Neptune trident shutdown

[Perthegallon]

If I properly shut down my Neptune trident do I have to worry about restarting it in a few weeks or months?

 

[Biglew11]

my understanding is that a proper shutdown removes all fluids from the lines so that you can start it back up without problems. you just need to reinitialize it when starting back up.

 

[Perthegallon]

my understanding is that a proper shutdown removes all fluids from the lines so that you can start it back up without problems. you just need to reinitialize it when starting back up.

Okay I’m getting done with it if there not going to sell the 6 month

 

[Badilac]

Yup its so stupid. the 6 month is just 3 2 month boxes strapped together. If they don't want to sell the 6 month then atleast give us the same pricing for the 2 month. Its not our fault we cant buy the "bulk" product and its not like its even bulk packaging saving them money. Its actually costing them more because they have to pay for the strap lol. There is zero reason we should have to pay the higher price.

 

[Perthegallon]

Yup its so stupid. the 6 month is just 3 2 month boxes strapped together. If they don't want to sell the 6 month then atleast give us the same pricing for the 2 month. Its not our fault we cant buy the "bulk" product and its not like its even bulk packaging saving them money. Its actually costing them more because they have to pay for the strap lol. There is zero reason we should have to pay the higher price.

Yeah my biggest problem to is that I talked to a couple stores who sell the subscription for the bulk 6 months and I was like why don’t you break it down so that I can continue to pay on the membership you can just give me a new box every 2 months and have more to sell to customers who need it right now we’ll Neptune wasn’t having that and basically said we will stop providing you with products for wholesale if so. Also this was during the pandemic when you couldn’t get the 2 months and he had a stack of the 6

 

[Perthegallon]

If I bought again I would have went with the reefbot

 

[ca1ore]

Yup its so stupid. the 6 month is just 3 2 month boxes strapped together. If they don't want to sell the 6 month then atleast give us the same pricing for the 2 month. Its not our fault we cant buy the "bulk" product and its not like its even bulk packaging saving them money. Its actually costing them more because they have to pay for the strap lol. There is zero reason we should have to pay the higher price.

Given there was a reagent shortage, the logic (debate it if you wish) was to discourage hoarding and makes sufficient available to as many folks as possible. 2-month versus 6-month means $23/month versus $16/month …..

 

[Perthegallon]

Given there was a reagent shortage, the logic (debate it if you wish) was to discourage hoarding and makes sufficient available to as many folks as possible. 2-month versus 6-month means $23/month versus $16/month …..

okay but when stores asked to break down the 6 months and give it as a 2 but sell it under there subscriptions as a 6 month they told them no

 

[Badilac]

Given there was a reagent shortage, the logic (debate it if you wish) was to discourage hoarding and makes sufficient available to as many folks as possible. 2-month versus 6-month means $23/month versus $16/month …..

That difference may look small broken down by month but its almost 6 months for the price of 4 months. 99.95 for 6 months or 44.95 for 2 months or $134.85 for 3 boxes.

 

[Badilac]

Also if its about hoarding and not money then sell us the 2 month supply at the same price breakdown as the 6 month during this so called shortage. Then once they fix THEIR problem of supply chain then raise the price back up.

 

[infinite0180]

If i ever need to shut mine down ill probably put the sample line in a glass of rodi water and run the sample prime function. Then i would go ahead and run the shut down. That way it gets a nice flush of rodi before shutting down. Just a thought...

 

[ca1ore]

That difference may look small broken down by month but its almost 6 months for the price of 4 months. 99.95 for 6 months or 44.95 for 2 months or $134.85 for 3 boxes.

Understood. I bought my trident long before there was a 6-month set to perhaps my 'expectations' are little different. Still, in the context of this hobby, even $35 every six months is pretty small.

 

[ca1ore]

Also if its about hoarding and not money then sell us the 2 month supply at the same price breakdown as the 6 month during this so called shortage. Then once they fix THEIR problem of supply chain then raise the price back up.

Are you implying there was no shortage and it's just a revenue grab? That doesn't really pass the common sense test. Supply chains have broken for lots of companies and industries so it's not their 'fault' per se …. and you've got a lot of small companies that may struggle to stay in business. You are right, they could have reduced the price of the 2-month set to 1/3 of the 6-month until the latter were available again, but I bet they're having some revenue challenges due to the factory being closed. Perhaps i think differently about these things than most, but i am happy to pay a little extra in the short term if it helps keep them around.

 

[User1]

Are you implying there was no shortage and it's just a revenue grab? That doesn't really pass the common sense test. Supply chains have broken for lots of companies and industries so it's not their 'fault' per se …. and you've got a lot of small companies that may struggle to stay in business. You are right, they could have reduced the price of the 2-month set to 1/3 of the 6-month until the latter were available again, but I bet they're having some revenue challenges due to the factory being closed. Perhaps i think differently about these things than most, but i am happy to pay a little extra in the short term if it helps keep them around.

I think you are right. Expectations on this are out of whack and they are ignoring the pandemic which impacts all supply chains. California just implemented another round of closures and businesses are again adjusting.

Also people don't understand that reagents are important to Neptune. Very important. The shortage is directly impacting the product launch to other regions. They are not selling the 6 month kits to make sure those of us stateside have them. And as you noted upon launch the 6 month kit didn't exist and the price was the same. It wasn't until they had some breathing room that they put together the multi month kit.

My advise to those complaining or concerned is to have some patience. We need another couple of months to see how the virus makes its next move.

 

[amoore311]

I think you are right. Expectations on this are out of whack and they are ignoring the pandemic which impacts all supply chains. California just implemented another round of closures and businesses are again adjusting.

Also people don't understand that reagents are important to Neptune. Very important. The shortage is directly impacting the product launch to other regions. They are not selling the 6 month kits to make sure those of us stateside have them. And as you noted upon launch the 6 month kit didn't exist and the price was the same. It wasn't until they had some breathing room that they put together the multi month kit.

My advise to those complaining or concerned is to have some patience. We need another couple of months to see how the virus makes its next move.

interested in how you feel now? Neptune has gone ahead and released the trident and reagents overseas, yet they continue to claim potential reagent shortage is the reasoning for the lack of 6 month reagent pack availability.

 

[User1]

interested in how you feel now? Neptune has gone ahead and released the trident and reagents overseas, yet they continue to claim potential reagent shortage is the reasoning for the lack of 6 month reagent pack availability.

I feel no different. It is more or less a limited release. Reagent shortage is real. I see no reason to believe otherwise. We can revisit the post maybe in November or December and see how things are going but as of now I see no reason to believe differently.

California is again making some changes due to C19. I think the next couple of months will be interesting in case you are wondering why I said November. I'm on my last box of reagents btw so will need to pick up a 2 month kit. I'm not really worried about it.

 

[Perthegallon]

interested in how you feel now? Neptune has gone ahead and released the trident and reagents overseas, yet they continue to claim potential reagent shortage is the reasoning for the lack of 6 month reagent pack availability.

Yeah I’m finding that kinda sleazy they need to supply products to the people they sold them first then go outside