Trident gone bizark

[k2-]

Hey folks all of a sudden my trident says my alk jumped over to 11.8 from 8.6 however Hanna denies it and I don’t really see any reason for it either.

Anyone has seen this behavior before ? I am 100% sure it’s a trident problem - nothing has changed and my corals are doing what they do most of the days -

A customary 20% water change was done regardless also cos it’s Sunday

 

[Reefer Matt]

Could be a reagent issue. Is the bottle getting low?

 

[Lebowski_]

Could you test fresh saltwater and see if it matches with the manufacturers parameters and Hanna just to be sure?

 

[Lps_lover12]

When reagents get low then tend to throw random numbers at you

 

[k2-]

That could be the thing - it’s says it is at 14%

 

[k2-]

Yeap that’s the issue - reagent a was empty - just replaced it and let’s see where it lands -

My ca reactor is connected to the value so wouldn’t like alk to go down significantly

 

[k2-]

Yes , the issue was reagent as readings are back to 8.xx as of last night / this morning - thanks everyone