Tristian's Reef: Trident Breakdown/Fixing Trident Issues/Test Vial Cleaning
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Tristian's Reef: Trident Breakdown/Fixing Trident Issues/Test Vial Cleaning
In this video I frustratingly break down my Trident and clean the test vial, replace the tubing, and reassemble it.
I made this video to illustrate how easy it is to disassemble the Neptune Trident without tools. I also go over some maintenance that Trident Owners might want to complete in order to keep their Trident working optimally.
It helped me determine not to buy a bunch of over priced plastic. Thank you Tristian, another informative video.
Thanks Scottie! - Price aside the Trident is still a great piece of equipment. No equipment is without their flaws though!
Cars are made of plastic also? Are they overpriced?
@@ReefAndReptileAutomation, first of all, I love my Trident. I couldn't imagine not having one. But, yes, cars are overpriced. This is most evident when comparing used vs. new car prices. Clearly, the markup is ridiculous.
I really liked your video the instructions were very clear and easy to understand. One thing I would like to see with the trident. I think you should have the option to keep it running even if the reagents are out. The whole point would be to avoid clogs.
Thank you for this. I bought a trident used which had been sitting for quite some time. There was a buildup of salt crystals in the sample intake line inside the machine. With the help of your video I was able to open the machine and clear out the lines. Good as new now.
Awesome video and smooth dialogue throughout. I’ve had my trident for a year and within the past two months, two different issues popped up. First, the cal reading was messing up, due to build-up in the sample line. Second, the alk started reading 15 but Hannah test showed 10, which is what I keep my reef at. Cleaned out the sample line to fix issue one and then used this video to clean my sample vial. This way way quicker than Neptune support and definitely cheaper than sending it in for annual suggested maintenance. Thanks again!!!!!
Great video, thanks. Mine has been consistent for past 2 years vs Hanna. I have yet to clean the vial, will do it ASAP. I would be pressed to run another reef without a Trident.
Thank you for such a detailed video. I haven’t had any issues with my trident yet but if I ever do this video will be on repeat 😁👏🏾☺️
Nice information video on the trident.
Thanks Fletcher!
Great video brother!
So I was playing the video a 3rd time in the background and you mentioned the pill... I forgot to put it back. As soon as I put it back ypu mentioned you forgot it also lol. You get a like and follow
Making reefing easy again 👍🏿
damn I glad I saw this before I bought the Trident, what a total PIA that you have to do this to maintain it, and so much room to mess it up.
Thanks for this video
This has absolutely not meant to be rude in anyway. I would not post this "in order to keep trident working optimally". I have have mine since day 1 and have had to clean the cuvette AFTER support informed me to do so. It should not be done unless you are told to. Also they have mentioned not to use any liquid in the cuvette. Not sure if that does anything to it. Keep up the good work man and appreciate all your videos! I know how hard it is to do them. I just did my cuvette cleaning video.
Hey Reef Automation - I agree that in order to keep your trident working optimally many people might not have to do what I did. I absolutely respect your point of view and the wishes of the manufacturer. However, like many other things manufacturers will advise end-users not to use certain products because they cannot account for what everyone and anyone might decide to use. We use alcohol to clean sensitive 1200 dollar CPUs and Contacts of oxidation. I choose to use rubbing alcohol to clean my cuvette followed by a through rinse in RODI followed by cleaning the cuvette with a lint free cloth and reinstalling it. How dirty anyone's cuvette might get is probably entirely random, however, my questionable common sense dictated that if the area in front of the LED's were as dirty as my cuvette was then how could I trust the readings. I rely on my trident to test and give decently accurate results for an investment in coral that can purchase a thousand tridents. I choose rubbing alcohol to clean my cuvette as in the medical industry they use it to disinfect crap used on human beings. I figured that if it was good enough to use there it was safe enough to use to clean my trident cuvette. Flushing it with RODI was an added step to ensure what didn't evaporate was washed away cleanly. Ultimately no piece of equipment is infallible. There is a life span to many things in our hobby. Vortech's will rust, Magnets will crack, and I still stand by that using saltwater to flush the lines is probably not the best thing. I personally saw my own tests drift over the months. The calibration solution usually brought it back into spec but I feel like its a bandaid to calibrate to the "new level of crud build up." - If I had to choose another option over the Trident TODAY then I would probably go with something else. But if Neptune released a Trident Version 2 that addressed my issues with Trident V1 I would undoubtedly buy that one instead. Thanks for the comment and your feedback as I highly respect what you do for the community on your channel :)
@@TRSCAquatics Thank you so much for the reply. Again it was in NO WAY a put down. I just, after speaking to Neptune, felt my video might go against their warranty policy so I did not want your viewers to have a problem. I am glad you are watching and I will continue to support you as well. Hope you have a wonderful day.
No worries I didn’t take it that way at all. I’m actually happy that you did a video and hope to see it when it’s released as well. As for warranty, that’s a tough one. I’m curious how their service program will work, but if it’s like switching my trident for another one then I’m less likely to do it. I want MY trident back and not someone else’s. Similarly as a hardware geek I enjoyed the challenge and learned a LOT about that makes this thing tick, as well as possible issues to look out for. My unit was under warranty and Neptune sent me the part to repair it and at no time was it a case of if I couldn’t do it I would void my warranty. I was told if it was too much I could put the unit together the best I could and return it for them to do the repair. I had excellent customer service and felt safe in my repair attempt :)
Really helpful video - i had the no water sample error - all working now - thanks dude
Dude, love your videos!!! So great.
YES SIR !! Video absolutely helped me. Outstanding presentation.... No grown-ups necessary to decipher the way forward. Too funny !! 😵💫 Thank You very much. 💕🏖️
Maaaannnnn im so thankful for you making this video highly appreciated it well done and said 👏 ima do this myself
Thanks Claudius! Hopefully more people can see it and troubleshoot their own Tridents and issues that they may have with a bit more confidence :)
@@TRSCAquatics your welcome 😅 yea id hope so mine have the same exact symptoms
Beside being funny as crap it is great info.. i am currently having issues and did all the test and step they told me to. I even have a phone call date with a tech coming up. But I noticed that build-up and wanted to try a citric acid to break down the gunk.. but great Info!!! and thanks
Hi bud great vid just found your channel and love the vids. just got a trident my self and it’s got a prob but thanks to this vid I fixed it. one of the solenoid had seized managed to get it out of the unit and freed up. Would not of even had s clue if I had not found your vid so thanks loads buddy 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Man sometimes I'm glad I'm one of those savages that manually test and dose. I can't clog up either, I do cross fit.
This is great! lol- Yea savage testing is still the most reliable I think! :)
@@TRSCAquatics haha it keeps you involved in your tanks and why consider it a hobby if you try to minimize the stuff you do daily? IMO. :)
Maybe if I only had one tank lol. But I got too many tanks to be testing each one daily lol.
@@TRSCAquatics So you have an Apex and a Trident for each of the many tanks you have?
Nice video 👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks Jeff!
Hilarious 🤣 love this! 💜💜💜
Great information 😊
Great video Tristan, and happy new year. I'm getting alk and mag readings but no calcium flushed the black tube with RO water reassembled but still no readings any ideas!
Mines is bugging out as well. Imma check.
They should make a purge line task with RODI water and the chamber u cleaned with the QTip
Hey Producer! Yes it might be a good idea to check some of the things I mentioned above to really ensure that its operating at its best. The one thing that stumped me was why the feedline didn't have a FILTER of some sort incorporated to avoid sucking up any crazy stuff.
@@TRSCAquatics Yes your right. A filter would make sense...Maybe they can just add that part. I have a KHG and when my Trident went awol it was rock solid. So I was lucky.
Love the video! I’m so curious on how we can flush the lines with rodi after we used the reagents up. I feel like that would he a game changer to clean all the gunk out.
Awesome video! keep it up
It's so frustrating! Neptune has created an ecosystem that is difficult to use, too noisy, and almost impossible to preventive maintenance. For such an expensive tool, mine has rarely ever worked without some tweaks.
You mentioned flushing the lines? Which ones are you talking about - the two at the exterior of the unit? Can you use a small syringe with RODI water to flush them or am I going to damage the pump? Perhaps you can do a video about it.
Thanks a lot for the video
I flush the black feed line with rodi from Time to time.
Very helpful, I have had mine for a week a want to know how to do
Maintenance, I hear a scratching noise and also a clicking noise when my trident tests I think that little pill is scratching the chamber is that normal? I thought it only made r2d2 noises lol
Tristian how is it working for you now? Is it worth the investment? I hear it drifts A LOT.
Mine has been pretty consistent. I do test often and maintain it regularly but I typically backup my tests with Hannah. I also went to extreme ways to ensure my lines don’t get clogged and I’m downstream from dosing lines.
@@TRSCAquatics That was smart! I think the maintenance should be done at least every 2-3 months to get the most accurate readings. 🙂
@@TRSCAquatics Great detailed video buy the way!
Are those 3D printed tube guides on your reagent caps?
Yessir those are 3D guides :)
@@TRSCAquatics, I just ordered some.. did they help at all?
@@joshbroadbent2341 I found that they enabled me to use up more of my reagent compared to without them. I also found that even after my Trident said I was out of reagent that I could continue testing for a few more days until I got wonky results. The general idea is that it allowed me to have a lot less WASTED reagent which was happening a LOT. I would continue to test until my reagent ran out at which point I would install new reagent do a manual test, calibrate it a day or so later and be back in action for another 2 months :) - Unfortunately I'm not made of money so flushing all that viable reagent down the drain fist punched the penny pincher in me each time :)
How do you force the trident to keep testing after it thinks it’s empty?
Not looking forward to doing this. Mine's been sitting for nearly a year
Now it’s 2 because my is doing same thing
Biggest piece of crap i ever bought!