A good PH meter at a reasonable price?

Colo MMJ

Colo MMJ

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I have one of those good Aussie ones but it has gone flaky. PPM and temp okay but PH is off. Tried cleaning and calibrating. I am using GH liquid calibration for now. Thanks for any suggestions.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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Colo MMJ said:
I have one of those good Aussie ones but it has gone flaky. PPM and temp okay but PH is off. Tried cleaning and calibrating. I am using GH liquid calibration for now. Thanks for any suggestions.
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I like my blue labs stuff I have the pens and a guardian all of which work great as long as general maintenance is done.
 
Uncle Reefer

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Cletus clem said:
I have to agree, blue lab all day. If i had to, id settle for an oakton. A little cheaper.
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lue lab is good when it is good but they stop working well half the time, and their customer service is not what it was 2 years ago. I used to swear by blue lab but now . I am looking around for another, not enough up side for the high price
 
Cletus clem

Cletus clem

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Uncle Reefer said:
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lue lab is good when it is good but they stop working well half the time, and their customer service is not what it was 2 years ago. I used to swear by blue lab but now . I am looking around for another, not enough up side for the high price
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My local hydro shop deals with problems for me. If i were to have an issue it would be as simple as a swap. Any decent retailer should.
 
Cletus clem

Cletus clem

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Uncle Reefer said:
they used to, not any more , depends on the product. Being Canadian we get fucked alot more then you yankies
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Damn. I can aee how international can fuck things up.
ChaosHunter said:
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This, I support my local HS and in turn get more samples then no what to do with.
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Love my local shop. I cheap out in certain areas, but buy whatever i can there. Consumables i buy exclusively from them. I couldve gotten my ph pen $50 cheaper online but opted for the local purchase because of the easy swap out. They do this with lights too. No waiting for shipping and bullshit wile your crop is left in the dark.
 
ChaosHunter

ChaosHunter

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I got my Hanna multi meter "$200" for $100 out the door. I get my soil and other odds and ends. Good bunch of guys, customer appreciation days are great too with food and vendors giving lots away. Support local where you can.
 
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Dr. Who

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You don't really get into the quality stuff till you hit Industrial grade levels....

For hobby growers. Multi meter "pens" have a poor reliability rate, and are over priced.

The best "pen" style pH meter I have ever used is the HM Digital model PH-80. I have the one I'm using now, set dry for over year of non-use. 1 hour soak in 7.0 calibration solution and an 2 solution calibration. Actually "saved" it. She shifts exactly .1 a month and stays at that .1 till I bother to calibrate. I see that as very acceptable!

Neither Blue Lab or Hanna probes will do that "recovery!"

FYI. When I ran the Yew farm for a major pharma corp. They would only allow the use of Hanna industrial grade metering equipment. We had some Oaktons when I took over but they recalled them, and went all Hanna. NO blue labs allowed, soil or desktop.

HM available here:
https://www.amazon.com/HM-Digital-PH-80-HydroTester-Resolution/dp/B0096N8OWI
 
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