Trident FAQ (official)
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ShawnSaucier
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Question for Trident users and manufacturer.
The unit pulls water from your system via a feed line and pump, thus depositing the needed water sample into a testing chamber. After receiving the sample water, is the feed line purged of remaining water that is in the line thus allowing the next test to be water that is freshly pulled from your system? Or is it much like a doser where the water is trapped in the feed line until the next test?
The unit pulls water from your system via a feed line and pump, thus depositing the needed water sample into a testing chamber. After receiving the sample water, is the feed line purged of remaining water that is in the line thus allowing the next test to be water that is freshly pulled from your system? Or is it much like a doser where the water is trapped in the feed line until the next test?
Brett S
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It does purge the line. I believe the purge happens right before the new test, rather than after the last test because leaving water in the line makes it less likely that it will get clogged with salt crystals, but the end result is that you get fresh water for each test. This is one reason why you can’t change the length of the sample tube. It needs to know how much air to push back through the line to purge it.
ShawnSaucier
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So you are limited to where you can place the unit?
Brett S
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Yes, definitely. The intake tube is 5 feet long and can’t be extended, so it needs to be within 5 feet of tank water. It can’t be cut either, but obviously you can coil up the extra if you have it closer than that.
The waste tube is also 5 feet long and can’t be cut or extended either, but you can sort of extend the waste tube by putting it in a larger tube with an air gap.
MnFish1
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Are you sure about this - because - this is the same as 'lengthening' the tube - which you supposedly can't do. I mean - you CAN do it - but are you sure its recommended
Brett S
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What Neptune suggests doing and they’ve mentioned on several videos is “putting the end of the waste tube in a larger tube”. What I took that to mean was they wanted the tube just sitting in a larger tube with space for air to get in around it... at that point it really wouldn’t be any different than the tube sticking into the top of a container or even into a drain (I mean technically the drain is just a much longer and much larger tube anyway). They did say that they don’t want you to find a connector and connect the tube to another tube without the air gap.
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Maximus
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Here’s the response I received from Neptune support regarding the leaking calibration fluid:
Thanks for getting back to us. We are still working through some things on the calibration solution. Fortunately the leaking on the calibration bottle was due to positive pressure so the affect to the standard's parameters will be unaffected. You can use it with confidence and please let us know if you have any further concerns.
Thanks for getting back to us. We are still working through some things on the calibration solution. Fortunately the leaking on the calibration bottle was due to positive pressure so the affect to the standard's parameters will be unaffected. You can use it with confidence and please let us know if you have any further concerns.
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Maximus
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Houston, we have a problem... I just calibrated it and ran a test. Here are my results:
Alk: 6.58
Ca: 462
Mg: 1376
Before I calibrated it, my numbers averaged:
Alk: 8.8-8.9
Ca: 480-495
Mg: 1370
I also just ran an Alk test on my Hanna Checker and it gave me a 8.7 reading. Which numbers should I trust? Pre calibration, post calibration or Hanna? I'm running another alk test as we speak on the Trident and will report back shortly.
Edit: The trident just came back with a 6.6 alk test. I have a funny feeling the calibration fluids have been compromised.
Alk: 6.58
Ca: 462
Mg: 1376
Before I calibrated it, my numbers averaged:
Alk: 8.8-8.9
Ca: 480-495
Mg: 1370
I also just ran an Alk test on my Hanna Checker and it gave me a 8.7 reading. Which numbers should I trust? Pre calibration, post calibration or Hanna? I'm running another alk test as we speak on the Trident and will report back shortly.
Edit: The trident just came back with a 6.6 alk test. I have a funny feeling the calibration fluids have been compromised.
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Maximus
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I just received a call from Neptune support and here's what went wrong. I used "6.2" as my calibration dkh as that's what I thought it read on the bottle. Remember, the bottle leaked a bit and as I grabbed it, the "6.2" was blurred as the label got wet and actually should have read 8.2! What's weird is I even took a pic and zoomed in on my phone and it still looked like 6.2! Anyways, I am going to redo the calibration again with the correct 8.2 dkh value and will report back. Thanks for the awesome service, Neptune systems!
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BigKid4788
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@Terence - I apologize if this was already asked. I searched and didn't see it. I current run the Triton method and was wondering if I can use the controlled dosing function. I have (2) DOS pump but wasn't sure if I could utilize the function. Triton requires #1, #3a, #3b to be dosed the same to control ALK. #2 controls CA. When I looked into this function, it only allowed me to select 1 of the DOS pumps for ALK. Any direction you can provide would be appreciated. BTW I love the Trident!
Yes, you can. You can run the Controlled Dosing Task once for for each desired DOS pump; just select Alk for each.
ADAM
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So I have everything set up and running.... after fixing it first! One of the tubes connected to the black manifold in the center was disconnected (clear tube at about 2 o'clock position) and there was a bluish liquid leaking from under the Trident. I was getting an error of "NO WATER SAMPLE" above the tile in Fusion. Connected the line back to the pipe stub and then the testing proceeded, ran a combined test and the N was blue and then turned orange (normal right?) however no results were populated even after logging out and back into Fusion? In the Troubleshooting Section I see mention of red error condition light, is this light on the Trident itself or is it referring to the red error message over the tile? Running a single ALK test now and the value was populated as soon as the N turned back to orange, however the first combined test results including Ca and Mg have still not populated. Is there something Im missing here?
ADAM
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So this A.M. the Trident tile is populated after the automated testing point. No errors were ever reported during the forced tests but the Tri-tile failed to auto-populate. All looks OK now.
5 days in, and I'm loving my Trident. I'm somewhat frustrated by being locked into the 12/6/12/6 hours, as I'm never actually available at any of those hours to compare testing (sleep/sleep/work/work), so I hope to have the ability to change the hours of the testing in the future, but at least I'm up and running, and the alkalinity is in the ballpark of what I'd expect. The calcium I'm surprised by because my salifert hasn't registered under 500 in 6 months, so I need to compare to another test kit and re-test in line with the Trident.
Something else I learned that I wasn't really aware of (because I didn't need to be in 2 years), was how great Neptune support really is. I had an issue with the Trident when it arrived, it was taken care of by both BRS and Neptune with speed, efficiency, and pleasant demeanor, and then I had an issue last night, called 25 minutes before they closed, and they helped me diagnose the user-error problem without any hesitation and were super friendly and knowledgeable about their products, and we found a quick solution.
Something else I learned that I wasn't really aware of (because I didn't need to be in 2 years), was how great Neptune support really is. I had an issue with the Trident when it arrived, it was taken care of by both BRS and Neptune with speed, efficiency, and pleasant demeanor, and then I had an issue last night, called 25 minutes before they closed, and they helped me diagnose the user-error problem without any hesitation and were super friendly and knowledgeable about their products, and we found a quick solution.
