Is a apex and tirdent worth the money

[jmichaelh7]

I love going on my break and taking a look at my parameters. Getting messages when something is out of whack. For e.g my PH!!

It’s up to you man. Stability is worth it I was dosing so much to keep sps happy and growing. You can do it manually but there are machines for this these days.


Neptune apex is evolving so jump in it and find out for yourself

 

[robert serafino]

Save up for the tident next

 

[PeterC99]

The more money you have invested in your aquarium, the more sense investing in the Apex & Trident.

 

[Staghorn]

I don’t have one but will definately be cashing in my birthday and Christmas present in from the wife and kids this year to get one. I personally think with all those Alk tests you can see trends that you otherwise would be guessing at. As it is it’s hard to find the time to test once a day. Having a chart that shows me how at what rate the elements are being consumed and when peak times are just seems so interesting.

 

[SuncrestReef]

I’ve had excellent success with my Trident using Controlled Dosing. You can read all about my experience with it here:

Trident - Hands on

I received my Trident today and set it up. For full details, see this post in my build thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/suncrestreefs-red-sea-reefer-xl-425-build.358990/page-31#post-6036364 Here's a photo of the inside mechanics of the Trident. I haven't seen this posted anywhere...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[robert serafino]

Trident coming tomorrow.

 

[twwety]

It's been interesting since I added about 18 sps frags in the last Few weeks about 5 at time a week apart. And I can tell just from alk uptake when there settling down and starting to incrust.
From my phone while at work.

 

[mvbrandt]

Strong no, with one huge caveat.

Power control center ... I have a CADE.

Automation of components - nearly all the best components these days have their own apps, wifi connectivity, etc. The idea that any of them are hard to use or you really need a central app to manage them all strikes me as a bit daft.

I think it's a Ferrari treatment bit at this point, and also benefits from the fact it was ahead of its time (becoming the Standard for elite reefkeeping long before contemporary equipment came with its own reliable, internet-enabled control systems and apps).

That all said, it's still pretty freakin' awesome, and like anything in your tank that's nice and requires time to master, will generally increase your passion, love for, interest in, knowledge about, and time spent enjoying the hobby.

 

[Dilan Patel]

For someone who is gone from their tanks for months at a time I have to say the Trident, apex, and Dos combo is fantastic. I originally had a reefbot which tested the water and ran greta for 2 years. I used Jeabo dosing pumps so if I got a result from the bot that something needed to change I had to coordinate with someone else to change it. Now With the Dos I am able to manually change the dosage, track the dosage amount etc all from a touch of a button anywhere. And have the trident test all 3 elements which I personally care about and make adjustments. I am able to keep my alk within a .15dkh swing throughout the day testing 4x a day (the minimum). I just purchased my second DOS for 1 of my tanks to control mag and LaCl. The reagents arent bad at all price wise compared to having to fill up the reagents for the reefbot. The one thing I recommend is buying during thanksgiving. I had to buy 2x everything since I got 2 reefs and that saved me a ton of money (apex el's, Dos's, Tridents, and Reagents).

 

[attiland]

Went with the apex neptune el picked it up today will set up this weekend

Have you decided on the robot vacuum yet?
Since you made your choice I won’t recommend reef-pi for you.

Trident coming tomorrow.

 

[Tuffloud1]

Trident is one of the best purchases I ever made in this hobby.

 

[PeterC99]

Trident is one of the best purchases I ever made in this hobby.

Agreed!

 

[jmichaelh7]

Trident apex and dos all three together have made the hobby almost hassle free. I monitor parameters daily and shut off certain components like the skimmer when pH gets out of 8.5 range. It’s all automatic . Literally sit back and watch your corals encrust

 

[robert serafino]

Got it installed today. It is something how much we can jam in the tank stand

 

[robert serafino]

Picked up the dos last week working good for cal and alk

 

[landlubber]

i see it this way, the trident has been out for a couple of years now and in that time i have not crashed my tank due to overdosing/underdosing. in that time i have not bought any reagents and i didn't spend the money to initially buy the device.
all that considered i have kept up with my normal once a week testing and while i'm sure things could be more optimal it is not something i concern myself with.