pH meters?
- Thread starter BeCkyJaNe
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I ordered a Milwaukee pH600 pH meter back on December 6th off Ebay. The meter finally arrived yesterday, it was held up by USPS and not the seller. Today I calibrated per instructions using the supplied fluid.
I measured for PH in a gallon of water that's been sitting for about a week. pH measured 7.3.
I measured for PH in a gallon of water that's been sitting for about a week. pH measured 7.3.
MickFoster
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I've been using the drops for over 25 years.
Never wrong and needs no calibration.........and it's cheap.
Never wrong and needs no calibration.........and it's cheap.
Rurumo
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If that's the $49 Apera on Amazon, it's surprisingly decent! I do recommend double checking with a test kit once in a while, for important readings like if you make up a big batch of nutes, even good PH wands get off sometimes and you want to catch it before something bad happens. The good news is, we become so familiar with how much nutes/ph down we use, it's pretty obvious when the PH wand accuracy is majorly off.
Blazin Budz
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What do you consider inexpensive? In my experience, all the pens will break within a year. I've been using the Hanna HI9814 combo meter and love it. The quick cal solution lets you calibrate it in under a minute and it measures PH and EC/PPM all at once with one probe.
BeCkyJaNe
Member
Under $100 for now. I'm so new and inexperienced (just being transparent). I don't want to spend too much on one until I get a better feel for what I'm doing.
Just Be
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Forget the pH pen (and all that goes with it) and just use Advanced Nutrients.
BeCkyJaNe
Member
I've read a lot of mixed reviews on using nutes with Fox Farm Ocean Forest and autos. I'm growing two Bruce Banners. Guy on the left has hardly any yellow, guy on the right is yellowing. Some say this is normal at week 7 but seems early for me.
PhishPhood16
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Those flowers look like they are 3 weeks old, you have a long way to go, until they are ripe.
BeCkyJaNe
Member
I agree. Most I've read, they average 90 days.
BeCkyJaNe
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Beehive
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If check the colors on the bottle against a PH pen. Its wrong. I used the drops forever. Then bought a pen. One day I compared the two.
The drop color chart is so far off its not even funny. Now I keep the drops as a back up only. Knowing the right color if I have use the drops.
MickFoster
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I use this color chart for the GH drops.
I never have to use it anymore........as long as it's piss yellow, I'm good.
Beehive
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That's what I have. Piss yellow is higher PH then it says. Its really the orange.
MickFoster
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I should have been more specific........yellow/orange........not yellow/green.
