Purple Up; faster purple algae

[Vashichino7]

What do you guys think of the supplements which increase the growth or quicken the speed of purple algae? Anyone recommend? If so what brand?

 

[gumbii]

just keep your cal, alk, mag, ph, and light levels on check, and you're GTG... i used kalk and it made my rock purple up quick...


i wouldn't use purple up... but that's just my opinion on it...

 

[Vashichino7]

yea, i dont know why companies make it really.. just thought id see if people have what experience they got with it u know?

 

[lowbudget]

get a rock that has coraline alge and scrub it. if you like i have a few bottle of the kent stuff for free i can leave it outside the house you can pick them up . let me know im in alhambra

 

[Armen]

Bro that purple up supplements are just waist of money.

 

[Armen]

He'll yea

just keep your cal, alk, mag, ph, and light levels on check, and you're GTG... i used kalk and it made my rock purple up quick...


i wouldn't use purple up... but that's just my opinion on it...

+10!!!

 

[rayray]

What do you guys think of the supplements which increase the growth or quicken the speed of purple algae? Anyone recommend? If so what brand?

"Purple Up" fills a niche in reefing somewhere between newbie/low calcium demand and intermediate/moderate calcium demand. It is popular, and it works, thats why every supplement manufacturer sells something like it. Specifically for Purple Up, it has balanced alk, ca, mag, iodine, etc to give bright pruple coralline. I use it on my FOWLR occasionally when I want that pretty purple color, but to use it on my SPS reef would be expensive and ineffective.

Just understand the spectrum or requirements for alk and ca and the most common way of addressing that need:

very low/low (purple up type additives/water changes) -> low (kalk) -> moderate (kalk/2-part) -> moderate/heavy LPS & clams (3-part/calcium reactor) -> heavy/very heavy SPS & clams (3-part + kalk, calcium reactor + kalk, kalk + 3-part + calcium reator and additional dosing)

So it depends where you are with your needs and how much you are willing to spend.

 

[Cgonzalez]

^^^ nice info

 

[Vashichino7]

"Purple Up" fills a niche in reefing somewhere between newbie/low calcium demand and intermediate/moderate calcium demand. It is popular, and it works, thats why every supplement manufacturer sells something like it. Specifically for Purple Up, it has balanced alk, ca, mag, iodine, etc to give bright pruple coralline. I use it on my FOWLR occasionally when I want that pretty purple color, but to use it on my SPS reef would be expensive and ineffective.

Just understand the spectrum or requirements for alk and ca and the most common way of addressing that need:

very low/low (purple up type additives/water changes) -> low (kalk) -> moderate (kalk/2-part) -> moderate/heavy LPS & clams (3-part/calcium reactor) -> heavy/very heavy SPS & clams (3-part + kalk, calcium reactor + kalk, kalk + 3-part + calcium reator and additional dosing)

So it depends where you are with your needs and how much you are willing to spend.

Awesome, information! Thanks ray!

 

[lowbudget]

so if you want to try it out i have a few bottles for free

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Dont waste ur money. U will eventually have so much coralline algae that u will end up hating it.


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[lowbudget]

you can never hate coraline algae. its so nice.

 

[rayray]

Lol, i agree with both of you... at first you want a lot of purple algae, then when everything is purple you realize it hides the beauty of your prized purple coral, so now all i want is blue, yellow & hot pink acro, even gray or black. But green is the easiest color to grow, and i discriminate against green like the obama administration...

Sigh..