picking ppm and ph meters. What and where to buy?

So I've been using my neighbors ph meter and would like to pick up my own as well as a ppm meter but am unsure where to start. Any suggestions would be great, thanks.

If you use humic acid you dont need a ph metter. It stops lockouts. From ph 5- 7.5

But if u do buy one get the tri meter. Reads ph, temps, ppms

Should I be concerned with my reservoir temp?

I have used these with excellent results so far. 1 grow completed and another one in progress and they have been spot on. I check then once a month for calibration.

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Asmallvoice

i use a black hanna. does tds and ph.
any meter that doesnt have builtin temp compensation is useless, whether or not it displays the temp is a different thing.

bluelabs top of the line

i prefer the truncheon for ec/tds

I've used pH meters for years...my advice: get one good one and 1-2 cheapos....It helps to check them against each other, and calibrate as needed.... if you can't afford a top of the line bluelab or whatever, then get a decent Hanna or Milwakee and a couple of the $10 yellow ones...also get some storage solution and 4.0,7.0 & 10 calibration packets

Bluelab makes the best meters.

Your answers been posted multiple times. Bluelab. Personally I prefer the truncheon + pH pen over the trimeters

Great advise. I was coming on this thread to say the same thing. Get a couple yellow, cheap ones as back ups. Mine really don't drift around too much either. But I trust my Bluelabs.

JohnnySocko said:

I've used pH meters for years...my advice: get one good one and 1-2 cheapos....It helps to check them against each other, and calibrate as needed.... if you can't afford a top of the line bluelab or whatever, then get a decent Hanna or Milwakee and a couple of the $10 yellow ones...also get some storage solution and 4.0,7.0 & 10 calibration packets

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mwooten102 said:

Should I be concerned with my reservoir temp?

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I missed this: hell yeah...but IMHO I think people are chasing the wrong param; what you are really concerned with is O2 and the amount of dissolved O2 in water...there is a easily understood direct relation between water temp and O2 (many, many charts, et) ...you can get away with higher temps if you got good turbulence and air/water mixing (but only to a point) .and while I'm at it; make sure whatever means you use to keep the water aerated is reliable and checked OFTEN ...my personal poref is powerheads, but to each his own (IMHO airstones are playin with fire

I ordered my Hanna PH meter from Amazon.

Thanks johnny I've got 2 korillia power heads in my reservoir.

UPNSMOKE23 said:

If you use humic acid you dont need a ph metter. It stops lockouts. From ph 5- 7.5

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Could you give more info on this ,ie cost and how to use this .
regards

I'd also like to hear about this as the guy running my local hydro shop doesn't know shit.

That's all ways the way. I do have a good Hydro shop who are good at looking into new things.
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