Purple-Up - How Long Untill Cloudiness Goes Away?

StinkinTuna · 08/29/2008, 05:56 PM

For those who use Purple-Up, How Long Untill Clodiness Goes Away?

And is it 100% safe for fish?

Thx!

SeaMonsters · 08/29/2008, 05:59 PM

PU= bad product

StinkinTuna · 08/29/2008, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeaMonsters
PU= bad product

Why?

spleify · 08/29/2008, 07:34 PM

Waste of time waste of money. JMO
When you say clear up so you can put fish in, what is the state of the tank? Is this a new tank? Did you take the fish out so you could put in purple up?
Its safe for fish at any time as long as you didn't pour the whole bottle in at once.
Theres nothing really"wrong" with this product, it just won't really do anything for you're system.
JMO

Spleify

seapug · 08/29/2008, 07:48 PM

Yeah, I used their "araga milk" product in my tank for about 6 months when I first set it up. Purple up is basically the Aragamilk product with iodine added. Says it'll take care of all your calcium and alkalinity needs. I eventually got test kit and found my alkalinity at 4 dkh and my Calcium at 560. Proof is in the pudding, and that's not good pudding.

StinkinTuna · 08/29/2008, 08:36 PM

I have a relatively new setup (20g) and added some new cured white as can be dead rock (already some small rocks covered with corraline alage from my main tank) and just wanted to speed up the coraline growth process and heard about this product here and there.

There's only a few fish in there (false perc and watchmen goby) with a cleaner shrimp .

Heard it would accelerate corraline growth but also heard from others and saw on the bottle that it may cloud water temporarily.

Wanted to know how long the water stays cloudy....

NealNano · 08/29/2008, 08:41 PM

Purple Up = messed up chemistry and no faster coraline growth. Just wait and keep alk and ca close to NSW levels. Time will take care of the rest.

Sk8r · 08/29/2008, 08:42 PM

Iodine will not fix calcium and alk. Stop all additives, do some 10% water changes, get tests (I use Salifert) that deliver precise alk/cal/mg numbers, and we can get you out of this. Purple Up is not the best way to get coralline, imho: set your alk at 8.3, your cal at 420, and your mg at 1400 and it will do anything that product will do and NOT cloud your tank---which is reducing aailable oxygen for your fish.

TXAlbert · 08/29/2008, 08:53 PM

Purple Up is the best! When I started my 560 a few years ago, Purple Up was like a kick in the you know what for the coralline algal growth. Of course, with Mg being at a constant 1300+, dKH in the 9-10 range, Ca hovering around 400 also helped along with proper photoperiods.

As for the cloudyness, if I recall correctly, it says to dump it in a high flow area in your tank. What I used to do was to pour it directly in front of my powerheads and the liquid was quickly dispersed into all four corners; the cloudyness went away typically in about 15/20 minutes.

spleify · 08/29/2008, 10:38 PM

AlbertoMexico, you're hobby experienc says "new", yet you claim you set up a 560 gal tank " a few years ago" and you registered to this sit last month???.......

Do youself a favor stinkintuna follow sk8r advice and keep you're params as close to NSW, and you will have all the coraline algae you want in no time.

Good luck, and happy reefing.

Another thing you may want to do is ask this question in the Reef Chemistry forum, see what you get there.

Spleify

carne125 · 08/30/2008, 12:53 AM

wate of money if tank has been set up long because prop levels will grow more coralline but in a new tank maybe good to jump start, just check levels to make sure all is good. But if your tank is not new stay away

BuddhaKiss · 08/30/2008, 01:10 AM

I used purple up when I set up my first tank. After a few months my corralline really took off. Dunno if it was due to the purple up or not, but I haven't used it since and still have 3/4 of the bottle left.

08/29/2008, 05:56 PM	#1
StinkinTuna Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 616	Purple-Up - How Long Untill Cloudiness Goes Away? For those who use Purple-Up, How Long Untill Clodiness Goes Away? And is it 100% safe for fish? Thx!

08/29/2008, 07:34 PM	#4
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Waste of time waste of money. JMO When you say clear up so you can put fish in, what is the state of the tank? Is this a new tank? Did you take the fish out so you could put in purple up? Its safe for fish at any time as long as you didn't pour the whole bottle in at once. Theres nothing really"wrong" with this product, it just won't really do anything for you're system. JMO Spleify __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

08/29/2008, 07:48 PM	#5
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	Yeah, I used their "araga milk" product in my tank for about 6 months when I first set it up. Purple up is basically the Aragamilk product with iodine added. Says it'll take care of all your calcium and alkalinity needs. I eventually got test kit and found my alkalinity at 4 dkh and my Calcium at 560. Proof is in the pudding, and that's not good pudding. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

08/29/2008, 08:42 PM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Iodine will not fix calcium and alk. Stop all additives, do some 10% water changes, get tests (I use Salifert) that deliver precise alk/cal/mg numbers, and we can get you out of this. Purple Up is not the best way to get coralline, imho: set your alk at 8.3, your cal at 420, and your mg at 1400 and it will do anything that product will do and NOT cloud your tank---which is reducing aailable oxygen for your fish. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/29/2008, 08:53 PM	#9
TXAlbert Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aggieland Posts: 169	Purple Up is the best! When I started my 560 a few years ago, Purple Up was like a kick in the you know what for the coralline algal growth. Of course, with Mg being at a constant 1300+, dKH in the 9-10 range, Ca hovering around 400 also helped along with proper photoperiods. As for the cloudyness, if I recall correctly, it says to dump it in a high flow area in your tank. What I used to do was to pour it directly in front of my powerheads and the liquid was quickly dispersed into all four corners; the cloudyness went away typically in about 15/20 minutes. __________________ Do you like to 'Do It Yourself'? Current Tank Info: No Current Tanks. I just like their light fixtures. Last edited by TXAlbert; 08/29/2008 at 09:06 PM.

08/29/2008, 05:59 PM	#2
SeaMonsters Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 28	PU= bad product

08/29/2008, 08:36 PM	#6
StinkinTuna Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 616	I have a relatively new setup (20g) and added some new cured white as can be dead rock (already some small rocks covered with corraline alage from my main tank) and just wanted to speed up the coraline growth process and heard about this product here and there. There's only a few fish in there (false perc and watchmen goby) with a cleaner shrimp . Heard it would accelerate corraline growth but also heard from others and saw on the bottle that it may cloud water temporarily. Wanted to know how long the water stays cloudy....

08/29/2008, 08:41 PM	#7
NealNano Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilbert, Az Posts: 764	Purple Up = messed up chemistry and no faster coraline growth. Just wait and keep alk and ca close to NSW levels. Time will take care of the rest.

08/29/2008, 10:38 PM	#10
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	AlbertoMexico, you're hobby experienc says "new", yet you claim you set up a 560 gal tank " a few years ago" and you registered to this sit last month???....... Do youself a favor stinkintuna follow sk8r advice and keep you're params as close to NSW, and you will have all the coraline algae you want in no time. Good luck, and happy reefing. Another thing you may want to do is ask this question in the Reef Chemistry forum, see what you get there. Spleify __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

08/30/2008, 12:53 AM	#11
carne125 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: jersey Posts: 34	wate of money if tank has been set up long because prop levels will grow more coralline but in a new tank maybe good to jump start, just check levels to make sure all is good. But if your tank is not new stay away

08/30/2008, 01:10 AM	#12
BuddhaKiss Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,068	I used purple up when I set up my first tank. After a few months my corralline really took off. Dunno if it was due to the purple up or not, but I haven't used it since and still have 3/4 of the bottle left.