Trident placement

[Djbrandriff150]

I’m getting my trident on Friday from @Bulk Reef Supply. Where is everyone who has been lucky enough to score one placing the inlet hose? And your basic placement of the unit.

 

[reefwreak]

I’m getting my trident on Friday from @Bulk Reef Supply. Where is everyone who has been lucky enough to score one placing the inlet hose? And your basic placement of the unit.

I put the inlet hose right after my filter socks, to the side of their outlet (Red Sea Reefer sump). I ended up using the clip to weigh down the black hose. The only placement I could use it in the area was horizontally, and that kept allowing the hose to float to the surface, so since I was at the end of the length of the inlet, sinking it was the best help that the clip could do.

2 weeks in, very happy. Ties within +/- 0.3 of Salifert testing. I wish we could only do once or twice a day testing, because now I think about these fluctuations, when before, I would test one time a day, and the levels would seem mostly consistent or it was a problem. Now I have to compare timepoint/timepoint cycle/cycle. Still very happy, super cool tool.

 

[rkpetersen]

Optimal place for the sample line is at approximately the same height as the Trident itself, in the sump upstream from any dosing tubes.

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Pic of your placements?? Please

 

[leepink23]

Pic of your placements?? Please

Where did you place yours? Any pics?

 

[Fiesty]

For now i just placed mine on a lil wooden stand in front of the sump. Was going to be tempory to test it out but actually may leave it this way. Easy to change reagents when time comes.

 

[csockwell]

I placed mine on top of my chiller. Seemed like the perfect spot.

 

[csockwell]

Double-post

 

[Djbrandriff150]

I got mine set next to my tank but I can’t get water sample!!!! what the heck

 

[JAMSOURY]

Does it have to be higher than the sump to prevent siphoning?

 

[leepink23]

Does it have to be higher than the sump to prevent siphoning?

I don’t have one but it is recommended above sump to prevent siphoning in case it becomes disconnected from the trident. But it won’t siphon with regular use.

 

[SuncrestReef]

Does it have to be higher than the sump to prevent siphoning?

I have mine on the floor of the equipment side cabinet in my Reefer XL 425. I’ve had no problems with siphoning. I believe it uses several valves and a single pump, so unless it’s drawing a water sample, the valve connecting the sample line is normally closed.

 

[kennytze]

 

[MnFish1]

Here is a poll I just posted - answer if you will: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/concerning-the-trident.635531/