purple up users beware

[jap1]

Thanks for your help Ed. I fell for the sales pitch for Purple Up. I was just asking the guy what a good food for my corals would be (I meant as in Zoo and Phytoplankton) and I was told how great this Purple Up stuff was, even though they are COMPLETELY different products. I feel like such a sucker now. After dosing my tank (although not very much), my pH dropped by .2 within a few days. Now I'm using that dkh buffer you recommended to me last night and it has helped a bit. I guess after I get things back to normal I'm going to just leave it alone. Great discussion, thanks! This is something most of us newbies really need to hear.

[cpreefguy]

GaryP is a chem Genius

[GaryP]

Jap,

Test your water,
Test your water,
Test your water,
Test your water,
Test your water.

First rule for any additive, "if you can't test for it, don't add it." The recommended amount on the label is just a starting point. You need to adjust from that. The only way to adjust is to have test results to work from.

[GaryP]

GaryP is a chem Genius

Nope, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night. That was after I blew up my kitchen making DIY additives.

J/K.

[cpreefguy]

^LMAO

[jap1]

He he. Will do Gary. Although I really didn't have any ill effects, I have learned a good lesson. I need to get me some additional test kits!

[GaryP]

Sounds good Jap,

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