Thank you, appreciate it.

Very thoughtful comment that I appreciate. I thought a lot about this subject and have mentioned it in my video. (And I do pay for reagents for both of my Tridents). I think this hobby is costly and there's a monthly sum that one will be paying no matter what - it can be buying corals, maybe premium corals, buying fish, buying supplements, buying salt, equipment, test kits, etc. And it is a very individual preference (which I think you are saying as well) on how much money to spend and also how to allocate it. Some folks put a premium on high end corals, I have never bought a $300 torch coral or a $500 scoly but many do and that's what is important to them. I have no idea how much does it cost Neptune to produce these reagents but I'm sure they've arrived to that price to reflect the cost, R&D, marketing and profit, so whatever it is, it is. Now the only question is about the value to the user. I was sceptical at first with the original Trident, knowing that one would have to pay a monthly fee stings, but once I tried it for a few months - I don't think I'm ever going back. The value I get from it - stability, checks against user errors, etc is definitely worth it to me. Now that I'm actively feeding corals and running a coral farm where I want to always be in that sweet spot - it is definitely worth to me to know my nitrate and phosphate daily. And I will certainly be getting a second unit for my other aquarium as I think it will save me money in the long run with coral losses. (Fingers crossed). Anyways, that's just a few more thoughts on the subject.

@@TreasureCorals yes. To each is own and I feel people should respect those decisions vs bashing just because they won't for one reason or another. In all honesty, this type of automation has made me successful. And I'm all in but just different products that best suit me. Maybe if ABC Reagents makes them at a lower cost or anyone else. I'll define do it then. Cheers my friend.

Thank you! There's still a lot more work left, but it is a labour of love.

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Very good point. I agree that with Trident my preference would've been to do it at half the frequency. Alkalinity twice a day and calcium/mag once a day is more than enough for most folks and even business owners in my opinion. Having said that whenever I see Alkatronic testing alk every hour (or whatever it is) I always want one just because :) The most interesting thing to me here is how are all of these parameters and nutrients tied to our coral activity and health and light cycle, and I think that only now we are starting to understand it better and that's also because of those automated testers.

@@TreasureCorals I couldn't agree more, the advent of these autotesters has allowed us great insight into our tanks. I wouldn't try an acro heavy nano without such ease in testing, the alk swings too fast for my laziness in testing.

I will buy as I already had trident since I hate test kits and like trend charts

@@erickmcclendon6076 My thoughts exactly. I'm already spoiled by effortlessly knowing my phosphate and nitrate every morning. Tells me exactly how much to feed my fish and corals that day

Wise words. :) and you are so right about this low rate of retention

Correct. That’s the one.

What are the dimensions again on that waterbox 340.7 please 🙏👍👌

that's a very good question. I actually submitted an ICP on Sunday so should have it as early as tomorrow, will compare it then

Icp tests for single elements. Phosphate and nitrate are compounds.

@@J_ellis709 agreed, but I think ICP companies would test phosphate and nitrate for you, I will double check once I get my report back from Fauna

No argument here - hydros has some great features, good user interface and I'm really curious how it will perform with the new tester when it gets released

Not sure why you’d think I can’t talk about the price :) In my reviews on this channel I try to give my own perspective and thoughts on a particular product. I do not focus on publicly available things too much such as price, technical specs or instructions. I think anyone can check the price of a product and I don’t think I am in the position to tell anyone whether it is too expensive or not. Our hobby is quite strange where one coral can cost 15 dollars and another coral that would look similar to non-hobby people would cost a thousand dollars. And clearly there is a market for both.

@@TreasureCoralsbecause this hobby is filled with sponsored people. Hey this is an amazing piece of shit! Like this would ever come out of a spokespersons mouth. It is a huge disservice if the sponsor doesn’t state that on the video.

@@boomcar911 just to be clear, it is a huge disservice on my part that I did not talk about how much the unit costs? and disservice to whom?

@@TreasureCoralsI’m still amazed about how hostile some people get when they’re anonymous on KZfaq. Not every piece of equipment is needed or appreciated by those who either don’t seem to need it or want it. There’s no need to be this disrespectful to anyone or to any viewers who may be very interested in this type of automation. If it’s not for you please move along…🤦‍♂️

@@TreasureCorals sorry, my comment wasn’t focused on price. My problem is sponsored people who don’t specify sponsorship anywhere. If you are NOT sponsored , my comment wasn’t for you. And you are correct, if I don’t like the content, change the channel.

Impossibly large? Not sure one could make it a lot smaller. Reagent bottles themselves take up most space and there are only 3 ways one could arrange them. I think it is a philosophy of the company not to do any standalone units as you are part of the ecosystem with authentication, notifications and single point of control. As for pricing - I can't comment as to how much they need to be profitable but if one takes into accounts costs of R&D, patents, manufacturing, packaging, marketing and labour - I'm sure it all adds up and you still want to make profit on top, otherwise there's no point. Just my two cents.

Great video and the tank behind you amazing. Great to hear the accuracy is stop on, this was a concern. I will purchase mine later on but do wish the reagent prices were lower.

Probably I should not be in this game because that's exactly what happened to me, I bottomed out on those parameters and got Dinos. In addition to this I think nitrates and phosphates are one of the most important parameters to focus on and have been saying this for all the years of me keeping multiple reef tanks.

There's probably a balance there in terms of frequency, I actually do want to know my nitrates and phosphates daily so that I can tweak my coral feeding accordingly.

@@TreasureCorals I agree, there is a balance. Reagents have a life, they have to be used up before they become unreliable. It's the same with all test kits, but some people treat them as if they last forever. Waterlink does this with their Spintouch tester. I bought 50 tests that last a year, so that's 1 test a week with a 2 week vacation.

Thanks for the thumbs up. Technically it is actually more bottles and I'm sure the chemical reactions might be harder than the first three. I also think that a company has to cover R&D, staffing and other costs as well as making a healthy margin to be around for all of us who use their products. Definitely respect your opinion on how pricey it can get, unfortunately our hobby in general can get extremely expensive, don't get me started on the costs of torches or some other in vogue corals. Ouch.