Tropic Marin Pro Reef, bye bye

[Drendo]

I’m tired of the stress of not being able to get this salt and am ready to change brands. Looking for recommendations from those who have had success changing. What did you change to and how was the transition?

 

[Cheeze]

This salt has been a hot topic the past few weeks!

The summary from what I can gather: Red Sea Coral Pro or ESV B-Ionic seem like good substitutes, while Fritz should be avoided like it's carrying Covid

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tropic-marin-pro-substitutes.807293/

 

[Spieg]

HW Marinemix

 

[KStatefan]

Crazy what a marketing video can do

Not sure if it is a demand or a supply issue though

Lou Ekus from Tropic Marin has said the supply has been there but the demand has gone way up, but BRS posted on facebook yesterday that is was a bottleneck in supply.

 

[Jekyl]

Retailers seldom admit issues. It creates trust issues. I went from IO to coral pro. I just did small water changes at first. I'll never switch from it now.

 

[rtparty]

ESV. Amazing salt with an amazing company behind it as well

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I switched to IO Reef Crystals, slow change of 3 water changes over 3 weeks . Everything is doing great, possibly better to be honest.

I doubt I will ever go back to TMP, to costly and honestly I saw less coral growth with it.

 

[wishntoboutside]

Aquaforest

 

[Uncle99]

I switched to IO Reef Crystals, slow change of 3 water changes over 3 weeks . Everything is doing great, possibly better to be honest.

I doubt I will ever go back to TMP, to costly and honestly I saw less coral growth with it.

Same here.
Found a bucket of TMP, $179.00.
Not a chance I’d buy that.
Salt is salt, but reefers, all different.

 

[Topekoms]

Reef crystal and io are terrible I would wait out for the tropic marin

 

[Reef.]

BRS has been pushing this salt quite hard recently, and it was already very popular, I would hang in there, they should have stock soon.

 

[desagon]

This salt has been a hot topic the past few weeks!

The summary from what I can gather: Red Sea Coral Pro or ESV B-Ionic seem like good substitutes, while Fritz should be avoided like it's carrying Covid

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tropic-marin-pro-substitutes.807293/

This salt has been a hot topic for a lot longer than a few weeks.

I wouldn't discredit a salt because a couple people on a post from yesterday don't like it. Fritz is a good salt.

 

[landlubber]

I don't doubt the quality of Tropic Marin but it feels like the same issue as i saw with Triton. Despite really hoping to give the method a try i'm not about to cause needless instability due to not being able to get the product.

 

[Midrats]

Instant Ocean is everywhere, I wouldn't be surprised to see it on the shelf at the grocery store it's that available. In fact I may stop at customer service next time I'm grabbing some steaks for the grill and ask them to start carrying it.

 

[rtparty]

BRS has been pushing this salt quite hard recently, and it was already very popular, I would hang in there, they should have stock soon.

Early April is probably the soonest. Anything earlier will be icing on the cake. Customs is a joke right now

 

[Krully]

Reef crystal and io are terrible I would wait out for the tropic marin

Do you mind backing up your statement? I've been using it for two years with zero issue.

 

[Drendo]

Crazy what a marketing video can do

Not sure if it is a demand or a supply issue though

Lou Ekus from Tropic Marin has said the supply has been there but the demand has gone way up, but BRS posted on facebook yesterday that is was a bottleneck in supply.

I called BRS to see if they had a secret stash. No such luck. I was told that the delay was because of the new packaging on the smaller quantity boxes. I said “you mean the same packaging that they have been using for a year”? I would have gone with pandemic or weather. Lol

The truth is that they have had a year to get their act together. No problem finding it in Canada and the EU. They haven’t figured out a way to serve their best market and in my opinion that’s on management.

 

[Drendo]

Crazy what a marketing video can do

Not sure if it is a demand or a supply issue though

Lou Ekus from Tropic Marin has said the supply has been there but the demand has gone way up, but BRS posted on facebook yesterday that is was a bottleneck in supply.

I think it’s a distribution issue.

 

[Drendo]

I switched to IO Reef Crystals, slow change of 3 water changes over 3 weeks . Everything is doing great, possibly better to be honest.

I doubt I will ever go back to TMP, to costly and honestly I saw less coral growth with it.

Interesting, less cost and better growth? I’m in!

 

[Reef.]

I think it’s a distribution issue.

This must be the first time Brexit hasn’t been blamed for a EU distribution issue :D