Tropic Marin: All for Reef Powder

[erirku808]

Hello,

i just opened a brand new TM: AFR powder and noticed black specs. Is this normal? I looked at my old one and i see no black specs.
Comparison of photos. Thanks.

 

[Cichlid23]

Definitely not normal? Who did you buy it from?

 

[erirku808]

Definitely not normal? Who did you buy it from?

I purchased from saltwater aquarium.com

 

[Orito]

They have been tweaking the formula, added more iodine, but don't know if that's the case

 

[wolfen281]

Hello,

i just opened a brand new TM: AFR powder and noticed black specs. Is this normal? I looked at my old one and i see no black specs.
Comparison of photos. Thanks.

I also rec'd a new container of All for Reef-The Chocolate Chip version, from @SaltwaterAq in Dec 2022

Also, the plastic and paper instructions are discolored yellow.

Should we be concerned that Tropic Marin has failed the Sesame Street test @Lou Ekus @Hans-Werner ?
Because this certainly does not look like my last can of A4R.

 

[Cell]

I'd check the manufacturing location out of curiousity.

 

[wolfen281]

I'd check the manufacturing location out of curiousity.

Germany

 

[Hans-Werner]

There is no need to be concerned. Both, the yellow discoloration and the "chocolate chips" are cause by the higher iodine concentration. So it is not unexpected that the product now looks a bit different.

 

[wolfen281]

@erirku808 ku and anyone else interested this is what the person who is the manufacturing scientist of A4R had to say:

(side note: I'm mixing it up this morning and will post any updates)