trident

[jkidd155]

so i calibrated my trident after having it run for a week
neptune solution dkh 8.25 cal 405 mag 1285
hanna alk 9.3 calcium 432 salifert mag 1500
is this normal or do i need to wait

 

[Geraud]

What are the numbers you are giving us, the solution, or your water?

 

[jkidd155]

first numbers are from the calibration solution from Neptune and the others are from my tank water using Hanna and salifert test kits

 

[Geraud]

Ok but do you mean the tank water calibration, or the calibration solution after calibration?

Trident does not rerun a test after calibration. So till the next scheduled test (midnight and noon for the combo) you will only see the calibration solution values.

You can however force a run of all three, using the cog then "start test > combined"

 

[jkidd155]

I used the calibration solution that comes with the trident ran the calibration sequence after the calibration was done I ran a force test and the numbers I got from my Hanna and salifert kits are way off from the trident

 

[jkidd155]

I’ve read online that some calibrate the trident using there tank water instead of the calico solution provided by Neptune they just put the parameters according to there test kit results

 

[Geraud]

What do you get with the Salifert and Hanna tests if you test the reference solution?

 

[jkidd155]

Never tested the calibration solution I threw it out once I calibrated the trident do I need to calibrate it again?

 

[Geraud]

Usually you can just throw it as it has a short shelf live once opened. However since you do not know how accurate your manual test kits are, a common thing to do is to test the calibration solution with them, to see if you notice a delta between the reference value and what you measure with them.

 

[jkidd155]

So should i get another calibration solution Neptune?

 

[Geraud]

If I were you, I would, then recalibrate the trident, measure the values with your manual tests.

And finally retest the aquarium water, with the trident and with the manual tests.

 

[jkidd155]

k thnks for the help

 

[Czynot]

i calibrate trident with tank water.

 

[Geraud]

i calibrate trident with tank water.

If you look at trends that is fine. If you want more precise numbers... it is another story.