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    Well I've always used my trusty hanna pen meter but I loaned it to my friend and he was supposed to bring it back today. Anyways I found some liquid ph tester that I got in a sample YEARS back. Does it ever go bad? And how accurate is it with feed that has some coloring in it? I know you get the readings from color of the water. My feed has a off pink color and I want to know how accurate it is.
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    Chemical pH drops should never go bad if in a sealed container. To test, you just use it on liquids that you know the pH of. The pH's of most household liquids can be found online.
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    Thanks. Do you know how well they work on feed with nutes that have dye in them?
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    We assume you're asking how it works when putting drops that change color to show pH into a non-clear liquid. Use a small amount of test liquid and watch very closely in the light when the drops hit the liquid sample. A magnifying glass may help for some. The drops change color as soon as they touch the liquid and you can usually see the color before it completely mixes with the sample. Another way to help see the color is by diluting the sample 100% (a 50/50 mix) with pure pH 7 water and double the difference between 7 and the reading. For example, you dilute a sample 100% with pure water and get a pH reading of 6. You then figure the sample is pH 5 because an equal mix of pH 7 liquid and pH 5 liquid should yield roughly pH 6 liquid. Alternatively, you can try adding more drops to a sample for a stronger color. The sample can also be put on a white surface with some of the pH drops next to it and the two aren't totally mixed but slowly moved around together while you watch the colors.
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    Thanks for typing all that for me. Lol I think I'm just going to give it ph water till I get my meter back. My feed is off pink and I don't want to risk it.
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    i use liquid tester with no problems so far...........
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    Its still accurate with liquids that's not 100% clear? I found a gh liquid test
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    Quote Originally Posted by benny blanco View Post
    Its still accurate with liquids that's not 100% clear? I found a gh liquid test
    i use a fish test kit with hesi coco which is orange and my plants are bloody fantastic...............lol they are healthy so must be ok
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