hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
GH PH dropper kit 5$
Recommended PH Meter Advice
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The Serpent
Active Member
lol funny as! I can see myself doing such malarky.
FriendlyGuy
Well-Known Member
how does that work for you? and yeah i like the idea of the vials with WATER that changes color.. I have used the chlorine strip kits.. and i thought THAT was what is used for the ph test kit.. and i dont really like it much.
The Serpent
Active Member
I dislike those kits and have real issues using it personally. Also the strip only runs down to 6.0 which isn't too handy for me as I use an NFT system. I'm a bit silly at times though so they probably work fine lol
DocGreenThumb
Well-Known Member
GH PH Kit works fine for soil. Just buy a hanna meter on ebay for ph take care of it and store it correctly and it will work for a long time.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
soil or hydro they work fine and will save you money till you can get a blue labs, theres no reason
to buy a pen and then get a blue labs. the dropper kit will get you in the ball park range of where
you want to be, true you cant dial it in perfectly. but it will work just fine.
to buy a pen and then get a blue labs. the dropper kit will get you in the ball park range of where
you want to be, true you cant dial it in perfectly. but it will work just fine.
DocGreenThumb
Well-Known Member
Good to know as I'm switching to hydro for the next batch going in the bloom room and won't be getting my meters for another month
FriendlyGuy
Well-Known Member
Yeah i heard about hannahs but a lot of reviews showed that they get very inaccurate quickly.
hellraizer30
Rebel From The North
hanna are one of the worst meters on the market, but they do have a new line of meters out that I havent tryed
but if its like the older models they will suck.
but if its like the older models they will suck.
DocGreenThumb
Well-Known Member
Milwaukee PH 51, 52, 53 not sure if these have the temperature compensation or not.
FriendlyGuy
Well-Known Member
can anyone provide a link with a well priced one?
Metalizerman
Member
I have had an oakton for years and it works perfect. I had it in storage for a while then used it but was not sure if it was calibrated so I bought some calibration fluid and sure enough it was dead on calibrated even after all the use and storage. It all depends on what works for you.
FriendlyGuy
Well-Known Member
nice! thanks for that info metal! xD
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poppypizza
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what did you land on for a ph meter FriendlyGuy? Im also in search of one and am on a budget also, anyone have any used ones they wanna sell.. Do you have/plan to have a ppm meter? if you do what brand are you using?