Help with PH Tester

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

Hey, I have been using pH strips for my past couple times growing and I realized I needed a digital tester to get the best results, so I bought one, but I just opened it up and it said that I now need to buy storage solution for it. It only came with a little bit of pH 7.01 buffer solution... So my question is to all of you that have digital pH testers, how do you store them and do I need to buy this storage crap... :bigjoint:

racerboy71 · Nov 4, 2009

i;ve just bought my tester not too long ago, but of course i didn't read the directions on it, lol... mine just came with a lil plastic cap that goes over the end that goes in the water that i put on after i use it.. i am not sure about storage solution.
now you have me wondering about this, lol.. i'll be checking back to see what others have to say on it..
what brand of ph tester did you get anyway?

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

the Hanna instuments school pH tester off of ebay haha

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

yeah i know that the probes are not supposed to dry out but im not sure if I need the solution or not

Knally · Nov 4, 2009

Get the storage solution. Otherwise you'll get messed up readings at first, continually try to calibrate it and then have to replace the probe or meter. Get the solution.

Mr Bomb · Nov 4, 2009

Im just curious how much this digital meter cost. Can someone pm it to me?

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

I paid 32 with shipping

Illegal Smile · Nov 4, 2009

Get a bottle of 7.01 calibration solution. You can use it as storage solution as well.

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

It came with a little packet of 7.01 solution, how long will that last me? And how much of the probe should I cover? Should I just sit it in a glass of it or what... sorry for all the questions, everytime I take a hit off my vape I think up a new question to ask haha

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

any opinions

smokinskins · Nov 4, 2009

Double0verhead said:
any opinions

put the juice in the cap to soak the diode while not in use. big improvment in accuracy

Double0verhead · Nov 4, 2009

how often should i change the "juice"

smokinskins · Nov 4, 2009

Double0verhead said:
how often should i change the "juice"

you test every watering it sits in that stuff in between waterings. turn it on it reads the juice so you can tell its good then you go to work makin jam juice i do 6.3

Double0verhead · Nov 5, 2009

when i put it in the pH 7.01 buffer solution it reads 7.31, how can i fix this?!?! i just bought this thing

smokinskins · Nov 5, 2009

Double0verhead said:
when i put it in the pH 7.01 buffer solution it reads 7.31, how can i fix this?!?! i just bought this thing

if your thing goes down 2 decimal places its a damn good one. calibrate it till it says 7

Double0verhead · Nov 5, 2009

ahhhh i just noticed the calibration knobs on the back haha

kmo8762 · Nov 5, 2009

Double0verhead said:
ahhhh i just noticed the calibration knobs on the back haha

I bought the same meter from ebay, the directions say to not only set the ph at 7.01 but to set the buffer at 4.01. I did both and have had good results ever since. I've since learned that ph is measured on an exponential scale so it's crucial to get the measurments as close as possible.

Double0verhead · Nov 5, 2009

set the buffer? sheesh i dont understand what you mean by set the buffer?

smokinskins · Nov 5, 2009

Double0verhead said:
set the buffer? sheesh i dont understand what you mean by set the buffer?

pink stuff and green stuff

Double0verhead · Nov 5, 2009

they only sent one packet of shit, the 7.01...damnit

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