Neptune Apex Trident 1 Test per Day Setup | Must see if you own a Trident

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2 жыл бұрын

I found this great post on Humble.fish and had to share it. This video will show you how to get to your Trident output configuration (hidden by default) so that you can set customizable testing intervals. Make sure to follow all the way through so that you can identify your address bus number and be able to get to the output configuration pages to modify your schedule. I'm personally testing it out to see if it works the way I want it to. If not, I'm going to revert back.
If you have any questions, leave it down in the comment section below.
Link to the post that gave out this idea:
humble.fish/community/index.p...
Link to R2R with the OSC explanation:
www.reef2reef.com/threads/nep...
Here's my current code that I'm running (testing). It may change over time as I do more testing.
Trident
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Set OFF
If Time 06:00 to 06:01 Then ON
Alk
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Set OFF
If Time 08:00 to 08:01 Then ON
If Time 22:00 to 22:01 Then ON
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@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

I made some changes to the code. Check out the description for the current code I'm running.

@wilmersoemo 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Could i Check if after i did the code, do i change it to manual testing?, or will it just override even on automatic testing?

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

@@wilmersoemo Just make the change and that is it. I didn't set anything else. Setting this setting will auto kick off the measurements at the time you set it to.

@brianaltmann613 2 жыл бұрын

i was very curious if this can be changed before I bought one and now thanks to you, im 100% going to get one.

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

You should. The Trident works really well.

@gibbnal 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video!

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@ProducerReef 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found your channel💯💯💯💯

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!!

@Fish_Ventura 2 ай бұрын

Dude, thx!

@mayhemx0119 2 жыл бұрын

I hope they give you somthing for posting this cuz you just sold me on an apex system vs the ghl Thank you

@Val_Halla777 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciated 👍 I’ve always felt that Neptune’s min. amount of daily tests was mainly “profit motivated” and this has always put me off…so I’ve been looking to purchasing a different brand. Learning this certainly may change things. It seems the only risk is in extending reagents is the accuracy drift..but calibrations should solve this right? (Btw I notice even my Hanna Alk reagent drifts as well as I get close to running out…with more air in container) 🙏Thanks for sharing this man! Cheers 🍻

@markkaleok 8 ай бұрын

If you want to test all three parameters once or twice a week, this is how it is accomplished: Set OFF If Time 09:59 to 10:00 Then ON If DoW S-TWT-S Then OFF The above programming only performs a combined test on Mondays and Fridays at 10am. This works because APEX programming executes an outlet's code once per second - the last line of code being the most important. In this case, the last line of code carries the TRUE or FALSE state of the entire outlet. Even if it is 9:59am, the code will evaluate to FALSE if the day of the week is Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday.

@SlowReefer 2 жыл бұрын

I added virtual outlet command when its on trident testing turns off. Mainly for maintenance/water changes

@JobilleTuts Жыл бұрын

Can you program it once a week?

@JonesIsHere 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if you could just change the "wait" time between tests....double the numbers for half the testing a day??

@ModernReefer 3 ай бұрын

I've never tried that. I've actually changed back to the normal default schedule so I can get more readings.

@tashfiqmannan 2 жыл бұрын

How can I code it to do one combined test weekly and that’s it?

@austinjt4264 2 жыл бұрын

Based on Code you provided. You rum Alk 3 times a day. And Ca & Mg once a day?

@tashfiqmannan 2 жыл бұрын

Did the DOW code work?

@inventoryking Жыл бұрын

Does the trident still let you know if the reagent bottles are empty with this customization? Was thinking if the trident keeps testing from an empty bottle.

@ModernReefer Жыл бұрын

It should but I have not tested that as I'm upping my testing regiment to run more frequently.

@billydanzz Жыл бұрын

It should since they give you 'approved' testing option intervals to choose from. So it should keep track of amounts.

@queencityreefs Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to only test Alk? I seem always be left with some Alk while everything else gets down to 0.

@ModernReefer Жыл бұрын

I have not tried it myself but you can probably reset the mag and ca reagent to full (even though it's empty) and then set the schedule to only run alk.

@derekkchung Жыл бұрын

I too am tired of spending $ buying reagents but I need to weigh the pros and cons. 1. Will changing the schedule affect the bottle usage countdown? 2. I am looking at the graph. With 4 times a day testing, I see the ALK does go up and down during the day. If we change to one, say morning, which is always high, are we fooling ourselves. 3. Trident uses the measurements to adjust the dosing to try to keep them inline. When we minimize the number of testing, would that minimize the adjustment?

@ModernReefer Жыл бұрын

I'm not expert but here's my response 1. It should not but I have not used it long enough to know. I actually keep it the default settings because you can get them for a reasonable price if getting the alternative 6 pack unit from here: reeflabs.net/ABC_Reagents_6-Month_Supply 2. I don't think so since it should stay consistent at that time. If it fluctuates, then that would mean that there's a change in the consumption 3. I do not know since I don't use to control dosing. I'm currently using a Ca Reactor setup.

@derekkchung Жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer Compatible reagents!!! Yay!

@OsoreShirazu 2 жыл бұрын

Just a PSA for everyone. I ran mine like this for a year. MWF alk only, TThSat all three tests, and Sunday one alk and one all three to keep the fluids balanced. My trident is still perfectly fine. I’m happy I did it. But just be aware, I don’t think they are joking when they say their fluids should be used in 2 months only. Doing it like this video prescribes will make your fluids last 6 months roughly. But after 2 months your numbers will start to drift. At the end of each 6 month interval my alk was almost 1 full dkh off. Still useful. Still shows trends. Just had to do a manual test once a month and kinda calibrate in my mind what it really was. Great video.

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. It's good to for every to know the long of doing it this way.

@mayhemx0119 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guess running it less will increase shelf life and changing the code should not hurt anything your just setting a trigger for an event your not changing the event itself

@austinjt4264 2 жыл бұрын

How sure are we, that OSC timer kicks start at Midnight at 00:00? I mean, does it says somewhere? Or are we just assuming?

@billydanzz Жыл бұрын

You clearly haven't read the manual.......

@MrSpizzle81 11 ай бұрын

Does your code in the description still work ? I put …If Time 06:00 to 06:01 Then ON… for the 3 tests to be carried out & …If Time 18:00 to 18:01 Then ON… for my ALK. It worked the day i put these in on my trident the following day though it didn’t test. Have you had the same problem ??

@ModernReefer 11 ай бұрын

It did work previously but I have not tested it recently as I've opted to have it test more frequently.

@medentips3905 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, If I want to do 2 test of alk per day and 1 of mg and ca daily? what would be the code for ca and mg?

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

I have it in the description of the video. Look there under Alk. You can add one of those lines or change the time to whatever best suits you.

@Angels_reefing Жыл бұрын

Is this no longer works? I tried to set 2 testing a 1 for trident and 1 for alk but trident still runs 4 days a day. Do I have to put trident to manual before coding or automatic?

@ModernReefer 7 ай бұрын

I can still get to the page to configure it so it should still work.

@redsea300 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if you do this. Will the lines in the Trident day out

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

It's very possible that the lines could dry out and they is why Neptune's default is set to at least twice a day (Mag/Ca).

@user-go6pk4hi9e Жыл бұрын

Hello. I saw the contents well. Thank you, so I couldn't understand 100%. _3 is set to If Time 14:00 to 14:01 Then ON If DoW S-T-T-S Then ON If DoW -M-W-F- Then OFF _4 is set to If Time 08:00 to 08:01 Then ON If Time 11:02 to 11:03 Then ON If Time 20:00 to 20:01 Then ON. But it doesn't work. Can I get some advice?

@ModernReefer Жыл бұрын

I have not had the chance to test it with DoW settings. to confirm. Just to be sure it's working for your system, were you able to set it based on a daily schedule to see if it works?

@user-go6pk4hi9e Жыл бұрын

it works thank you🎉

@hamzamohammedhamid6229 2 жыл бұрын

X_3 is for all 3 test and X_4 is just for alk. So if I set X_3 to run daily once then I need to leave theX_4 blank?

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

yes. You can leave it blank.

@hamzamohammedhamid6229 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer Excellent. I am trying now hope it works.

@hamzamohammedhamid6229 2 жыл бұрын

It worked, thanks

@MrToudword 11 ай бұрын

Any follow up? Is it working longer term?

@ModernReefer 11 ай бұрын

It works but I needed more test so I set it back to the default.

@hvalentino9573 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I wonder why the humble fish link is not there anymore, is this thing will break now if we doing it like this?

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

Do it at your own risk. Anything is possible. I resorted the default standard testing because I like seeing the swing of the parameters.

@hvalentino9573 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer ahh okay! I’ll prob just do manual test from the trident menu, thanks!

@b3astmod341 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m watching your vid and how is the current code in the description?

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

Seems to be working fine so far.

@b3astmod341 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer if I want to run the alk twice a day then I delete one of the Alk’s code right?

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

@@b3astmod341 You have to modify it. See my description. It's listed there.

@PatrickJewellTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

Question - why Trident? I saw that you were using an Alkatronic a year ago. I watched that video way back when. So why Trident now?

@PatrickJewellTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth I’ve been on the fence between the two. I really like aspects of both of them. If I had my way I’d have both. Lol

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

I sold the alkatronic to a friend because he needed it. I then decided to go the trident route because it tested 3 parameters.

@PatrickJewellTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer you know I’m so close to pulling the trigger on a trident and I see so many bad reviews on BRS. It makes me hesitant. I just not sure how people can goober it up but seems like people have found away. I’m just hoping I wouldn’t have the same bad experience. I see so many used ones on eBay which I likely would never buy because of used equipment is not a good deal always, especially when it comes to instruments that make measurements.

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickJewellTheGreat It works but probably on as accurate and consistent as I like. It gives me a ball park of where my parameters are at. Just FYI, I've had to turn mine in for warranty work within the year. I am debating on the mastertronic / alkatronic setup again but it's pretty expensive.

@PatrickJewellTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer agreed they are all pretty expensive. I wish there was an alkalinity only version. At the very least Neptune’s support is pretty good. I had to warranty repair my head unit when my temperature board went out. Then there’s the aspect of not having your Alk monitored because of centralized control verses distributed control. The cost of ownership is something to consider too.

@NengVang2007 9 ай бұрын

how the code works now? still using the same code or u got new code? and how does the code ran for you?

@ModernReefer 9 ай бұрын

I stopped using it awhile ago since I started running more all test.

@NengVang2007 9 ай бұрын

@ModernReefer just got my trident like a week ago love it and tips and tricks about it?

@ModernReefer 9 ай бұрын

@@NengVang2007 I don't have any tips and tricks but I have been using it for awhile now and mine has been solid. You'll enjoy yours!

@NengVang2007 9 ай бұрын

@@ModernReefer thank you

@miketoy518 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow the above code test Alk 3x daily. Im going to remove one extra time for the Alk so it test Alk 2x daily. I think the command to test CA and MG also test Alk as well.

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

That is correct. One of the command is to test alk. The other command is to test all 3 parameters.

@austinjt4264 2 жыл бұрын

I'm confused about your DOW Program. I am new to this. If want Test to run only on Sunday. Then DOW should be "If DOW -MTWTFS Then OFF" Correct? This code, should make outlet Run only on Sunday. Why do you need to toggle two program ON & OFF??? If DOW --------S Then ON If DOW SMTWTF- Then OFF

@ModernReefer 2 жыл бұрын

Here's more info that might help you: www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/Apex-Programming-Quick-Reference.pdf

@austinjt4264 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModernReefer Thank you.