Myth Busters! fact? or fiction? - Page 2

Woodstock · 11-21-2007, 10:32 AM

I love your avatar DrHank

Witfull · 11-21-2007, 10:45 AM

as long as its not bull bile,,,i wont raise a majpr fuss ( dont want another lawyer letter)

purple up is a product that contains the catch words that young hobbyists are keen to see,,,calcium, iodine, improve, advanced.....etc. they have heard/read these words but have yet to comprehend the true meaning. and products like this are there to prey on this. a picture of a glorious tank,,,,read our words,,,,lots of impresive ones, we sound like we know what we are doing (and we do,,,its to separate you from your money)

bullet_buddy · 11-21-2007, 06:05 PM

Why would anyone want to speed up the growth of corline algea?
That stuff is a pain in the you know what....

Triggerjay · 11-21-2007, 06:13 PM

Fiction. Used it once. No notice of faster growth, but I did however, have a cyano outbreak shortly after dosing it. (Could have been from anything though)

Jason

sasquatch · 11-21-2007, 07:44 PM

Purple Up is MYTH! a dubious additive or wallet depletive, adding both iodine and calcium without knowing your current levels is a gamble, hands on experience shows that water with the proper ratio of calcium,alkalinity and magnesium will never require the purchase of this product, save your money and buy more test kits***please note*** there is no intention to belittle the manufacturer or users of this product it is simply not a requirement for growing coralline algae.

JFK_Jr · 11-21-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sasquatch

Purple Up is MYTH! a dubious additive or wallet depletive, adding both iodine and calcium without knowing your current levels is a gamble, hands on experience shows that water with the proper ratio of calcium,alkalinity and magnesium will never require the purchase of this product, save your money and buy more test kits***please note*** there is no intention to belittle the manufacturer or users of this product it is simply not a requirement for growing coralline algae.

So basically what your'e saying is....

boozeman · 11-21-2007, 08:16 PM

.......next

JFK_Jr · 11-21-2007, 08:22 PM

Ok... here's my favorite!

The one... the only.... drumroll please...

1. Benefits both FRESH and SALT water Aquariums

2. Reduces water changes by up to 75%

3. Eliminates Cloudy and Yellowing water

4. Dramatically reduces Green Algae growth

5. Eliminates toxic Ammonia build-up

6. Keeps water Crystal Clear Year-round

7. Increases Trace Element bio-availability

8. Stabilizes pH while increasing O.R.P.

9. Increases LIGHTING penetration by 24%

10. Relieves Stress and improves Health

tbittner · 11-21-2007, 08:47 PM

I never tried this thing but I busted out laughing reading posts by others who have tried it and THEY were busting out laughing at what it did for them.

NOTHING!

kathywithbirds · 11-21-2007, 09:03 PM

I don't even know what that is.

sasquatch · 11-21-2007, 10:10 PM

mystery magnets lol,

bullet_buddy · 11-21-2007, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFK_Jr

Ok... here's my favorite!

The one... the only.... drumroll please...

1. Benefits both FRESH and SALT water Aquariums

2. Reduces water changes by up to 75%

3. Eliminates Cloudy and Yellowing water

4. Dramatically reduces Green Algae growth

5. Eliminates toxic Ammonia build-up

6. Keeps water Crystal Clear Year-round

7. Increases Trace Element bio-availability

8. Stabilizes pH while increasing O.R.P.

9. Increases LIGHTING penetration by 24%

10. Relieves Stress and improves Health

I would consider it's claim nothing but a "pipe dream"

boozeman · 11-21-2007, 11:07 PM

was wondering how long before the equalizer popped up

Frankie · 11-21-2007, 11:19 PM

Looks like that thing i catch out of the corner of my eye when leafing through aquatic magazines! I wonder what is inside it? Makes me feel like a kid with his first wet fire cracker and a knife in hand.

DaveK · 11-22-2007, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boozeman

was wondering how long before the equalizer popped up

A good point!

This product was such an obvious scam that I am surprised that many major aquarium magazines ran their advertisement. As I recall, and my memory may be off on this, one known author even gave it a modest endorsement, saying that the water looked clearer.

Things like this make me skeptic, doubting most of the information published in the hobby level publications.

11-21-2007, 10:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
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Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,067 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Myth Busters! fact? or fiction? Fiction. Used it once. No notice of faster growth, but I did however, have a cyano outbreak shortly after dosing it. (Could have been from anything though) Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

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JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Myth Busters! fact? or fiction? Ok... here's my favorite! The one... the only.... drumroll please... 1. Benefits both FRESH and SALT water Aquariums 2. Reduces water changes by up to 75% 3. Eliminates Cloudy and Yellowing water 4. Dramatically reduces Green Algae growth 5. Eliminates toxic Ammonia build-up 6. Keeps water Crystal Clear Year-round 7. Increases Trace Element bio-availability 8. Stabilizes pH while increasing O.R.P. 9. Increases LIGHTING penetration by 24% 10. Relieves Stress and improves Health __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

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