Neptune Trident OR Mindstream

[MnFish1]

That’s my concern also. They are a single product company

I remember this several years ago - about the iPhone. No - the mindstream will not be the iPhone lol:) - But - a lot of people have been burned by 'other companies' with 'more than one product'. Im willing to take a risk on the testing that they offer. I've spent thousands of dollars on 'the other company' - and have not been satisfied. I'm hoping this one will be better.

 

[bam123]

Where did you see or hear that? Not seeing it on the site. Thanks.

I remember this several years ago - about the iPhone. No - the mindstream will not be the iPhone lol:) - But - a lot of people have been burned by 'other companies' with 'more than one product'. Im willing to take a risk on the testing that they offer. I've spent thousands of dollars on 'the other company' - and have not been satisfied. I'm hoping this one will be better.

I have an unused discount code if you want to use it to save some money. It worked yesterday.

 

[MnFish1]

I remember this several years ago - about the iPhone. No - the mindstream will not be the iPhone lol:) - But - a lot of people have been burned by 'other companies' with 'more than one product'. Im willing to take a risk on the testing that they offer. I've spent thousands of dollars on 'the other company' - and have not been satisfied. I'm hoping this one will be better.

PS - at one point Neptune was a 'one product company'. Advances only happen when those one product companies become multi product companies. The concern I have with Mindstream - is the patents they hopefully have - to prevent someone else from just copying what they have done.

 

[MnFish1]

I have an unused discount code if you want to use it to save some money. It worked yesterday.

Thanks - I already ordered mine:)

 

[RedSea500MaxS]

I have a Trident new sealed latest version for trade! For something great!

SPS colonies
Bounce
Crazy color LPS
????

 

[1mbrews8]

I have an unused discount code if you want to use it to save some money. It worked yesterday.

I’m messaging them now because somehow I lost mine and can’t remember if it was a code, website or what. They have not got back to me yet so might be interested in using it. Thank you!

 

[Johnic]

Kendrick Kemp...
I have an Apex and two DOS. It’s easy enough to look at MindStream measurements and make an adjustment if necessary. I believe that my Alex and Mindstream will talk in the future anyways.

Thenoobie...
I don’t get the subscription argument. You need to buy reagents for a Trident...MindStream just sends them automatically. Yes, MindStream reagents (subscription) costs more than Trident. I am choosing to pay more for the MindStream because it measures 10 things instead of 3 and because it measures every 15 minutes. You also need to remember that the Trident needs to be serviced every few years while the MindStream does not. I will not argue that the MindStream will cost more that a Trident over time but I think it is worth the extra cost. I also like the fact that MindStream has no pumps, hoses to kink, calibration, or priming. I have not seen one in person yet but guess that it makes no noise either. I think it is a much simpler unit for the end user.

I was looking to order a Mindstream, is there a discount code ?

 

[MnFish1]

I was looking to order a Mindstream, is there a discount code ?

Apparently there was if you were at MACNA

 

[Oldreefer44]

My MS was shipped in exactly 8 weeks. I have always looked for something that gave me consistent feedback on my parameters so I could then adjust dosages accordingly. Having run a $100m company that sold high end products, I would always go with the slow, thoughtful producers over the quick to market producers.

 

[wmo168]

It be interesting if Neptune has bought the right to this and rebrand this instead of buying it from the creator of Trident which use reagent. This would be a crazy product and probably has more demand than the trident as of now. The buzz of Trident and lack of units forsale is different. People need to trust these new innovations and support it. You can see how simple the Trident is and sell for $600 plus people resell this for $1200.

 

[Centerline]

I LOVE NEPTUNE APEX. BUT CANT GET A TRIDENT . THE WAIT IS KILLING ME.
BUT THE MINDSTREAM SEEMS VERY INTRESTING. ANYBODY ELSE HAVING THOUGHTS OF JUMPING SHIP SO TO SPEAK.
IF MINDSTREAM CAN ALSO BE UPDGRADED IN THE FUTRUE ALSO. I DONT SEE HOW TRIDENT CAN BE UPGRADED WITHOUT BUYING A NEW SYSTEM.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP TALK ME DOWN. 6-8 WEEK WAIT FOR MINDSTREAM IM ABOUT TO JUMP...

I have THREE Tridents. All of them work flawlessly - they are worth the wait. If you want one I suggest you do what I did. Endlessly badger every store within a hundred miles ;)

 

[wmo168]

I order mindstream and have a trident. I will compare it side by side then sell the trident if the parameters are same. Remember mindstream offer 60 days money back guarantee. Also pay with a good creditcard incase things go south right.

 

[Centerline]

I order mindstream and have a trident. I will compare it side by side then sell the trident if the parameters are same. Remember mindstream offer 60 days money back guarantee. Also pay with a good creditcard incase things go south right.

Not to mention the MindStream has a bunch of other cool test such as CO2 levels in the air. Compare that with PH and it opens some opportunities for optimizing PH levels with kalk, refugium lighting etc. Anyone know if you can you use the MindStream to control items that are IOT capable? Or if the data can be captured with something like a XML? Sure would be simple to make a nice little grafting app and a IOT connector (web service) to turn hardware on and off.

 

[bam123]

Typical reason I am excited about getting a mindstream…. Noticed my elegans was closed today. Happened to see my tetra disc showing some elevated ammonia in water (far from accurate). Found 3 dead snails (from the smell a few days) and did a 10 percent water change. Everything will be fine. It would have been great to see the ammonia elevating in real time before a spike to find the dead snails before a water change was needed. Just my two cents... PM me if you want the discount code from macma. It's expired, but still works.

 

[ShadowR55]

Can you not post the discount code here? I ordered one today $300 off was worth it for me because my alkatronic is awesome, but not having to deal with reagents and calibrating is worth it for me.

 

[Jeff Jarry reef]

I have a Trident and my sps
Has really taken off perematers has been spot on. No regrets what so ever
My tank has been stable since I hook up the Trident.
It's worth it to wait. IMO

 

[MnFish1]

I have THREE Tridents. All of them work flawlessly - they are worth the wait. If you want one I suggest you do what I did. Endlessly badger every store within a hundred miles ;)

Not disagreeing - but 'why?' what makes the Mg Ca Alk monitoring capability of the Trident better than Mindstream?

 

[Jeff Jarry reef]

Will the midstream control DOS idk just wondering.

 

[bam123]

Not disagreeing - but 'why?' what makes the Mg Ca Alk monitoring capability of the Trident better than Mindstream?

He didn't say better, just what works for him. If you already have an apex, the lure to stay within will make sense for many as they can control their pumps and everything else. I have no desire for automated dosing.

 

[MnFish1]

He didn't say better, just what works for him. If you already have an apex, the lure to stay within will make sense for many as they can control their pumps and everything else. I have know desire for automated dosing.

Well - actually - he said 'the trident is worth the wait' - (to me that implies its better to wait for the trident rather than order the mindstream) - thats what I was wondering about - not his tanks - but in general - why wait for the trident over the Mindstream? On the rest - I have an apex - but I have no desire to have it control anything - except when I 'click' the button on the App - thats why I'm fine with the Mindstream. I just wanted his opinion.