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How many of you are happy with the Trident? Is it all you expected, or are you ready to go back to manual testing?
So how many of you are happy with Neptune Trident so far?
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Oh no, no more manual testing - although to be honest, wasn't doing much manual testing before I acquired trident. I've been very happy with it. You have to be prepared with replacement reagents - unit goes all wonky if you allow them to get right to the bottom of the bottles - but otherwise it's been exactly as advertised.
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Those that I know who used them in the beta testing and a few post launch are very happy.
However, I'd wager your poll sample will be low because a lot of us are still waiting. Product availability is limited and it does not appear to be getting any better for whatever reason. Many stores are using waiting lists if not all. Can have one today if you want to pay the price although I suspect warranty will be null and void.
However, I'd wager your poll sample will be low because a lot of us are still waiting. Product availability is limited and it does not appear to be getting any better for whatever reason. Many stores are using waiting lists if not all. Can have one today if you want to pay the price although I suspect warranty will be null and void.
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Better than I'd ever expected for me! So easy to set up. I havent had any problems with mine, whatsoever. And it has even saved me from at least one tank disaster and a few potential serious problems so its already paid for itself in my book. Im a little paranoid so my main concern would be longevity of the unit. Not that anything has stood out to me so far, but just that it has worked so well for such a new product im still waiting for the "catch."
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I think the poll may be skewed by those voting "unhappy" with the trident because they can't purchase one and problems with availability / have never used and not because they have had actual bad experience with it??? I assume u r wanting to know from people with actual experiences using them / own one? If so, maybe change the poll to include "I own a trident and and it suks" and "i own a trident and its great!"
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polls are tough either way as more often than not people's first inclination when they spend their own money is to defend their purchases. regardless, happy to me means everything works as advertised, it was priced fair and replacement reagents aren't difficult to obtain.
a good example would be Triton at launch, people really liked the concept and product but all that was irrelevant once they found they couldn't buy more when they needed it.
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More feedback is available on Neptune's forum.
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Ok. Sorry i think i misread the meaning of the poll then. And i am in no way just defending the product just because i spent $$$ on it. I actually usually am the other way around when spent a bunch of money and especially with new products! More likely yo be mad and complaining!
Haha. Just giving credit where i feel its actually and very seldom due.
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So for the few that voted no. Tell us why?
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Probably because we still haven't found the magical beast.... All things serious I don't know why someone would vote no but I'd wager some may have just because we are not happy with the availability. Maybe that is reflected, maybe not.
Will be interesting to see. I've read a couple threads elsewhere that they are not getting consistent results which they believe is tied to the unit. Air being drawn in (could be trident, could be how they have it placed to draw tank water from), kinked lines, etc.
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I don't have any personal experience, but the vast majority of the feedback I've read has been positive.
My biggest gripe about "inconsistency" is that when you have to have 4 tests per day of alkalinity, which one knows and expects to vary throughout the day, and then you plot it on their weekly-only graphs, with variable-range graphs, it makes a 0.1dkh swing look like an alkalinity hurricane works its way through your tank daily.
Being a numbers person and doing this kind of stuff professionally, it drives me nuts seeing these swinging datasets, even though I know that it's okay to be a swing of 0.1dkh, and the tank is fine, but it's one of those "hard to see the forest through the trees" moments. I REALLY wish you could expand the graphs to more than 1 week so you'd see longer flatter trends that would mean more for practical application.
That being said, aside from some low-reagent-related hiccups, I'm extremely happy with my Trident. I thought it would be a panacea for SPS, but I'm learning that that's not the case. But it's darn close.
Being a numbers person and doing this kind of stuff professionally, it drives me nuts seeing these swinging datasets, even though I know that it's okay to be a swing of 0.1dkh, and the tank is fine, but it's one of those "hard to see the forest through the trees" moments. I REALLY wish you could expand the graphs to more than 1 week so you'd see longer flatter trends that would mean more for practical application.
That being said, aside from some low-reagent-related hiccups, I'm extremely happy with my Trident. I thought it would be a panacea for SPS, but I'm learning that that's not the case. But it's darn close.
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Love mine. Only had it two days and I’ve probably checked fusion 100 times since then
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i have had a few problems but after i fixed what should have been done its working for the last 6 hours
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Finally got the call from BRS that my name is up on the list.... Of course, i still want the triedent.. Wait for it to deliver and like a kid on Christmas i get right into. Get it all set up and keep getting no water sample error..try priming and nothing and not to mention the sample water hose...
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Zaireguy
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Love mine..it helps me keep things in check with my job working 12 hr days 7 days a week i dont have alot of time anymore
So i can log on and see where everyrhing is and if i need to make small adjustments
So i can log on and see where everyrhing is and if i need to make small adjustments
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I love my Trident! I was lucky to get one on launch day and have had it installed and running flawlessly since May 10th. It has helped me to really understand the daily uptake pattern of my corals and allowed me to accurately dial in my 2-part dosing to really smooth out the daily swings. I've completely forgotten what it's like to test alk and calcium every day. I've posted a lot of detailed info about my Trident experience here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/trident-hands-on.596716/
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