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02-08-2007, 10:22 AM
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Rogue Water is Trouble!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upstate, NY
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Purple Up?!?
Anyone use this stuff?
How does it work?
Is it worth it?
Can it be used to give the corraline process a jump start and then discontinued?
Thanks!
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02-08-2007, 10:25 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
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To me its an over priced, over rated calcium. My friend used it and I didn't...dosed sea chem reef complete...and my coraline has grown more than his. We started our tanks about a week apart last year.
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02-08-2007, 10:25 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Ohio
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I've used Purple-Up a few times in my tank. There is not really a huge difference between using and not using it. Your tank will grow coralline when it matures any way. I wouldn't buy it again.
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02-08-2007, 10:28 AM
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Rogue Water is Trouble!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upstate, NY
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Ok...Thanks! My tank is about 7.5 months old and I have not grown any of the purple stuff...I just noticed a few little specs last weekend, so I am hoping it is going to start.
I was just wondering if it would kick start the process.
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02-08-2007, 10:33 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I don't like it at all. There were some people on RC using stroniam to jump start coraline growth with good sucess, JBNY is one name that jumps to mind, this was a thread from back in 2003 though.
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02-08-2007, 10:34 AM
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Clowns Galore!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Sedalia, Mo
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Once you start noticing the coraline, it willl start taking off faster than you can imagine. Before long you'll wish it was gone.
The purple up has some other things in it as well. I can't remember what exactly, but if you can't test for it, don't add it.
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02-08-2007, 10:35 AM
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Clowns Galore!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Sedalia, Mo
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Wiskey
Your slacking. Your thread count isn't growing as fast as it was.
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02-08-2007, 10:51 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScruffyRubicon
Wiskey
Your slacking. Your thread count isn't growing as fast as it was.
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Buisy at work  Plus the firefish thread is dead 
Whiskey
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02-08-2007, 10:52 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScruffyRubicon
The purple up has some other things in it as well. I can't remember what exactly, but if you can't test for it, don't add it.
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 One of the reasons I don't like it.
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02-08-2007, 10:55 AM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampa, Florida
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I dont like it and i have lots of nice purple growing  just keep your Ca, Alk, pH levels stable as you can and you be surprised |
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02-09-2007, 02:31 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 122
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Speaking of the purple stuff, how long before it starts popping up all over the place? I have no nusance aglae any more, some macro algae that is beginning to take the place by storm, but no "good" algae. The LR is looking swell with it though?
Does it take weeks, months, years?
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02-09-2007, 02:38 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,128
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I tried it and I think it slowed mine down.
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