PH Meter -- Do they ALL have to be recalibrated ....
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smallclosetgrowr
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they all need to be calibrated man , if u get a good ph pen u should only need to recalibrate around once a month or so.
aug181983
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which 1 is that ???????? Can u provide me with a link of the one your talking about
thanks
deprave
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I use a hanah digital it cost me 35$ and I have not had to recalibrate it for 3 months now, but I do not really use it a whole bunch as I get to know generally what the PH is with certain nute mixes and I am in soil.
Regardless....It is not hard to calibrate it all all...you can get little packets of the calibration fluid for like a dollar and you can reuse many times over.
If your in soil dont worry so much about your PH if you put a buffer like dolomite lime or oystershells in your soil and have a general idea where its at then your fine.
Regardless....It is not hard to calibrate it all all...you can get little packets of the calibration fluid for like a dollar and you can reuse many times over.
If your in soil dont worry so much about your PH if you put a buffer like dolomite lime or oystershells in your soil and have a general idea where its at then your fine.
smallclosetgrowr
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get one with a replaceable electrode but .. even half cheap ones still work okay aslong as u take care of it. just by a cheapy with electrode cleaner and ph 4+7 calibration fluid, u wont need to calibrate it for weeks.
TwinTigerz
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my advice is to keep a chart of how many ML per litre of water alters PH, by doing this you eventually eliminate the need for a PH meter at all, my last grow hasn't required one and not had a single problem.
fruitrollup
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its just gonna be a pain in the ass untill you memorize the receipe every step along the way i think most pain in the ass part of growing. im good enough where i do 1 gallon and then remember what i did for other gallons so i come very close if not spot on. playing with water gets old
aug181983
Active Member
So your saying the water is what causes PH ... Correct .. If that is the case ill just buy a nice 10gal drum and Liquid Ph to have it set at all times .
fruitrollup
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but you cant leave a nute mix over time. you have to do it each feeding, lucky thing at least is that its a logical progression and can be figured out when you get better youll save the trouble of testing 20 times and be able to do it once