Good ph meter/price?

MariJesus

MariJesus

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Ice Cubez said:
Good buy?
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Wow!! $130 for a pH meter? No way dude, you can get just your regular run of the mill paper strips, or if you really want it digital go to home depot and spend $10 on a digital pH meter. Most are 3-in-1's which tell you soil moisture levels, pH, and ppM.
 
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jael07

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the problem with the strips/drops are you cant really test ph of colored feed. One of my additives(hummeca) is like dark black.. ruins any color tester.. Just throwing that out there
 
aisach

aisach

Active Member
Ice Cubez said:
I need to get a ph meter and saw this what do u guys think? Good buy?

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-hand-tools-Waterproof-pH-temperature-meter-pen-0-05pH-W0QQAdIdZ558677404
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Looks like a good meter overall.
I agree that strips are useless, and a good meter is invaluable. Just keep in mind that a meter that costs $130 is still a very cheap meter, to be replaced as needed.
A lot of growers use the simple $20 pH pens and own several at the same time (backup).
Follow the link in my signature to read all about pH testing and meters.
 
SaucyAussie

SaucyAussie

Active Member
You get what you pay for. I bought a $20 meter and spent far more time calibrating it than using it. I'm pretty sure it was still inaccurate.
 
aisach

aisach

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SaucyAussie said:
You get what you pay for. I bought a $20 meter and spent far more time calibrating it than using it. I'm pretty sure it was still inaccurate.
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I hear you. It either goes one way or the other with these. Love em cuz they work great, or hate em cuz they are cheap and go out a lot.
Its trial and error for each grower.
 
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Ice Cubez

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So far all the equipment I bought for my grow is bought off other growers and I am very pleased with my purchases. I got a blue lab ppm/ec meter that I'm very happy with.
 
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