good to know, sticking with red sea for now though, corals happy with PEs way extended.Back in stock.
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good to know, sticking with red sea for now though, corals happy with PEs way extended.Back in stock.
I seen that! I'm very happy people are trying to get the word out. I have nothing against tropic marin. This could happen to any salt company I imagine. The only thing that could be done differently is tropic marin and brs can recommend against usage until this issue is figured out.Andre from reef moonshiners is recommending people not use pro reef salt as he has many issues with it lately. Post is on the reefing report website
I understand...I have a 27.5 pound box from Turkey I got from BRS along with two 44 pound boxes from Germany. They wont take it back the 27.5 pound unopened box unless I pay to ship it back.i understand TMP, Lou's and Hans stance they are trying to find this cause. Each morning it's getting troublesome with more and more folks, business,etc coming forward with issues and to be truthful i'm getting more and more concerned. I have TMP from Turkey and have no issues so far, but i'm scared to keep on continuing with the salt. I used to think it was a few folks but that has gone on the wayside. Just this morning on most of the groups i belong to on facebook, and even my local one, there have been reported issues.
I was trying to defend TMP for the last few weeks and that is getting harder and harder to do
I made a post under BRS this morning to see what their official stance is,seeing many folks have mentioned them...i wait to see how they reply...I understand...I have a 27.5 pound box from Turkey I got from BRS along with two 44 pound boxes from Germany. They wont take it back the 27.5 pound unopened box unless I pay to ship it back.
I hope Tropic Marin issues a recall and does replace pound for pound with Germany or some proven safe salt...
AS far as BRS (bulk reef supply)....I am done buying from them and sticking with the other two places I get stuff from..
Just to answer your questions...In the same conversation I had last night, BRS did say they use TMP salts on all of their tanks and have not noticed anything negative at this point. I didn't ask for clarification on if they were using Turkey or German plant produced salt, but assumed some of the stuff made from Turkey made it's way into their tanks.
I do not doubt the veracity of TM and Lou looking into this. He certainly is proactive on the message boards trying to get samples, etc.
I minor suggestion would be for BRS and/or TM to get samples from all boxes possible, from the Turkish batches (even if nothing seems wrong ie scent or sludge). More samples = more data points. Seeing as I bought 6 boxes of TMP from BRS and BRS is such a big partner for TM, I would hang part of this on them as their dual responsibility being the seller. They want to be the end to end player in this space, time for them to pitch in and help their vendor partners.
Thanks Lou for this reply. I am holding onto a 27.5 box from BRS that came from Turkey incase there is a recall or some sort of swap out program.Just to answer your questions...
BRS has been using exclusively salt from our Turkish manufacturing facility for over 6 months now. And, yes, we are testing MANY batches of the Turkish made salt. Both from our QC control samples, of which we have multipole from every batch produced. And from many boxes that have been air shipped back over to Europe for testing. You are right....more samples = more data points = more knowledge of issue... I know we will have some concrete answers and recommendations very soon.
It pains me that these things take so long to track down. It is just way more complex than what it seems.
did you try saltwater aquarium .comDid anyone find TM pro that’s made in Germany. I found German manufactured original TM and the Biocatif but not the pro. Ugh skeptical now about my brand new bucket of TM Pro turkey
Their reply to me was IF it’s mixing brown they’ll take it back but you will be paying for the shipping. Not on 44lbs. I won’t, straight to the trash.I made a post under BRS this morning to see what their official stance is,seeing many folks have mentioned them...i wait to see how they reply...