Trident Installation: Preface

This guide will illustrate how to physically install the Trident.

The guide below will walk through the different steps illustrated on the Get Started card included with your Neptune Systems Trident, but the recommended method is to use the Trident Initial Setup task found in Apex Fusion.  The guide can also be used to supplement the Trident Initial Setup Task and provide additional information for those looking for further details.

DO NOT CONNECT THE TRIDENT TO YOUR APEX

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While this may seem counterintuitive, do not connect your Trident to the Apex until instructed to do so.  Connecting the Trident before other necessary connections are made will cause the Trident to go into an error mode and will cause the installation of the system to take additional time.

Update Apex AOS

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On the Apex dashboard click the button with 3 gears, then click the WiFi button.  If there is not a large orange Update AOS button, then your Apex already has the latest AOS version installed.  If you see a large orange Update AOS button, click that button and then click the Update button

The minimum required AOS version for the Apex is 5.05_5A19.

Review Package Contents

Items included with the Neptune Systems Trident: (Select a link for more information, click it again to dismiss the pop-up)

  • Trident Marine Aquarium Water Analyzer
  • Two Month Reagent Kit
  • Trident Calibration Solution
  • 1LINK Cable
  • Sample Line Tubing and Holder
  • Waste Line Tubing

Connect Black Sample Line Tubing

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It is suggested to make the initial connections to the Trident in an open space.  The first connection that should be made is to connect the black sample line tubing to the black connector on the back of the Trident.

—DO NOT EXTEND OR SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE TUBING—

Altering the length of the sample tubing will cause significant issues with the proper measurement of the Alkalinity, Calcium, and Magnesium levels.

Connect Waste Line Tubing

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Connect the clear waste line tubing to the clear connector on the back of the Trident. Place the other end of the waste tubing in a suitable container.   The minimum recommenced capacity of the waste container is 2 liters.  Optionally, if you have a drain close by, you may place the far end of the waste tubing into that drain.

Like with the sample line tubing, do not cut or extend the waste tubing.

Connect 1LINK Cable to Trident

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Connect the 1LINK cable to the 4-pin jack on the back of the Trident.

Customers outside the US and Canada and those without an available 1LINK port, connect the Aquabus cable and power supply.

— DO NOT CONNECT THE CABLES TO THE APEX YET —

Install Reagent C

Turn the Trident around so the front is accessible and open the reagent drawer.

Find the reagent C bottle and give it a good shake.

Place the bottle in the drawer and connect the reagent C intake assembly (green) to the bottle.

Make sure the intake assembly tubing is pointed towards the back left corner of the reagent drawer — this prevents the tubing from kinking when the drawer closes.

Install Reagent B

Find the reagent B bottle and give it a good shake.

Place the bottle in the drawer and connect the reagent B intake assembly (blue) to the bottle.

Make sure the intake assembly tubing is pointed towards the right side of the reagent drawer — this prevents the tubing from kinking when the drawer closes.

Install Reagent A

Find the reagent A bottle and give it a good shake.

Place the bottle in the drawer and connect the reagent A intake assembly (red) to the bottle.

Make sure the intake assembly tubing is pointed towards the right side of the reagent drawer — this prevents the tubing from kinking when the drawer closes.

NOTE:  It is recommended that you keep a set of three caps for reagent bottles just in case you need to reseal the bottles.  Rinse with tap water, let dry, then store in a suitable spot, such as in the Trident box.

Close the drawer and keep the packaging

Close the Trident reagent drawer taking special care to guide the intake assembly line tubing appropriately.

Please be sure to keep the Trident packaging.  Later this packaging may need to be re-used for the Trident’s routine service interval (NEEDS LINK)

Position Trident

Place the Trident near the aquarium in a position which meets the following requirements:

  1. Level Surface
  2. Must remain upright
  3. Close to the aquarium or sump – no more than 3-4′ from the aquarium or sump.  The sample line tubing must not be extended or shortened under any circumstances

Install the Sample Line

Install the black sample line tubing in the long slot of the sample line holder.  The following requirements need to be met in regards of the sample line placement:

  1. The intake should ideally be 2-3″ from the bottom of the sump.  When the sample line tubing comes in contact with the bottom of your sump it is more likely to get clogged with micro and macro-fauna.
  2. The intake should be positioned in an area without microbubbles.  If the sample line is near or in an area with a high density of micro-bubbles, then those bubbles may be drawn into the Trident along with test sample water and will affect the precision and accuracy of the measurements.
  3. The intake should be positioned away from dosing additive lines.  If additive enters the test sample, then the precision and accuracy of the measurements will drastically be affected.
  4. Avoid placing the sample line above the Trident.  If the sample line becomes disconnected, then a gravity siphon can occur.

Connect 1LINK to Apex

Connect the 1LINK cable to an available 1LINK port on an EnergyBar832, EnergyBar632, or a 1LINK Module. Do not connect the Trident to the 1LINK port on a DŌS or another Trident.

For customers outside the United States and Canada or those without an available 1LINK port, connect the Aquabus cable and power supply. The power supply should not be plugged into an Energy Bar outlet. If the power supply is connected to an Energy Bar outlet, that outlet must be programmed to be always on.

Upon connection the Trident status LED panel will turn blue, indicating that it is initializing. The initialization will take 2-4 minutes to complete. Upon completion, the Trident status LED panel will turn orange.

Set Waste Size Container

  1. Click on the configuration button (the button with 3 gears)
  2. Select the Module icon
  3. Select the Trident
  4. Select Container or Drain
  5. If you selected Container, enter the capacity of your waste container in milliliters
  6. Update to the cloud

Prime Reagent and Sample Lines

Once the Trident has a solid orange status LED panel, then:

  1. Select the Prime dropdown
  2. Select the “Select All” option
  3. Update to the cloud

Trident Tile

The Trident Tile offers many different features.   Clicking on the gear:

  1. Can initiate an alkalinity or combined test (Alk, Ca, and Mg) immediately.
  2. Can turn your trident to “off” by switching it to “Manual.”
    PLEASE NOTE: THAT IF TURNING THE TRIDENT OFF FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS THE SHUTDOWN PROCESS MUST BE INITIATED!
  3. Offers further configuration options – such as choosing a testing schedule.

Clicking on the tile itself will:

  1. Show the Trident mini-graphs
  2. Illustrate the remaining volume in the reagent bottles
  3. Illustrate how full the waste container is
  4. Illustrate the number of tests remaining

Schedule Tests

After observing the Trident tile, schedule the testing interval desired for the Trident.

  1. Select the gear
  2. Select “Schedule”
  3. Choose the desired testing frequency
  4. Update to Apex Fusion

Please note the included reagent with the Trident purchase will last for approximately a two month period and allow for testing of alkalinity four times per day and calcium and magnesium twice per day.  Choosing a higher testing frequency will use reagent at a greater rate and therefore the reagents will need to be replenished more frequently.

To purchase additional reagent, please click here.

Add Trident Error Notification

Make sure to be notified if the Trident experiences an error that can be resolved in the Trident Troubleshooting Guide.

  1. Select the gear associated with the email alert outlet
  2. Type the following line to the email alert outlet
    “If Error Tri”
  3. Select the autofilled Trident name
  4. Complete the coding line:
    “If Error Trident_#_3 Then ON” (# will be unique for your installation; it is the Trident’s Aquabus address)
  5. Update to Apex Fusion

This completes the Trident Installation Guide.

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