Purple Up..The STUFF or what?

[wattsupdoc]

OK I noticed some of you breifly talking about PU. Was wondering if this is THT STUFF or what? How does it measure up to other products? How does it affect water chemistry? What are the other products used by some of you? I bout a bottle and starting to use it on my newly cycled tank and wondering who preffers this and why. Also who doesnt and why.

 

[saltfan]

I don't add anything. Just the calcium in the salt, and it will grow all by itself.

 

[murph]

If you have added live rock to the tank that has Coraline on it and keep calcium levels 400 or higher its just a matter of time before you have more Coraline growing than you might want.

Buy a calcium additive and a calcium test kit and keep levels around the 400 to 450 range. You will have a purple tank in short order.

 

[alyssia]

I tried purple up after reading about it on here. I have three tanks. The one that I added nothing to has gone crazy with coraline, and the two that I used purple up in have absoloutely no coraline at all.

 

[turningtim]

Not needed, just good water quaility and some time. You want it now but hwen it gets going you'll think its a pita to scrap off.....
Hey Doc whats up? OF boxed up and in the mail first thing monday I promise!
Tim

 

[nattybug33]

Is coralline good for a tank without corals?

 

[fishieness]

Originally Posted by nattybug33
Is coralline good for a tank without corals?
coraline doesnt do anything at all but use Ca. weather it is in a reef or not. It can provide food to your urchins. but that is jsut about it. it jsut looks nice.
And purple up doesnt do anything but add Ca and other trace elements. A quality salt would do a better job IMO because you wouldnt be overdosing anything like you have the great potential to do with products like purple up where you cant test for everything.

 

[reefnut]

Buy a calcium additive and a calcium test kit and keep levels around the 400 to 450 range. You will have a purple tank in short order.
Don't forget about alkalinity... when adding calcium the alkalinity needs to be tested and added accordingly. Coralline and calcifying corals need both calcium and alkalinity to grow.
I agree with everyone else... it's not needed. Keep your calcium & alkalinity in line and keep a low phosphate level and you will have no problem growing coralline.

 

[04mach]

I HATE coraline, its ok on rocks but a pita on glass.

 

[wattsupdoc]

So I take it it causes the stuff to grow on everything eh? Well Ill useit very sparingly and get an alk. test kit and calcium. Stop using it when my rock prettys up. Its already starting to get its color back from the cycle. Tanks looking great!
Tim, U DA MAN! Movedthe skimmer inside today and still tinkering with it. Gonna work great. Skims real good for about 15min when I first fire it up. Then stops. Must be cause its allready cleaned the H2O. Let me know about those notes you made or ????S u need answers to.