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Also known a refractometer (or reflectometer?) , a brix ...
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Brix Meter (refractometer)
Has anyone used a brix meter as part of their grow?
Also known a refractometer (or reflectometer?) , a brix meter measures the sugar content of plant tissue. It has a prism on one end and an eyepiece on the other. When a drop of sap or juice is viewed through the meter a reading is given that indicates dissolved solids in the plant's system. This can give a much better picture of plant health than guesswork based on how the foliage looks etc. as well as alerting the grower to deficiencies or toxicities in the soil/medium/water.
I think they can also be used to assess ripeness, as I originally heard of them in the context of wine-making (although perhaps sugar levels can't be used to gauge ripeness in Cannabis as it is in grape vines.)
The meter isn't terribly expensive, around $100 for a Milwaukee.
Has anyone had any experience with these?
A couple links:
Brix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Brix Meter explained - General Hydroponics - Indoor Hydroponic Gardening, Hobby Gardening, Hydroponics System and Hydroponics Experiments
http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...RF10_15_UM.pdf
[Instruction manual for an extech brix meter, shows the usage procedure and the kind of data collected.]
The Growing Edge Magazine - Gadgets and Gear for Hi-Tech Hydroponics
[this is a crazy article that will make you wish you could print money. The brix meters are mentioned towards the end.]
Marijuana Growing: Indoor Gardening : Recent Innovations in Growroom Technology
Cervantes article, mentions Brix meters.
Brix Refractometer - Hydroponics Forum - GardenWeb
[random forum discussion of brix meters]
Last edited by Maccabee; 03-28-2008 at 12:43 AM.
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Marijuana Toker
Marijuana Toker
yeah brix meters are useful when making sure u plants are healthy
a brix reading of 12 means plants are healthy i think it is ill look it up and get back to you on that one
a good investment but not very neccesary a ph meter and a ec/ppm meter deffinately more important but if you got the money get it =)
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