Bulk Reef supply prices

[dank reefer]

Bottom Line

SWA is cheaper right now for the same salt mix BRS has. Sometimes its up to us (the consumer) to shop accordingly for the best deal, just not assume that the biggest online store will always have the best deals or best interest in the consumer.

 

[dank reefer]

Not bashing BRS as they are a great company, but have prices really gone up this much? I’ve been doing this for 13 years and haven’t seen salt this expensive…

And I would cancel your order and get it from SWA!

 

[burningmime]

Wow that salt is really expensive. You can save a lot of money by switching brands:


(DISCLAIMER: this is a joke; don't use that salt for making reef tank water)

 

[jason7570]

And I would cancel your order and get it from SWA!

Thanks for the info.. saved me some $$

 

[nereefpat]

There is absolutely no reason to pay 107 dollars for a 200 gallon mix of salt. I can't believe people are paying that.

 

[RedSeaReefer1]

There is absolutely no reason to pay 107 dollars for a 200 gallon mix of salt. I can't believe people are paying that.

Same people that pay $500+ for tiny frags. Also BRS is trying to monopolize. They got marine depot…who knows maybe saltwateraquarium is next

 

[fishface NJ]

http://www.dfwaquarium.com/Products/Red-Sea-alt-Mixes/Red-Sea-Salt-200g-Bag.html $79.99 MAP

https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/red-sea-salt-blue-sack-55-lbs-makes-200-gallons-red-sea/ $75.59

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3927/red-sea-salt?pcatid=3927&c=6855+3927 $74.99

I have found some items, in the last 5 months, at BRS to always be more then other competitors

 

[Big E]

BRS is last on my list for suppliers as their prices are high and they also charge tax. They have also on more than one occasion have a sale price and then the day later the sales price is $10 more.

 

[KStatefan]

BRS is last on my list for suppliers as their prices are high and they also charge tax. They have also on more than one occasion have a sale price and then the day later the sales price is $10 more.

They do not charge sales tax. They collect sales tax on behalf of the state.

 

[Dom]

I paid $55 for 200 gallon box of Instant Ocean salt mix through Chewy, and supplement its deficiencies. Ordered it on Wednesday and had it by Friday.

 

[Big E]

They do not charge sales tax. They collect sales tax on behalf of the state.

I don't care what it's labeled it comes out of my pocket when I buy from them. A 10% sale is almost useless because of this.

I don't live in their state nor do they have a retail outlet in my state.

 

[KStatefan]

I don't care what it's labeled it comes out of my pocket when I buy from them. A 10% sale is almost useless because of this.

I don't live in their state nor do they have a retail outlet in my state.

Yes it comes out of your pocket but be mad at the state not BRS for sales tax.

 

[Big E]

Yes it comes out of your pocket but be mad at the state not BRS for sales tax.

I'm not mad at anyone, just stating like I said earlier..........their prices are high and they charge sales tax. It's a fact and Im suggesting people do some searching and save themselves some $.

 

[WVNed]

LOL
You have to shop around.
This is a new concept for you people?
That's kind of scary.

 

[Biglew11]

I get my Red sea blue buckets from my lfs For around 79.00 + tax. About a 25-30 minute drive.

 

[burningmime]

I don't live in their state nor do they have a retail outlet in my state.

That was changed a few years back; states may collect sales tax on out of state purchases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Wayfair,_Inc.

 

[Tamberav]

I'm not mad at anyone, just stating like I said earlier..........their prices are high and they charge sales tax. It's a fact and Im suggesting people do some searching and save themselves some $.

States can collect now even if the business is not from your state. Even eBay collects sales tax now in certain states.

 

[Dolphins18]

 

[X-37B]

Yes everthing is up!
I used ESV salt for 5 years and just went back to IO.
While ESV is great it cost $70 per 100 gal. I got 2 buckets of IO for $75 which is 320 g's.
My systems do not know the difference.
Even though I can afford the ESV I just could not see paying for it.
Ans since everything else is going up I can buy more with the salt savings, lol

 

[Vyper]

I would have no problem using IO if it didn’t leave my mixing tanks so nasty. That brown crud is such a pain to clean out of everything. When I used to mix in a brute it wasn’t a big deal and barely noticed it but now i have 100 gallon storage vessel with some automation you can really see what it does. I use tropic marin now and the days of dreading the cleaning are gone. It does cost a little more per year but is worth it to me not having so much maintenance on equipment. It may offset with equipment life, that part I am unsure of.
As far as everyone complaining about someone’s prices, I have never married one store over another. I always shop around for just about anything I purchase online to find the best prices/service. We live in a world that makes that very easy to do. If everyone starts buying from someone else the other business will adjust their prices or disappear with the dinosaurs.