Neptune Trident OR Mindstream

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I have latest gen Trident for great trade! New in box, sealed.

Momma bounce....Cherry Blotchy Anthias.....Ventralis Anthias trio?
 

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I love my trident! Wait for it, get your name on your LFS rather than BRS. BRS has too long of a waitlist compared to a LFS. Took me around a month to get mine from my LFS. Its well worth the wait! Also get yourself a set of neptune DOS pumps and its so easy to have your trident dose for you!
I scored THREE Tridents by running around and badgering my LFS. Call em, bug em and calll em again.
 

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I scored THREE Tridents by running around and badgering my LFS. Call em, bug em and calll em again.
So - you are trying to sell them - or do you need 3 devices to monitor your aquarium :)? Not trying to be offensive - but - not sure what you're trying to say????????? I bought something that 'supposedly' in short supply - and I'm trying to get rich - what is it lol? Why else are you going to 3 places to get tridents,,,,,, Should we be checking Ebay? - what is your username?
 

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Trident or Mindstream?

IMHO, I wouldnt get niether. Nope both have had major issues and delays at launch. there are other reasons.
 

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So - you are trying to sell them - or do you need 3 devices to monitor your aquarium :)? Not trying to be offensive - but - not sure what you're trying to say????????? I bought something that 'supposedly' in short supply - and I'm trying to get rich - what is it lol? Why else are you going to 3 places to get tridents,,,,,, Should we be checking Ebay? - what is your username?
I am not offended at all by your comments. I have 5 aquariums, 3 displays and two QT tanks. I work 70-80 hours a week at my business and its very difficult to find time to properly maintain the tanks. Thus I was motivated to work pretty hard at finding Tridents for my display tanks. I had hoped to convey that I was able to score multiple Tridents by simply pestering the heck out of local fish stores that carried the Neptune products . I had thought this might work for others and shared the tactic. How I misled you into thinking that I might be an ebay vendor? I'm not sure but even so I apologize for that. With respect to "getting rich" on something that is in "short supply" - let me recomend rare earth futures or prehaps micro ETFs. Lastly, my username is Centerline.
 

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I am not offended at all by your comments. I have 5 aquariums, 3 displays and two QT tanks. I work 70-80 hours a week at my business and its very difficult to find time to properly maintain the tanks. Thus I was motivated to work pretty hard at finding Tridents for my display tanks. I had hoped to convey that I was able to score multiple Tridents by simply pestering the heck out of local fish stores that carried the Neptune products . I had thought this might work for others and shared the tactic. How I misled you into thinking that I might be an ebay vendor? I'm not sure but even so I apologize for that. With respect to "getting rich" on something that is in "short supply" - let me recomend rare earth futures or prehaps micro ETFs. Lastly, my username is Centerline.
Thanks - explains it - realize that there are many people here (at least a couple:)) buying up as many as they can - and then selling them. Congrats on getting 3 Tridents - lots of people are waiting for their first:)
 
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Hey guys. I decided to stick to Neptune Trident . Sending my money for mind stream to wait 8 to 10 weeks is crazy. plus sub..... No way.. but I have saved up to 1,000.00 dollars now. but only willing to spend $750 to $800 on trident if I get lucky... the problem now is I wont buy- fish -corals- salt- test kits- etc. because I'm scared I might miss a deal for the trident.. feels like my hobby is on hold ..crazy right … I tried to keep my mind off and wait until black Friday but pockets itching... any thoughts..
 

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Hey guys. I decided to stick to Neptune Trident . Sending my money for mind stream to wait 8 to 10 weeks is crazy. plus sub..... No way.. but I have saved up to 1,000.00 dollars now. but only willing to spend $750 to $800 on trident if I get lucky... the problem now is I wont buy- fish -corals- salt- test kits- etc. because I'm scared I might miss a deal for the trident.. feels like my hobby is on hold ..crazy right … I tried to keep my mind off and wait until black Friday but pockets itching... any thoughts..

I would stick with Mindstream - but I agree the delay is troublesome.
 

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i love my trident.. works great with my neptune.. I did order the mindstream also... once it arrives... i will post some thoughts on both... I must say.. i love the idea of being able to tweak my dos neptune on the alk with the trident readings.. another nice things.... when i need some readings on my QT ... I fill a glass of water and put the sample line of the neptune in there.. walk away and get a few readings over the day for th QT tank.. I also use it to take some readings on freshly mixed up salt..
 
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@chicago so true I love my new trident, had for two weeks. thinking about reefbot for no3/p04/ k... testing's yes im getting lazy.
 

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I love the idea of the Mindstream, however I worry about the longevity of the company.

Neptune has been around a long time and I expect it to be around a long time to come, I could be wrong.

Just my personnel feelings.
I am thinking the same exact thing. Neptune has grown into a very trusted reliable brand. Everything I have is based off my APEX.

Just last week my tank was saved by my APEX when my toddler got into a tank cabinet where a reactor is located and pulled off the hose. I was on a business trip over 1000 miles away and the water sensor notified me something was wrong and I was able to shut down the pump powering the reactor.

I also only buy equipment that can be integrated with my APEX, so until this happens I would not even entertain purchasing one.

It would be a big jump for me to move away from Neptune.
 

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I am thinking the same exact thing. Neptune has grown into a very trusted reliable brand. Everything I have is based off my APEX.

Just last week my tank was saved by my APEX when my toddler got into a tank cabinet where a reactor is located and pulled off the hose. I was on a business trip over 1000 miles away and the water sensor notified me something was wrong and I was able to shut down the pump powering the reactor.

I also only buy equipment that can be integrated with my APEX, so until this happens I would not even entertain purchasing one.

It would be a big jump for me to move away from Neptune.

Sounds like a lot of amazon reviews - love it.
 

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Just got off the phone with mindstream. I ordered sept 1, 2019. Will be a minimum of 4 more weeks (has already been 8) and he said likely much longer. Has no idea where I am at on the wait list other then to say will give a discount and an email with updates next week. Very disappointed. Will likely cancel order as I am not paying 800 dollars based on his word that he will give a refund after 12 weeks (paypal will not honor reimburssment after 12 weeks).
 
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Just got off the phone with mindstream. I ordered sept 1, 2019. Will be a minimum of 4 more weeks and he said likely much longer. Has no idea where I am at on the wait list other then to say will give a discount and an email with updates next week. Very disappointed. Will likely cancel order as I am not paying 800 dollars based on his word that he will give a refund after 12 weeks (paypal will not honor reimburssment after 12 weeks).

Paying upfront is the worst requirement ever.

Deposit I understand. Full payment is a scam.
 

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Once they get manufacturing up to capacity Mindstream appears to be the one to get IMHO. So far, from those that have, it seems a legit and precise product. Probably tough to scale that to quick assembly lines.

They gotta be trying to get more typical financial backing to scale up.
 

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Just got off the phone with mindstream. I ordered sept 1, 2019. Will be a minimum of 4 more weeks (has already been 8) and he said likely much longer. Has no idea where I am at on the wait list other then to say will give a discount and an email with updates next week. Very disappointed. Will likely cancel order as I am not paying 800 dollars based on his word that he will give a refund after 12 weeks (paypal will not honor reimburssment after 12 weeks).

Thanks for sharing the details of your call.

What does will give a discount mean? You already paid, does that mean you've received a partial refund or will when it ships?
 

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Good that you got the refund you were promised. Any updates on when you'll get yours? I believe you ordered day one?
Yep, they processed it right away when they gave the discount. It was a few months ago.

Last week they said this week or the coming weeks. So basically between next week and whenever.
 

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