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ronin_man
01/06/2009, 10:10 PM
hey guys i was in a store the other day and they had a product called "purple up" the coralline algae accelerator, made by carib sea (a good company)
and it says it promotes the growth of coralline algae.

has anyone ever heard of this or used this?
is it a gimic product or does it actually work ?

spleify
01/06/2009, 10:13 PM
It's a gimic, don't waste your money, save it and buy a frag in a couple months.

Do a search on it, there are lots of threads here on RC about it.

Happy reefing

Misled
01/06/2009, 10:21 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14096324#post14096324 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleify
It's a gimic, don't waste your money, save it and buy a frag in a couple months.

Do a search on it, there are lots of threads here on RC about it.

Happy reefing


I agree, be patient. Before you know it you'll be trying to get coraline algae off things. It just takes time and good parameters. And light!!!!!

ronin_man
01/06/2009, 10:24 PM
kinda figured it was BS but i thought i'd ask anyways

ronin_man
01/06/2009, 10:25 PM
thanx guys

MotherFish
01/06/2009, 10:25 PM
Gimmick.
Correct water chemistry already promotes the growth of coralline without any additional suppliments.
Do regular water changes, keep your calc and alk levels where they should be, and soon you'll be wishing you didn't have to scrape so much off the stuff off your glass.

jubjub
01/06/2009, 11:24 PM
best stuff i ever seen that purples stuff up is red sea "coral buff" turned my tank into this in about 1-1.5months
http://www.theaquariumshop.com.au/images/full/Red_Sea_Success_Coral_Buff_415mL.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll95/jubjubrsx/coraline053.jpg

nikon187
01/06/2009, 11:37 PM
proper levels of calcium, alk, and magnesium and your tank will look like the one above in no time.. More than likely the ingrediants in the accelerator is calcium and alk

ronin_man
01/06/2009, 11:40 PM
well i think i'll just let it happen by itself anyways

jenglish
01/07/2009, 12:59 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14096865#post14096865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jubjubrsx
best stuff i ever seen that purples stuff up is red sea "coral buff" turned my tank into this in about 1-1.5months
http://www.theaquariumshop.com.au/images/full/Red_Sea_Success_Coral_Buff_415mL.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll95/jubjubrsx/coraline053.jpg

That looks like work to me :)