Trident Users is it a nice tool to have?

[codycolina707]

Thanks for the quick response! I’m really debating!

I just got one 2 weeks ago after having a apex for 1 week I knew I had to have a trident and yes its really nice to have now all I test is phosphate

 

[WIReefer]

That being said, when I’m busy at work or on vacation, it’s a necessity.

I go out of town once a month for a week due to work so I’m hoping this is a nice addition.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

I forgot to mention I was one of the first people to get their hands on a trident after it was released. I got mine in May last year.

 

[WIReefer]

I just got one 2 weeks ago after having a apex for 1 week I knew I had to have a trident and yes its really nice to have now all I test is phosphate

That is all I’ll be testing now as well that’ll be nice

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Oh yeah, definitely! Peace of mind while you’re away is nice.

I go out of town once a month for a week due to work so I’m hoping this is a nice addition.

 

[WIReefer]

Oh yeah, definitely! Peace of mind while you’re away is nice.

It’ll make it easier to go I’m starting to get into acros a ton more so monitoring these parameters away will give me piece of mind!

 

[Hydrored]

Love mine but go into knowing you will probably end up buying reagent guides

 

[WIReefer]

Love mine but go into knowing you will probably end up buying reagent guides

What do you mean guides?

 

[SuncrestReef]

I got my Trident on launch night last year, and it’s worked amazingly well for me. See my detailed thread for example graphs before and after setting up Trident Controlled Dosing and how stable my parameters are: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/trident-hands-on.596716/

 

[WIReefer]

I got my Trident on launch night last year, and it’s worked amazingly well for me. See my detailed thread for example graphs before and after setting up Trident Controlled Dosing and how stable my parameters are: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/trident-hands-on.596716/

Awesome will check it out!

 

[Hydrored]

What do you mean guides?

A member on here sells 3D printed guides that keeps the needles straight, stops calc and mag drifting and gives more life out of the reagents. Not all people experience it but a lot do. There is another thread going on this issue

 

[WIReefer]

A member on here sells 3D printed guides that keeps the needles straight, stops calc and mag drifting and gives more life out of the reagents. Not all people experience it but a lot do. There is another thread going on this issue

Okay will check that out as well! Thank you.

 

[SuncrestReef]

Here’s a snippet from my Trident thread:

One thing that's really interesting is how the frequent testing really reveals the extent of daily swings due to consumption. In the past I always tested alk each morning at 9am. If you only look at the Trident's daily 9am readings, it looks like things are pretty stable. But when you factor in the additional daily tests, you see how much fluctuation actually exists:



As the old saying goes...Ignorance is bliss.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

It’ll make it easier to go I’m starting to get into acros a ton more so monitoring these parameters away will give me piece of mind!

When you get it just keep in mind that the trident will read different numbers from the normal test kits like the Hanna from my Hanna, I set alk at 8.3 dkh. The trident read around 7.8. For calcium, I set it at 450 with api and the trident read 360. Mg was within 10 points from my salifert kit so I left it alone. So just remember to test and know the deviation the trident reads from your normal numbers. If it’s .5 dkh high on the trident, when you enter the auto dosing number, put in your normal number (say 8dkh) and subtract it by the .5 dkh. (You would type in 7.5dkh into the trident). This is so that the trident doesn’t jack your normal numbers up. Most reefers have preferred numbers where their tanks showed the best growth and don’t want them to change. That was a learning curve for me with the trident. Just a little tip to help you get set up

 

[TX_Punisher]

I have mine set up to control my calcium reactor. My alk only deviates +\- 0.2 per day

How did you set yours up to so That? Feeding your calcium reactor with a Dos? I’m trying to get my alk swing tighter than .3.

Thanks

 

[CDavmd]

How did you set yours up to so That? Feeding your calcium reactor with a Dos? I’m trying to get my alk swing tighter than .3.

Thanks

I have a Geo Calcium reactor running with a Kamoer pump. I have it pretty dialed in on its own such that if the CO2 is fed continuously my reactor pH does not drop below 6.75 which at this point is what my system requires.

I have the Trident setup to turn a virtual outlet on or off depending on the alkalinity measurement. Basically here is how I have it setup-

Virtual outlet called CaRx Max:
Set ON
If Alkx16 > 8.19 Then OFF

Virtual Outlet called CaRx Limiter:
OSC 000:00/050:00/005:00 Then ON
If Output CaRx_Maximum = ON Then OFF

Physical Outlet called CO2 Doser:
Fallback OFF
Set ON
If pHCaRx < 6.55 Then OFF
If Output CaRx_Limiter = ON Then OFF
If pH_DT < 7.70 Then OFF
If Output Kamoer_Pump = OFF Then OFF
If Output GEO_Pump = OFF Then OFF

Basically the way it works, if my Alkalinity is above my set point of 8.19 the CaRx is throttled by the Limiter virtual outlet. It will oscillate off for 50 min and on 5 min per hour. (My system is currently low demand so these settings work, but can be adjusted depending on demand as needed). Essentially when this virtual outlet is on, it turns off the CO2 delivery to the system.

If My Alkalinity is below the 8.19 threshold, the CaRx Max outlet will turn on and continue dosing CO2 until the next alkalinity check and act accordingly depending on new level.

You can see in the physical outlet controlling my CO2 solenoid that I have some safety lines in case the CaRx pH drops too low or the display pH is too low. I also have lines to shut it off when the doser pump and recirculation pump are off for maintenance.

This has worked out great for me even when my system was using high alkalinity. Its currently recovering from a dino wipeout and my small frags are not demanding much yet. I was also able to get rid of the DOS and supplementing 2 part using this method which for me is a better solution.

You can see here how my system behaves through out the day (the slight spike of Alk to 8.45 was due to a water change, otherwise it doesn't get higher than .38):

Here's how the pH in the Ca Rx behaves- you can see the max versus throttle behavior.

Hope this helps.

 

[TX_Punisher]

Way fancier than me. I have all the same equipment and am using kalk with the ca reactor to smooth out the dips in the pm. Haven’t decided if it’s better or worse to use trident controlled dosing on the kalk to keep my alk between 9.3-9.5.

 

[User1]

Love mine but go into knowing you will probably end up buying reagent guides

Not needed.

 

[WIReefer]

She arrived today, didn’t realize the size of this thing lol

 

[ReefHomieJon]

Not gonna lie, it’s just meh. You don’t really need it if you’re home to test. Mines been offline since December. I haven’t seen a big difference in coral growth and stability since it’s been offline. Honestly, I’d be fine without it.

Sell it to me then lol