When will more All for Reef hit US shores?

TerraFerma · Apr 22, 2020

I'm running out - don't want to switch back to two part if any is going to arrive in the near future. Thanks!

jeffrey750750 · Apr 22, 2020

I saw it in stock yesterday on brs, only the small size and they had like 17

Lou Ekus · Apr 22, 2020

There is a constant supply comming in and then going right out. The best thing is to keep an eye on your vendor. They will have it, and then be out again, due to how popular it is. We are doing everything we can to up our production and get more All-For-Reef in to the US. So don't give up. It will become more and more available!

TerraFerma · Apr 22, 2020

Thanks Lou. Yes I've seen the 250ml bottles pop up sporadically at one vendor. But they sell out before I see in the in stock emails. And 250ml isn't economical for my setup. To re-word the question: do you know when the 1000ml and separate components will be regularly in stock in the United States again?

Lou Ekus · Apr 23, 2020

At this point we are bringing in as much as we can with each shipment. It is really impossible for me to answer the "regularly stocked" question, as we don't have control over the vendors orders. But there should not be any kind of "permanent" short supply issue. The demand is just so high at the moment, that vendors order and sell out before they get restocked. And it is flying out of our main warehouse so quickly, that we are also struggling to keep up. But in the end we will keep up, more will come over, and there will be no long term major outage.... I hope this helps answer the question a little. I'm sorry that there is not a more definite answer.

Lou Ekus · Apr 23, 2020

TerraFerma said:
Thanks Lou. Yes I've seen the 250ml bottles pop up sporadically at one vendor. But they sell out before I see in the in stock emails. And 250ml isn't economical for my setup. To re-word the question: do you know when the 1000ml and separate components will be regularly in stock in the United States again?

BTW, BRS lists the DIY All-For-Reef kit as "out of stock", but very often, if you look for the individual components, they have all of them to purchase separately.

jcolliii · Apr 24, 2020

Lou Ekus said:
BTW, BRS lists the DIY All-For-Reef kit as "out of stock", but very often, if you look for the individual components, they have all of them to purchase separately.

This is true - just bought everything to make up a batch of my own. Had to buy the bigger size of the mag component, but I now have peace of mind. Thanks for the tip.

TerraFerma · May 6, 2020

Hi Lou,

Any updates? It's still beeen very slim pickings the last few weeks. Good news is I found the 5 liter size in Germany - bad news is freight is expensive. Would much prefer to be able to order it from US suppliers.

neoender25 · May 6, 2020

A few weeks ago in the US, I was able to find 3 of the 4 components (not Mag) on Petco, and by setting up a repeat delivery for the first time got a 35% discount. Then just picked up the Mag seperately at BRS.

TerraFerma · May 6, 2020

neoender25 said:
A few weeks ago in the US, I was able to find 3 of the 4 components (not Mag) on Petco, and by setting up a repeat delivery for the first time got a 35% discount. Then just picked up the Mag seperately at BRS.

I feel you man. But it's too much work trying to track down components from different places, constantly checking email to see the in stock alert before its sold out, etc.

Just looking for some clarity on when the premixed product might be available again so I can decide what I need to do

Waynerock · May 6, 2020

TerraFerma said:
Hi Lou,

Any updates? It's still beeen very slim pickings the last few weeks. Good news is I found the 5 liter size in Germany - bad news is freight is expensive. Would much prefer to be able to order it from US suppliers.

keep checking marine deopt and BRS. MD had the 500 in stock for about 15 min the other day I got 3 of them. MD will more than likely have stock a hair longer than BRS. Yea it sucks though

jcolliii · May 6, 2020

Aquarium Depot Canada has the 250 and 1000ml sizes in stock according to their website. No idea what shipping would be like tho.

Search results for: 'tropic marin'

www.aquariumdepot.ca

ms32795 · May 6, 2020

jcolliii said:
Aquarium Depot Canada has the 250 and 1000ml sizes in stock according to their website. No idea what shipping would be like tho.

Search results for: 'tropic marin'

www.aquariumdepot.ca

Holy cow, LOL!!!! I just priced what it would cost to have two 1000ml bottles shipped to Florida and it came to $124.97.. Fingers crossed that BRS, MD, AquaCave, or Premium Aquatics gets some in soon...

jcolliii · May 6, 2020

Zoinks!

Lou Ekus · May 7, 2020

Once again.....we are very sorry that our supply for All-For-Reef is being outpaced by the demand at the moment. We are doing everything we can to get more product into the country. We have a constant supply coming over, but it sells out the minute it hits the country. Please stay in close contact with your vendors, so when they get product in, you can be on the list to get some. We hope to have this issue rectified shortly.

Blue Spot Octopus · May 9, 2020

I hope this gets resolved, nothing like getting your tank hooked on something, and then you cannot get it.

TerraFerma · May 13, 2020

Well - my order from Germany isn’t coming. Everything is out of stock and apparently the Tropic Marin production factory is completely closed due to COVID. It would be nice if Tropic Marin USA was more up front about the situation. People’s livestock is at stake here and it really would be nice to have honest information so we can make the best decisions for our livestock.

GabeM · May 13, 2020

I cant recommend mixing all for reef DIY enough it is cheaper and easy!

Lou Ekus · May 14, 2020

TerraFerma said:
Well - my order from Germany isn’t coming. Everything is out of stock and apparently the Tropic Marin production factory is completely closed due to COVID. It would be nice if Tropic Marin USA was more up front about the situation. People’s livestock is at stake here and it really would be nice to have honest information so we can make the best decisions for our livestock.

TerraFerma, I'm not sure where you are getting your information from. It is certainly not coming from Tropic Marin directly. The Tropic Marin production facility is NOT closed due to COVID-19. In fact, we have been in overtime mode and producing more product than ever. As I said up above in this thread:
"Once again.....we are very sorry that our supply for All-For-Reef is being outpaced by the demand at the moment. We are doing everything we can to get more product into the country. We have a constant supply coming over, but it sells out the minute it hits the country. Please stay in close contact with your vendors, so when they get product in, you can be on the list to get some. We hope to have this issue rectified shortly. "

I'm not sure how much more "honest" there is that we can be or say! The suggestion made by @GabeM is a good one, to get you by until your particular vendor has gotten restocked. If you feel there is more information you would like, or that this information is not sufficiently candid, please call me in the office at 413-367-0101 to get actual answers to your questions instead of misleading information.

JoshH · May 14, 2020

Lou Ekus said:
TerraFerma, I'm not sure where you are getting your information from. It is certainly not coming from Tropic Marin directly. The Tropic Marin production facility is NOT closed due to COVID-19. In fact, we have been in overtime mode and producing more product than ever. As I said up above in this thread:
"Once again.....we are very sorry that our supply for All-For-Reef is being outpaced by the demand at the moment. We are doing everything we can to get more product into the country. We have a constant supply coming over, but it sells out the minute it hits the country. Please stay in close contact with your vendors, so when they get product in, you can be on the list to get some. We hope to have this issue rectified shortly. "

I'm not sure how much more "honest" there is that we can be or say! The suggestion made by @GabeM is a good one, to get you by until your particular vendor has gotten restocked. If you feel there is more information you would like, or that this information is not sufficiently candid, please call me in the office at 413-367-0101 to get actual answers to your questions instead of misleading information.

Whatever you do, DO NOT attempt to switch your packaging to milk carton containers.

I hope that things settle down eventually. The premixed is a little out of my price range for my new build but the DIY seems to be a REALLY popular option ther might be worth it.