are ph meters worth buying?

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aceboogie!

Member

• Jul 19, 2012

• #1

I am currently using the GH PH drops debating if I should buy a ph meter. I've used them in the past but there's always been some kind of problem with those things. What do u guys think? Are they really worth it?

 

Lady

Active Member

• Jul 19, 2012

• #2

Hello,

Used different meters and the one that did a very good job while never breaking and cost a little is called milwaukee ph600 . It cost around 15-25$ online depend where you order it. It is a very accurate meter for the price.

Hope it helped, wish you a nice day!

 

lokie

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2012

• #3

if you can afford one it is a good tool to have. For hydro growing it is a must have.

 

Medical420MI

Well-Known Member

• Jul 19, 2012

• #4

Lady said:

Hello,

Used different meters and the one that did a very good job while never breaking and cost a little is called milwaukee ph600 . It cost around 15-25$ online depend where you orde it. It is a very accurate meter for the price.

Hope it helped, wish you a nice day!

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Does this work for soil?

 

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aceboogie!

Member

• Jul 19, 2012

• #5

Thanks lady and gents. I will look into these recommendations .

 

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UnfusedGrowth

Member

• Jul 19, 2012

• #6

I bought a really cheap one and realised it isn't accurate. However, it is consistant. So I just figured out what it was using a friends very expensive meter and wrote down that mine is roughly +1.7. So I know to just always subtract that off my reading and I know what I have.

Just figured I would post that encase you bought one and it ended up being not very accurate. This way it wasn't a total waste of money. After all, we are here to get high, not rage and waste money.

 

Nullis

Moderator

• Jul 19, 2012

• #7

UnfusedGrowth said:

After all, we are here to get high, not rage and waste money.

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Exactly. So if you're growing in soil I am here to assure everyone that you don't need to waste any money on pH meters, pH Up or Down, or waste any time constantly fussing with pH. Drops are a good stand-by to test run-off but to be honest with you once you know what you're doing you really don't even need those.

 

Lady

Active Member

• Jul 21, 2012

• #8

Medical420MI said:

Does this work for soil?

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Hello,

Sorry for the delay, had lot of stuff going . You should read this, it says almost everything you need to know with soil and PH.

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/8595-how-measure-ph-your-soils.html (Mogie posts 1 and 3)

Wish you a nice day and hope it helped

 

missnu

Well-Known Member

• Jul 21, 2012

• #9

No...no reason to get a fancy meter if you have the drops...the drops tell you the same info, and don't have to be calibrated.