Alk Creeping Up with Trident Running

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Anyone have any insight why my Alk is creeping up while using the Trident. I have it set for 7.5 (because I run the Triton method as well.) Trident has been up and running for couple weeks and in the last week my alk keeps creeping up. It's now at 8. I'm not worried about an alk of 8, but I wonder why it's steadily creeping up.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Does the Trident directly control your dosing value?

 

[RandyC]

Your acros are slowly dying.

 

[RandyC]

Your acros are slowly dying.

Okay... fine.... here’s a useful response. What’s your control range set at?

from:

Get Started | Trident Controlled Dosing

Trident Controlled DŌS: Preface This guide will walk through setup of Trident controlled dosing using the Neptune Systems DŌS. Controlled dosing allows you to set desired levels for alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium, and have automatic control of those parameters. The best way to configure...

www.neptunesystems.com

 

[RandyC]

@Bruce Spiegelman You figure it out yet? I'm kinda curious.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

It worked itself out actually after a couple of days.

 

[Flagg37]

It worked itself out actually after a couple of days.

Do you know what the cause was?

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

User error I suspect.

 

[rygh]

Have you tested Alk manually?
Any time I get some reading creeping up, I get suspicious of the equipment as well.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Have you tested Alk manually?
Any time I get some reading creeping up, I get suspicious of the equipment as well.

Yes. The Trident is pretty damn accurate!

 

[EBJ]

Apparently some people were having problems with it creeping up when the reagent level is low. If the needle isn't straight in the bottle it starts sucking up air.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Apparently some people were having problems with it creeping up when the reagent level is low. If the needle isn't straight in the bottle it starts sucking up air.

Yep. Mine corrected after changing the reagent.

 

[EBJ]

Yep. Mine corrected after changing the reagent.

Good, I just ordered some 3D printed "reagent guides" to keep the needle straight in the bottle.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Good, I just ordered some 3D printed "reagent guides" to keep the needle straight in the bottle.

Yeah. I checked mine and did see that one was slanted in the bottle. I had never thought that would create a "reading" issue. I knew it would show the bottle was empty when there was still reagent present.

 

[thanh510]

Good, I just ordered some 3D printed "reagent guides" to keep the needle straight in the bottle.

Genius. I might have to go make some of these now.

 

[ashburn2k]

Genius. I might have to go make some of these now.

Not worth it, I will just fill it up. And reset. I have printer too, just not worth the effort IMHO


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[thanh510]

Not worth it, I will just fill it up. And reset. I have printer too, just not worth the effort IMHO


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Not much effort to printing though. And I’ve had it my regents vear drastically with less than 10%. It will add up in the long run. The print itself is simple.

 

[ashburn2k]

That tells you how lazy i am, which is the reason why I got trident in the first place.


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[EBJ]

They're $15 on eBay if you're too lazy to make them.

 

[ashburn2k]

Fillem up is free


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