Your EC or TDS Meter

[204medismoke]

i was using strips and a cheap tds meter. i was just gifted a tri meter so will be using that now with strips here n there to make sure its correct.

[anon20530495]

Thanks for all the input y’all. As a reminder, I’m hunting for a EC and/or TDS meter. I have ph covered . Kinda leaning toward an Apera at this moment.

[EugeneDebs420]

I have a dr meter ph pen that’s pretty decent. Holds calibration well and was $40 i rarely use it now since I’m in soil but if I have problems I know I can rely on it to test my water if I’m having plant problems .(though really since it’s just water I could use the drops the meters nice for murky nutrient mixes though) tds/ec I have a few they all work well enough.

[Northern_Loki]

@anon20530495

Kinda leaning toward an Apera at this moment.

That’s a respected brand.

[Syn]

Buy the growers kit, it’s cheaper for both ph and ppm pen

(Yes it’s out of calibration, it came out of cal during testing. [Happens on 30 day timer])

@GCBudz

I have BluLab ph and ec pens, I dont have much luck with longevity on the ph pen… every year or two they seem off and take awhile to stabilize.

Your supposed to calibrate it every 30 days lolol.

I havnt had a issue with mine after 2 years of use.

If you don’t see a checkmark on your screen it means it needs to be calibrated. Every 30 days the check mark will go away, giving you a heads up to calibrate it. Calibration takes 15 secs for ph 7 solution, and 15 secs for ph 4 solution.

[GCBudz]

Syn… iv got all the fluids and keep it calibrated and in KCI solution. Just dont have any luck with blulab for longevity.

[anon20530495]

@GCBudz what’s the oldest BlueLabs you’ve owned? If @Syn has used his for 2 years, it’s possible the manufacturing quality has diminished since. That is, if you haven’t owned one longer than 2 years ago.

[anon98660487]

This $20 on Facebook sales gave me different calibration fluids and a little measuring glass works fine before that $10 eBay special

[Hydro921]

I’ve used bluelab for a year now and it’s never gave me any problems

[Esrgood4u]

I always keep 2 of each meters around. This way if you feel like your meter is off you can use the 2nd one as a comparison.
Both pH and e.c/ppm meters are a must have (more so if your DWC)

[Hydro921]

I do that as well.
My cheap yellow and blue amazon ones read the same as my bluelab