PH IMPORTANCE - Choice of Equipment

Which PH Meter Manufacture do you recomend?

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TexasWild

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Now that I have got a grasp of ph and why its so important and cruital to a successful and killer harvest I want to go digital!

My question is to all the owners, what ph meter is the best? I have three I found for under a hundo. I am not trying to spend more than that including tax and shipping! I have found that water-proof, replacable probes and a accuacry of at least 0.1 preferably 0.05 is what I want. The bluelab's ph truncheon is very sweet but just too pricey!

So with that said what do ya'll use and which do ya'll suggest i get or stay away from?

The pict attached are of my 3 current choices! I am using chemical tests as of now and I am tired of guessing what color matches what number. I want digital and no more guessing!

Photo #1 - Hanna pHep5
Photo #2 - HM Digital Ph-200
Photo #3 - Milwaukee Ph56

Any more information on quality meters or wastes of money and ph advice is much appreicated and will get rep!
 

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Doalude

Doalude

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Look up Blue Labs Combo Meter, its a little pricey but well worth it, it does Ph and PPM/Ec
 
Picasso345

Picasso345

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I've never heard of any problems with any of those brands. I think if you can find the features you want then all is good.

For a hand held like that, my advice is that you absolutely want waterproof. Accuracy isn't that important to me, these are weeds. You get close and all is good, There is plenty of slop and inaccuracies when you add nutes and PH up or down. PH isn't exact, it changes as the chemicals react with one another. You couldn't adjust it to within 0.05 if your life depended on in. Getting close is what counts.

You might want to check where the PPMs top out on those meters. For aeroponics you can run higher than 2000 ppm where most meters cap out so I have this meter which goes up to 4000 ppm. I love it.

Model SM802: The Milwaukee Smart 3-in-1 pH/EC/TDC combination meter with separate probe provides this range: 0.00 to 14.00 pH, 0 - 4000 ppm, 0.00 - 6.00 mS/cm, accuracy of ±0.20 pH and ±2% full scale for EC and TDS.

EDIT: I see now, just PH meters - ignore my ppm advice, lol.

 
curious.george

curious.george

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I have the Hanna one, but I really wished I had a nicer one, it works though. I had a less expensive hanna meter and it broke right away. I also got this stuff http://www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?sku=PTI500 which is only $10. I wish I had only gotten this $10 stuff and saved up for a top of the line digital because I do not trust my meter 100%.
If you are short on cash the drops are ideal, they dont break, and they dont malfunction telling you to PH your plants to death.
 
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TexasWild

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Picasso345 said:
I've never heard of any problems with any of those brands. I think if you can find the features you want then all is good.

For a hand held like that, my advice is that you absolutely want waterproof. Accuracy isn't that important to me, these are weeds. You get close and all is good, There is plenty of slop and inaccuracies when you add nutes and PH up or down. PH isn't exact, it changes as the chemicals react with one another. You couldn't adjust it to within 0.05 if your life depended on in. Getting close is what counts.

You might want to check where the PPMs top out on those meters. For aeroponics you can run higher than 2000 ppm where most meters cap out so I have this meter which goes up to 4000 ppm. I love it.

Model SM802: The Milwaukee Smart 3-in-1 pH/EC/TDC combination meter with separate probe provides this range: 0.00 to 14.00 pH, 0 - 4000 ppm, 0.00 - 6.00 mS/cm, accuracy of ±0.20 pH and ±2% full scale for EC and TDS.

EDIT: I see now, just PH meters - ignore my ppm advice, lol.

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I was really concerned with ppm as I was sure a could start out with a lil and just add a bit more ever time with mesuring spoons but I might as well get a combo and save the trouble of having to do this again!

THANKS Picasso345
 
topfuel29

topfuel29

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I've got the Milwaukee 600
I've had for a little over 2 months.
it holds a calibration pretty good.
It's not water proof.
I paid under $20.00 for it. I figure I can all ways up-grade later
or buy another cheap meter in a year or so.
 

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TexasWild

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topfuel29 said:
I've got the Milwaukee 600
I've had for a little over 2 months.
it holds a calibration pretty good.
It's not water proof.
I paid under $20.00 for it. I figure I can all ways up-grade later
or buy another cheap meter in a year or so.
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Where did you get it at?
 
beeker187

beeker187

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ive always had good luck with the milwalkee,I ve hears the others are good as well i guess its preference
 
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