monitor magnesium, Iodine. Call me irresponsible, or whatever. It works fine, its just another supplement, not a magic snake oil. Calcium levels I do track, and those make a bigger difference than purple up does. Link to comment
Izzue Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I like to dose PU once a week... I did this in my Nano's...also dose to my 75 gal with a CA reactor on it Its just a boost of CA and S I ... Just dont over do it like anything else you add to your tank. Izzue Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I spark up everyday after work. Link to comment
vangvace Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 so much blind faith in the noob population these days... I think it's just the number of them using anecdotal evidence as fact, then spreading the word. The two main ingredients in Purple up is water and Aragonite powder. Aragonite adds nothing to the tank. PurpleUp= An expensive Calcium additive with an iodine kicker. Link to comment
BLoCkCliMbeR Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 its just thousands of really really small bits of calcium, with some magnesium in solution. its powdered aragonite....from lable; 10 micron aragonite powder derived from natural seawater i guess thats why it wouldnt have a dramatic impact on a tank if someone were to put too much in....hence no bad reviews i used it, and it was ok i guess...wasnt impressed...im dosing just ca and other trace elements and im getting good results.. dang beat me to it! Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I purple up everyday after work. TMIUSOB! Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I hear it cures cancer. great stuff. Link to comment
bredler Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I thought coraline algae was supposed to be a good indicator of ability to grow corals with skeletons... ...it's not like coraline algae does good stuff for your tank...just makes it look all funky and purple and doesn't come off of stuff. Link to comment
disaster999 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 i keep my calc and alk up by dosing 2 part and having great success with coralline growing all over my rocks, not so much on my walls...but i dont want it on my walls anyways. they are growing so well they are plating. ill snap a few pictures tonight. I thought coraline algae was supposed to be a good indicator of ability to grow corals with skeletons... ...it's not like coraline algae does good stuff for your tank...just makes it look all funky and purple and doesn't come off of stuff. they will come off if you scrap/soak in vinegar Link to comment
jenisiz Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I dunno...I used it in my 29 but not in any of my other tanks. I noticed more growth in the growth then in the other two...but then again, each tank is different. I did notice though, it did maintain my calcium and iodine levels pretty well. As stated before, if somebody wants to try it and see for themselves, I've got a half bottle...just pay shipping and you can probably do a study for yourself. Link to comment
marinekeeper Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I purple up everyday after work. Yeah, we got some good purple going around here too Link to comment
jenisiz Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yeah, we got some good purple going around here too puff puff pass Link to comment
b_c_fisher Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Brightwell Aquatics Kalk+ works for me and is cheaper and 10X better then any purple up crap I worked at 2 LFS's and I'd say nay! Link to comment
2xgrandchampion Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I see there are many different opinions about the Purple Up i myself am really not sure if i want to use it or not i have coraline algea growing and my tank has only been running since 12-10-08.. I did notice that none of you stated that it would hurt anything so if i decide to try it later on down the road i can do so without caution.. Thanks alot for all the opinions and the ones to come. Link to comment
chvynva916 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I guess my take is that if I want optimum ca/alk/mg/sr/i levels, I'm going to test for them and dose with individual supplements to bring them to optimum levels. I'm not going to toss a mixture of all (which is what purple up is) and hope it comes out right. As far as whether dosing pulverized aragonite is better than two-part, I don't see why it would be. In both cases, you end up adding ca and alkalinity to the water, just through slightly different mechanisms. Link to comment
LoBo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 from what i heard, purple up is just a watered down version of bionic, i bought it and wasnt too impressed with it, i would dose my tank with it, and my calcium levels would stay at 400 ppm for only about 10 minutes and dropped down to 360, and my tank was only a 20 gal and had like 5 corals in it. Link to comment
Nosey Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I haven't used it in my tank yet, but i did Re chrome my trailer hitch with it! Link to comment
vangvace Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I guess my take is that if I want optimum ca/alk/mg/sr/i levels, I'm going to test for them and dose with individual supplements to bring them to optimum levels. I'm not going to toss a mixture of all (which is what purple up is) and hope it comes out right. As far as whether dosing pulverized aragonite is better than two-part, I don't see why it would be. In both cases, you end up adding ca and alkalinity to the water, just through slightly different mechanisms. Aragonite won't break down until you tank water drops below a pH of 7. Link to comment
RLC Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 You read all over Nano-Reef how you should take your time setting up your tank but then everybody rushes in to have the tank completely stocked and looking like a 3 year old reef tank. What about the joy of taking things slow and watching how your tank changes over time? As you watch your tank grow you gain knowledge and experience. You then can pass on your knowledge to others. Noob - "How did you get your tank to look like that? Was it a lot of work ?" Reefer - "No it was no work at all. I just poured a bunch of stuff in my tank and it looks like I know what I am doing." Noob - Meanwhile 2-4 months later the whole tank crashes due to the reefer having no knowledge. We need to learn how to enjoy the hobby and not be so competitive. The joy of reefing is a labor of love not labor of chemicals. Link to comment
2xgrandchampion Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Meanwhile 2-4 months later the whole tank crashes due to the reefer having no knowledge. We need to learn how to enjoy the hobby and not be so competitive. The joy of reefing is a labor of love not labor of chemicals. Amen, i couldn't have said it any better Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 PurpleUp is a cool Nano-Reefer, I wish he'd get off is butt and start posting again. I support PurpleUp! Link to comment
hcsceo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I've got a bottle. Never tried it. I think I will try it during my cycle on my new 15gallon. I'm going to brush off some coraline from a rock and then dose away before I stock. We'll see if it grows any coraline any faster than sitting around waiting for it. Steve Link to comment
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