hey guyz i was wondering why do i need a tds meter

Apostatize

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I like using them. I have a set of different sizes....

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I originally got them, because the paint kept rubbing off the syringes.
use those, plus lots of 15ml plastic tubes with caps and these below for -- not what I call stocks (for the week, month) -- but general stocks to pull from.

Question: Will an EC/TDS meter help you when, for example, you have 2 identical phenos next to each other and one sucks ass because it probably wasn't fed enough PPM/got thirsty but didn't show deficiency or serious sagging?

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lusidghost

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use those, plus lots of 15ml plastic tubes with caps and these below for -- not what I call stocks (for the week, month) -- but general stocks to pull from.

Question: Will an EC/TDS meter help you when, for example, you have 2 identical phenos next to each other and one sucks ass because it probably wasn't fed enough PPM/got thirsty but didn't show deficiency or serious sagging?

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If the runoff is higher than the nutrient solution then your plant is being overfed. If it's excessively lower then the plant is being underfed. It's probably the earliest warning of an issue. Is that what you mean?
 

Apostatize

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If the runoff is higher than the nutrient solution then your plant is being overfed. If it's excessively lower then the plant is being underfed. It's probably the earliest warning of an issue. Is that what you mean?
If higher/lower refers to ec levels, I think I get that. Anything for consistency. Thanks.
 

Star Dog

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You can have enough syringes the 1ml is especially useful for foliar or preparing small amounts of anything.
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And for measuring what's being used and how much run off.
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Yeh too much time on my hands but if you need to know lol
 

Samwell Seed Well

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so the question is why do i need a tds meter
To moniter trends.


A tds meter only measure cations... not all the elements will measure because some are not cations and will not be measured...

Tds meter is only measuring trends based on previous known data and measurements

A lot of growers think a tds meter is telling them a lot...it's not really. It's measuring data that trends over time, keepimg records chronically so when you make changes it will show the trend based on previous data, which you should be recording but not as a guide. Imho
 
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