Tropic Marin Pro Reef, bye bye

[X-37B]

What’s IO

Instant Ocean

 

[rtparty]

I Personally think you can be a successful reefer if it’s $40 salt or $170/bucket .

You can’t be successful / healthy in longevity if you eat McDonald’s everyday compared to salad with salmon


salmon

Where are you getting $170/bucket for TM Pro?

 

[Delloman]

Ya TMP $109 on BRS.

 

[Spieg]

When it goes out of stock, the price goes up at the few places that have it.

 

[ReefCheef]

Tropic Marin Pro no longer mixes clean. I can confirm via the 6 buckets I just mixed. What a massive waste of $.

 

[rmcrom]

If they fix it, I'll get it again. But I'm just going to switch to a cheaper salt since I'll have to clean the mixer anyway.

 

[Spieg]

Wondering where everyone purchased the problematic salt? Could be a counterfeit/knock-off from a specific retailer.

 

[rmcrom]

I got mine from BRS late summer. The 200gal bucket.

 

[PeterC99]

I got my 200g TMP bucket from Saltwateraquariu.com.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Tropic Marin Pro no longer mixes clean. I can confirm via the 6 buckets I just mixed. What a massive waste of $.

Experience is never waste grasshopper!

 

[Beck]

It's good to find out others are having trouble with Tropic Martin salt too. I've used it for about a year and a half. My last bucket I noticed had a plastic handle instead of metal. And the salt is definitely not the same as the old stuff. It mixes dirty!

Has anyone noticed a difference their tank using Tropic Martin that mixes dirty?

 

[spicymikey]

Just found this thread after searching "Tropic marin Pro brown residue". I've been using TM Pro with no problem. My 120gal mixing tank is always clean even when letting the salt sit for weeks. But this last batch (that I probably bought in late Nov) has turned the bottom of my white acrylic tank almost black! The sides are all a tinted a rusty brown. It wipes off easily enough and has no distinct odor that I can tell.

I stock it up so I have two more boxes to use. I'm not sure if I should throw it out.

Has TM responded about this recent quality control issue? Has anyone seen any lab studies on what this contaminant is mostly made of? I'm going to probably do an ICP test and see whats up. I'll share the results

Thanks

 

[Hermie]

Just found this thread after searching "Tropic marin Pro brown residue". I've been using TM Pro with no problem. My 120gal mixing tank is always clean even when letting the salt sit for weeks. But this last batch (that I probably bought in late Nov) has turned the bottom of my white acrylic tank almost black! The sides are all a tinted a rusty brown. It wipes off easily enough and has no distinct odor that I can tell.

I stock it up so I have two more boxes to use. I'm not sure if I should throw it out.

Has TM responded about this recent quality control issue? Has anyone seen any lab studies on what this contaminant is mostly made of? I'm going to probably do an ICP test and see whats up. I'll share the results

Thanks

can you take a pic I'm mainly curious

 

[BriansBrain]

can you take a pic I'm mainly curious

I too have nasty black residue buildup on my brute. Hopefully I’ll remember to post a picture of my can. Never had an this issue previously.

I just literally finished a brand new mixing station and batched 55 gallons of TMP in the right cylinder. I’m curious of the residue on brand new containers.

 

[Drendo]

The recent buckets that I received have been fine, but the two that I received late last year left that brown funk residue at the bottom of my buckets. I just went through a crash and I wouldn’t be surprised if the bad salt had a hand in it. Good news is that I think it was limited to a bad run. Would love to hear TM respond. Honesty says a lot about a company.

 

[BriansBrain]

I clean my bin out at least 4 times per year, so it’s not a build up issue. Never had this issue with the two years of using TMP until these last couple buckets. It’s the reason I switched from using IO to TMP for this build.
Doesn’t look like “Pure, pharmaceutical grade sea salt” to me. Unsatisfactory to me for a premium price. This is ONE swipe at the bottom with a paper towel! I’m not here to bash a company, but they have an issue with their production, raw materials or something else.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Check out post 1,183:
edited

HIGH END Tenuis Hoarder

Hi guys after 3 years I feel like this tank is decent enough and need to start a new tank... I set up a new 120 Gallon Display tank with some bonsai tree Rock work and plan to select some frags from the main display for this new tenuis grow out. its going to be a long journey replicating the...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Duffer]

Go to this one as there are multiple posts about this and Lou from tmp has been answering questions and asking for folks to send info to him

Pro Reef salt from Turkey

I just received a box of Pro Reef salt from the plant in Turkey and am weary to use it. I understand that @Lou Ekus has stated that the Turkey salt should be exactly the same as the German, however I've noticed some differences and wanting to see if anyone else has noticed or have encountered...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Cell]

It's good to find out others are having trouble with Tropic Martin salt too. I've used it for about a year and a half. My last bucket I noticed had a plastic handle instead of metal. And the salt is definitely not the same as the old stuff. It mixes dirty!

Has anyone noticed a difference their tank using Tropic Martin that mixes dirty?

Just found this thread after searching "Tropic marin Pro brown residue". I've been using TM Pro with no problem. My 120gal mixing tank is always clean even when letting the salt sit for weeks. But this last batch (that I probably bought in late Nov) has turned the bottom of my white acrylic tank almost black! The sides are all a tinted a rusty brown. It wipes off easily enough and has no distinct odor that I can tell.

I stock it up so I have two more boxes to use. I'm not sure if I should throw it out.

Has TM responded about this recent quality control issue? Has anyone seen any lab studies on what this contaminant is mostly made of? I'm going to probably do an ICP test and see whats up. I'll share the results

Thanks

I too have nasty black residue buildup on my brute. Hopefully I’ll remember to post a picture of my can. Never had an this issue previously.

I just literally finished a brand new mixing station and batched 55 gallons of TMP in the right cylinder. I’m curious of the residue on brand new containers.

The recent buckets that I received have been fine, but the two that I received late last year left that brown funk residue at the bottom of my buckets. I just went through a crash and I wouldn’t be surprised if the bad salt had a hand in it. Good news is that I think it was limited to a bad run. Would love to hear TM respond. Honesty says a lot about a company.

Check your buckets, was the salt made at the Turkey facility or Germany?

 

[BriansBrain]

Check your buckets, was the salt made at the Turkey facility or Germany?

Been hesitant to use the Turkey bucket I’ve had for a couple months now because of the issues I’ve heard about. I’ve only been using the metal handle German buckets and still have an issue.