- I'm Thomas.
And I'm about to answer the top five most frequently asked
questions about Neptune systems Trident, starting with,
how does the Neptune Systems Trident to work?
The Trident is an automated alkalinity,
calcium, and magnesium testing device that works
by drawing water from your reef tank,
places it inside of a small mixing vial
with a magnetic stirrer,
precisely mixes it with the reagent and reads the results
with a photometer and then disposes of the wastewater
in a container.
It performs this process for all three parameters
and sends those results to your Apex,
where it will be displayed on your fusion dashboard.
And we'll also log and graph those results.
So you can view the trends of your reefs consumption
of those major elements and track coral growth.
You can also use all of those test results from your Trident
to automate your dosing, using a Neptune systems dos,
which is pretty incredible,
and basically puts your testing and dosing for your corals
on autopilot.
Do you need a Neptune systems Apex
in order to use the Trident?
Yes, you will need the current generation of Apex.
Apex is the brains of the operation.
And through the fusion app gives you all of those tools that
you need to set up and use your Trident
and take full advantage of all the data
from the test results that your Trident collects.
Without the Apex the Trident looks really awesome,
but won't be able to perform any tests.
How accurate are the test results from the Trident?
Very accurate, and it's actually twofold.
One of the benefits of automatic testing is that you remove
human error from the equation,
meaning you have a much more precise result test after test,
since it's being performed at the exact same way every time.
On top of that,
the Trident has an accuracy of plus or minus 0.05 DKH
when testing alkalinity
and plus, or minus 15 PPM for both calcium and magnesium,
which is a very tight range when compared to the vast
majority of test kits and checkers
that we use in the reefing hobby.
Plus every batch of reagent comes with a bottle
of calibration solution,
so you can always make sure the Trident is on point
and providing the most accurate results possible.
How do you use the Neptune systems Trident?
The Trident is really easy to use,
thanks to all of those tasks functions in Apex fusion
that will walk you through everything
you'll need to do with the Trident
step-by-step with videos and everything.
So you really can't get it wrong.
When you first set up your Trident
and you have everything unboxed,
you'll go into the fusion app and under tasks
select the Trident initial setup,
and we'll be guided through every step from assembly
until the Trident is performing your first batch of tests.
They're also tasked to walk you through reagent swaps,
calibration, automated dosing, and more.
I've been using mine for about a year now,
and it's been super easy.
I personally love not having to test by hand anymore
and how much more in tune I am with my tank.
And more specifically with coral growth,
thanks to all of the extra testing
that's happening over the course of the day.
It very quickly became one of my favorite pieces of reefing
gear and probably one of my favorite upgrades
that I've ever put on my tank
in terms of just like quality of life for me,
because now I have so much less to do
and I get so much more out of it.
How long are the Trident reagents good for?
Trident reagents have a 12 month shelf life.
So it's best to probably buy no more
than six months at a time,
just to make sure you have plenty of time to use up
all of those reagents.
You can pick up reagents in both a two month pack
that includes two bottles of reagent A,
one bottle of reagent B, and one bottle of reagent C
plus a bottle of calibration solution
or for the most cost efficient option for maximum savings.
You can pick up a six month supply,
which includes three of the two month packs
all strapped together,
which is definitely the most popular option,
which honestly, isn't very surprising
since ditching all those test kits
and having those major three elements tested
automatically for you multiple times a day
is bound to match a lot of people's reefing mantra.
And if it matches yours too,
you can pick up a Trident for your Apex system
by clicking right here
and get one step closer to hands-free reefing
with super stable parameters and corals that just grow.