Reef Pro Salt availability

[reeferisland]

When will the Pro Reef 200 gal mix salt be back in stock at the major online retailers in the US?

 

[GlassMunky]

the only place i could find it in stock right now was Petco :-/

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/tropic-marin-pro-reef-salt

I ordered 2 yesterday cause nobody else online or locally seems to have any or be able to get any in


EDIT: Looks like i got the last 2 as its now out of stock :-/

 

[GlassMunky]

maybe @Lou Ekus can give us an idea of whats going on and why no retailers have any in stock?

 

[block134]

I would guess that the corona virus has either shut down production or made it harder to bring into the US.

 

[Lou Ekus]

The demand for Tropic Marin Pro-Reef (and All-For-Reef) has risen exponentially in recent months. We are doing everything we can to increase numbers. We do have salt coming into the country on a regular basis. But it does seem that as soon as a new shipment hits, it is sold out in the distributors and the retail vendors. The COVID-19 situation has not influenced the flow of Tropic Marin products from Europe to any great extent. Although there have been one or two temporary slow downs. We have not seen any consistent delays in shipping due to it.
Tropic Marin is always ultimately committed to the quality and consistency of our products. This means that, even with increased manufacturing capacity, we can only ramp up our supply at a certain pace. Please be assured that we are very sensitive to the demand outpacing our supply at the moment. And we are working , every day, to correct the situation and make more product available here in the US.
My best suggestions to aquarists looking for these products, is to keep in close contact with your Tropic Marin vendor, so that when they get new stock in, you are at the ready to get what you need before they are sold out again.
We hope our constant efforts in this matter will bring a quick resolve to this current supply and demand inequality.

 

[Potatohead]

It is amazing how much salt a few youtube videos can sell

 

[jschultzbass]

It's like TP and paper towel, people are panic buying salt right now "just in case" there is never any salt again.

 

[MatsReef]

As of right now BRS has both 200gal and 80gal buckets in stock. Marine Depot also has some stock.

 

[reeferisland]

As of right now BRS has both 200gal and 80gal buckets in stock. Marine Depot also has some stock.

Thanks. I just picked up 2 buckets.

 

[Bossman]

I just bought -1- bucket from BRS. They have 100's in stock now.

I forgot I had a MQ 510 Par meter in my cart that I was hoping to win yesterday! I caught the amount before I hit the ORDER button.

 

[Evaaron]

Ugh everyone out of stock again..

 

[Bill Urbanski]

Yup cant find it maybe time for a new salt.....

 

[BrianReefer]

It came and went briefly on Petco and Premium Aquatics a month back....but haven't seen it since

 

[TexasTodd]

Bump on this, it seems all US distributors are out again.

Thanks,
Todd

 

[Bossman]

Pro Reef Salt Mix

Pharmaceutical Grade Salt for the Modern Aquaria! Tropic Marin's Pro-Reef is the ideal foundation for any new tank from fish only to a full-blown reef tank. When used as your regular salt mix it will help bring better ionic equilibrium to the tank, stabilizing pH and allowing the proper balance...

www.marinedepot.com

I hope this is the same salt. I just ordered some.

 

[TexasTodd]

@Bossman it is although 160g vs 200g max size. How did their shipping work (cost)?

 

[Bossman]

@Bossman it is although 160g vs 200g max size. How did their shipping work (cost)?

I did pay an extra $2.99 for their faster shipping method. Otherwise shipping would have been free. I placed my order Friday and tracking says I'll have it tomorrow, Wednesday.

 

[CK00020]

It says on marine depot that the 160 gal size is new

 

[TexasTodd]

Bump for an answer from Tropic Marin please.

 

[CK00020]

On a different thread it says they just can’t keep up with demand, but are building a new facility