WooHoooo! Reborn is reborn.

stephj03 · Aug 12, 2020

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stephj03 · Aug 12, 2020

I ordered some middle keys as an emergency stock a while back. I shared about it on a local forum and a couple ppl said they had phosphate leaching issues with theirs. Has anyone else seen this?

ScottB · Aug 12, 2020

Yup! Just got some myself.

BZOFIQ · Aug 12, 2020

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ScottB · Aug 12, 2020

stephj03 said:
I ordered some middle keys as an emergency stock a while back. I shared about it on a local forum and a couple ppl said they had phosphate leaching issues with theirs. Has anyone else seen this?

It would be easy enough to test. Drop a cup of it in a gallon of new salt water and turn on a little pump. Test a few days later. Do you know if this test was performed?

ScottB · Aug 12, 2020

@BZOFIQ and @stephj03 thank you both. I am now fully stocked.

I wonder when/if we will ever see the "old" $36 price again on the small bags. Or the big ones at any price.

Willy315 · Aug 12, 2020

ScottB said:
@BZOFIQ and @stephj03 thank you both. I am now fully stocked.

I wonder when/if we will ever see the "old" $36 price again on the small bags. Or the big ones at any price.

Just bought the 44 pounder from BRS

ScottB · Aug 12, 2020

Willy315 said:
Just bought the 44 pounder from BRS

I hit that too. I must have a ton of the stuff on the way now. Cannot even keep track. Like toilet paper back in the day.

Willy315 · Aug 12, 2020

ScottB said:
I hit that too. I must have a ton of the stuff on the way now. Cannot even keep track. Like toilet paper back in the day.

HA!
It's almost sold out again.

Gablami · Aug 12, 2020

Sold out. Was 34 minutes too late!

Hilltopreef · Aug 12, 2020

Too answer your question no I am not having any algae issues from using the middle keys product. I run a carbon reactor with gfo all the time so any phosphate would be removed anyway. Don’t see why theirs would be appreciably higher than TLF product. Both are coral skeletons. One from the pacific and one from the Atlantic or the gulf. Mine is working very well at keeping my alk and calcium stable.

ca1ore · Aug 12, 2020

Yeah, BRS showed 20 of the big boxes in stock around 6:30 pm ET .... all gone when I checked back an hour later. My understanding is that it will be regularly available again by the Fall.

vetteguy53081 · Aug 13, 2020

Ive had a 40# box on hand and glad to hear relief for many waiting patiently

BZOFIQ · Aug 14, 2020

Ok, back in stock on Amazon it appears.

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The middle keys stuff is also available.

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Looks like between these two and other alternatives no reactors will have to stop working.....just don't tell Iran.

Camaro Show Corals · Aug 15, 2020

Saltwateraquarium.com has reborn in stock!!!! I got 5 bags coming.

ScottB · Aug 16, 2020

I got my first (of three) bag of Reborn large size in the 8.8 lb size.

I have to say I am unimpressed on a few counts:
a) the chunks are like the size of a pencil eraser. This is more like gravel aragonite.
b) a disappointing amount of snails and small shells are present.
c) price increase (of course I knew that before but...

Am I being too particular here, grumbling on about nothing?

Hydrored · Aug 16, 2020

I will agree it was smaller than usual and a little dirtier

NeverlosT · Aug 17, 2020

I heard from a few parties that it wasn't like old reborn. They showed pics of lots of small random bits, not just decent sized actual coral chunks. Can anyone confirm? Is it like the old days or not quiiiite the same?

Thanks!

This is a pic I was sent, comment was, lots of little quartz pieces (used to just be the bigger coral bits):

Hydrored · Aug 17, 2020

NeverlosT said:
I heard from a few parties that it wasn't like old reborn. They showed pics of lots of small random bits, not just decent sized actual coral chunks. Can anyone confirm? Is it like the old days or not quiiiite the same?

Thanks!

This is a pic I was sent, comment was, lots of little quartz pieces (used to just be the bigger coral bits):

Looks like what I got