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PEAKYPLANTERSstarted grow question 5y ago
hey brothers ... do you recommend a good electronic tester that can measure both ph and Ec? obviously easy to find and at a good price ... but that does its job well ...
thanks in advance ... i trust you ...
And always a great harvest for all of you
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AnKeGrowanswered grow question 5y ago
Hola, lo mejor para estas mediciones son las marcas BlueLab y Apera Instruments , son un poco costosos, pero es lo mejor, si quieres algo economico puedes optar por un 4en1 como Vivosun (economico , bueno y confiable)
MadeInGermanyanswered grow question 5y ago
Do as Shagrath says :-) Would also recommend Blue Lab 👍
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Shagrathanswered grow question 5y ago
BTW I had Bluelab pH meter and it was really good and fast and easy plus waterproof!! Can recommend and auto calibration and it even tells you when you need to re calibrate
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Shagrathanswered grow question 5y ago
Hi there!
I recommend on investing in good pH meter and couple cheap Ec meters in case otherone brokes.
Ec (Electric conductivity) is measured by two metal pins and it is really cheap and easy tester to produce and the cheap ones as AS GOOD AS the expensive ones and they have calibration option too. I have this one https://img.staticbg.com/images/upload/2014/08/SKU159586/1.jpg and even tho it does not say it there is calibration screw under that gray tape thing.
pH is measured by hydrogen ion activity in the water and accurate testers are more expensive to produce and the good ones has better calibration options etc.
Ec meter wont brake that easily and it holds calibration pretty good but pH meter MUST be stored in KCL or other storage solution and you must take good care of it so it will last long. I have already broken two pH meters with bad maintaining...
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