- So you've got a Trident,
or you're thinking of picking one up,
and you want to know how the whole
reagent swapping thing works.
Solid question.
The good news is it is super simple, very easy,
and I'm gonna walk you through it right now.
Neptune Systems did a great job making
swapping reagents on the Trident a really easy process
by providing a task in Fusion
that walks you through it step by step,
not only with instructions but also visuals,
making it just about impossible to get wrong.
First things first, you will need a set of new reagents.
You can pick them up in either a two month supply
or a six month supply.
The six month packs are gonna save you quite a bit
and basically work out to buying four months
and you get two months for free,
which is fantastic.
They also include a bottle of Calibration Solution
in each set of reagents.
So you'll get three bottles if you get a six month set
or a single bottle if you're getting the two months set.
They also include a bottle of Calibration Solution
with each set of reagents,
which means in the six month pack,
you will get three bottles of Calibration Solution.
Now let's get onto swapping out the reagents.
Right on the Fusion dashboard,
you can click on the Trident panel
to cycle through various displays.
One of which will show you how much reagent you have left
so you can always make sure you've got new reagents on hand
and roughly when you'll need to swap them out.
You'll also notice that the Trident consumes
about twice as much Alkalinity Reagent, or Reagent A,
compared to the other two,
which is why you get two of those bottles
in every pack of reagents.
Depending on whether or not you need to replace
just the Alkalinity Reagent or all three,
there are two separate tasks in Fusion
to get either of those jobs done.
First click on the clipboard icon in Fusion.
Scroll down or type in Trident in the search bar
to find the list of Trident specific tasks.
Then click on either Trident Reagent A Replacement
or Trident Reagent Replacement depending on whether or not
you need to replace Alkalinity only or all three.
I'm gonna be replacing all three reagents in this video
to show you what that looks like.
But if you choose to replace only Reagent A,
it's basically identical
and just skips the other two bottles.
When you click on the task,
it's going to give you a quick breakdown
of what that task is going to do
and asks you to confirm if you'd like to perform that task
by clicking Next.
Then it'll ask you to select the Trident
you want to perform the task on.
Since most of us will only have one Trident,
you can tap on the Trident in the list
and it'll move on to the next step.
Then carefully slide out the reagent drawer and click Next.
You'll then be asked to unscrew the cap
from the first reagent bottle, set it aside,
remove the old reagent bottle and dispose of it.
It will also give you a big warning box,
letting you know that you can not reuse or add
any remaining reagent from the old bottles
to the new reagent bottles,
as it can foul the new reagent and negatively affect the
accuracy of the Trident.
The next two steps ask you to do the exact same
with Reagents B and C.
Once you've got all of the old reagents removed,
you'll then be prompted to start adding the new reagents,
starting with Reagent C.
First, give the bottle a good shake, remove the cap,
set it aside, place the open bottle of reagent on the tray,
locate the cap with Reagent C marked on the tubing,
and screw it onto the new reagent bottle.
You'll probably notice I have some inserts that I'm placing
inside of the reagent bottles as I'm doing this,
but I will touch on those shortly.
You're gonna repeat that same process for Reagent B
and then also for Reagent A.
Once all three reagents are in,
you're gonna be prompted to carefully slide
the reagent drawer closed,
making sure to guide the lines coming out of the bottles
so that they do not get pinched or crimped.
Go slow and steady,
and if you feel any resistance while you're
trying to slide the drawer in,
you can slide it back out,
make sure the lines aren't tangled or on the wrong side
and then slowly slide it back in again.
Next you'll be prompted to empty your waste container.
It is optional though,
and if you don't want to do it right now,
you can always do it later on and leave the box unchecked.
Last but not least,
you'll confirm that you completed the reagent swap
and Fusion will send an update to your Trident
so it can continue testing with its new batch of reagents.
And that's it. Really simple process.
There's really nothing to it, it's easy peasy.
Now, as promised, the inserts you saw me
adding to the bottles are from Neat Aquatics
and they're designed specifically
for the Trident reagent bottles.
They are color-coded and labeled A, B and C,
so you never mix them up.
And they essentially make sure that the metal straw
that sits inside each reagent bottle
always stands perfectly vertical
so that you don't ever run into issues
with the straw sitting on a harsh angle
so that it could sip air when the reagent gets low,
and that your Trident is always pulling reagent
from the bottom of the bottle.
It also adds some rigidity to the tubing
underneath the cap as well,
which keeps it stable and makes it a lot tougher
to accidentally yank off the tubing from the straw
or from the little 90 degree barb fitting.
It's just a simple and affordable add-on
to make your life a little bit easier
whenever you're doing these reagents swaps.
Like I mentioned earlier,
you also get Calibration Solution
with each pack of reagents,
and it is recommended that you calibrate your Trident
every time you swap those reagents.
But if you decide not to, don't sweat it.
You can also use it as a reference
for any manual test kits that you've got.
It's a great tool for practicing and validating
your own testing procedures to see how accurate you are
with your own test kits.
Now that you know how to swap out the reagents
on your Trident, you can go ahead and do that.
If you're in need of some reagents
to go ahead and do that swap,
you can pick some up by clicking right here.