cheap PH PPM TEMP meter

Joker52

Joker52

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are these meters really necessary? Honestly, you don't need to know PH unless your adding weird shit.
 
firsttimegrowerr

firsttimegrowerr

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Im and noob and could be wrong but...im pretty sure ph is very important.
if not then id been wasting my time adjusting it.
 
ganjagoddess

ganjagoddess

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Joker52 said:
are these meters really necessary? Honestly, you don't need to know PH unless your adding weird shit.
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You are so very WRONG!!! PH is Extremely important.

EC/TDS/PPM isnt nessecary to use unless you want too.

PH is VITAL!!!


To the original Poster, yes that is a great constant monitering monitor it isnt a meter though and it runs contantly with floating PH and EC testers....

They sell BRAND NEW FOR $249.99.

Just wanna let you know I might bid against ya.. hahah
 
Joker52

Joker52

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if your adding water and only water then ph shouldn't be an issue. It isn't an issue for me.
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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Joker52 said:
are these meters really necessary? Honestly, you don't need to know PH unless your adding weird shit.
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Weird shit like nutes/fertilizer?

Just the FF nutes drop my pH from 7.1 (tap) down to about 4.8

But you are right. The plant will still grow. Like tomatoes. They grow, but with the best care they make bigger and more fruit.
To each their own.
 
Florida Girl

Florida Girl

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Joker52 said:
are these meters really necessary? Honestly, you don't need to know PH unless your adding weird shit.
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WRONG! PH is EXTREMELY important. If the PH is out of range then nutrients get locked out of the plant. My PH right out of the tap (with nothing added) is 7 - 7.5.... this is pretty much death to a hydro growing plant.

There is a difference between soil and hydro. Plants grown in soil tolerate a higher PH level then plants grown hydroponically.

PH meters are very important! Even if you get the PH adjusted.... you have to keep monitoring it as PH will drift over time.

I have a continuous read PH / PPM meter that also reads the res. temp. This meter has been invaluable to the improvement of my plants... I'd be lost without it.
 
sublimed

sublimed

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if your adding water and only water then ph shouldn't be an issue. It isn't an issue for me.
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you could have hard / soft water in your area you fool.

i think most people would invest in a cheap ph meter to allow them to use nutes and not get weak ass small crops like you.
 
KAOSOWNER

KAOSOWNER

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to me my ph meter is the most important tool i have to grow my ladies with. Anybody who says different does not own one.
 
pandabear

pandabear

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i dont know i never ph anymore, my water out the tap is 7.5

and once i mix the nutes in the water the ph automatically adjusts to the perfect level

all i use is my ppm meter no ph at all and I always harvest 1 gram per watt every cycle

im using the general hydropoincs flora nutes and they work wonders really
 
KAOSOWNER

KAOSOWNER

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do those nutes have ph buffers pandabear? if so what is the ph they adjust to? My tap water is different in summer than it is in winter, 7.1 in summer and 8.5 in winter.
 
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