Will Trident test ALK without Reagent B and C?

[slojmn]

I thought I had another 2 month supply......WRONG....Will my Trident keep testing alk without the B and C reagent ?
I cannot find any reagent in stock anywhere, like everyone else.

 

[SuncrestReef]

No. If any of the reagents are out, none of the tests will run. Once a reagent is empty the Trident goes into Alarm state and stops all activity until corrected.

I saw someone suggest filling the empty A bottle with RO/DI to hopefully get it to continue testing B & C, but not sure how that would impact overall performance.

If you have to stop testing until getting a refill, be sure to run the Trident Shutdown task to purge all the lines before it goes offline for longer than 72 hours.

 

[Scubadoo4u]

I thought I had another 2 month supply......WRONG....Will my Trident keep testing alk without the B and C reagent ?
I cannot find any reagent in stock anywhere, like everyone else.

No and your not supposed to let the reagents drop below 5%.

 

[slojmn]

It looks like the unit is measuring ALK regularly, there is plenty of reagent left, 40%. It is not testing the Cal or Mag. I'm going to sit by the machine this evening and see what is what I am so frustrated with the lack of reagent in stores over the last 3-4 months. I think there was a huge run on it when all this shelter in place started. I am out of luck at this point.

 

[haitian_reefer]

It looks like the unit is measuring ALK regularly, there is plenty of reagent left, 40%. It is not testing the Cal or Mag. I'm going to sit by the machine this evening and see what is what I am so frustrated with the lack of reagent in stores over the last 3-4 months. I think there was a huge run on it when all this shelter in place started. I am out of luck at this point.

BRS has been trickling their 2 month supply almost every day. Sign-up for their notification.

 

[Dave Cureton]

Mine is still testing Alk while reagent 2 is empty.

 

[Dave Cureton]

It is hard to believe that you can actually buy a trident now but can’t find reagents anywhere.

 

[slojmn]

BRS has been trickling their 2 month supply almost every day. Sign-up for their notification.

Yea, I've signed up for every email notification I could find, LOL.

I decided to turn the machine off completely, I went through the shutdown procedure and forgot to unplug the unit power cord, I think it tried to test all night, UGGGG. Then, I tried to pull the cord out of the back of the unit and it wouldn't come out. Finally realized that it was a pinch and pull deal. By then the unit light went from blue to red,while I was tugging on it. I sure hope I didn't mess up the hole darn thing.

 

[guc32]

Mine still test alk, but only 2 times a day. Which lets me run longer without buying reagents. And have the B n C empty warning.

 

[slojmn]

Mine still test alk, but only 2 times a day. Which lets me run longer without buying reagents. And have the B n C empty warning.

This is good to know. Thank you.

 

[Thales]

Join this group on FB, and watch for posts about availability. https://www.facebook.com/groups/neptunesystemscommunity/
I could have gotten reagents more than 4 times over the last month

 

[DeputyDog95]

I'm out of town and ran out of reagent C. Plenty of Alk left through.

Is there a way to force the trident to test alkalinity?

I tried doing it manually in the settings, but it won't test alkalinity despite having 35 tests remaining.