PH tester

Iluvmaryjane · 09-24-2010, 02:39 PM

Newbie)= Can Ph testers be used for soil and hydroponics? also what Ph tester do you recommend?

Iluvmaryjane · 09-24-2010, 03:51 PM

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SmokeaJoint · 09-24-2010, 04:55 PM

Go get litmus strips. They also have electronic pH testers available. Google it. To test, just check the pH on the runoff (soil) or check your nutrient mixture if you have a hydro setup. Litmus is the cheaper option, electronics are more exact and they often read more than pH. Just depends on what you're looking for I guess.

farmergiles · 09-24-2010, 05:05 PM

Hanna and Bluelab are well known decent brands.

There may well be plenty other decent brands that I don't know much about.

pH drip test or litmus is ok, if you have the money a proper tester is loads easier.

They make it easy to adjust and re check.

Dandaweedman · 09-24-2010, 06:42 PM

Litmus works but only for straight water usually.
A ph pen is the way to go unless you are doing hydro, heck even if you are doing hydro it would be fine.
Oakton basic series 75$ , milwaukee 600 is like 21$ at ebay.

Captain Cannabis · 09-24-2010, 07:12 PM

i reccomend ph paper, but you have to homogenize a solution with some dirt to test the soil ph

**mothernature** · 09-25-2010, 03:33 AM

When I did soilless, I used something like this:
pH Meter

It was a hassle.

For hydro, I used an aquarium test kit. The kind where you fill the tube with water and add drops of solution and compare the color to the chart.

I'm sure there are better ways out there. These ways are pretty cheap.

Galt · 10-25-2010, 03:14 PM

I've been using a Hanna Combo (#HI 98129) for over a year now and it's been great. Paid about $130 on line but you also need a few chems to go with it for calibration, cleaning and what not. The one I bought gives Temperature (C or F), Ph, EC (Electro Conductivity), and best of all...it's water proof and floats. I say best of all because as with all things subject to the Laws of Murphy, it's not a question of whether or not you will drop it in the drink, but just a question of when.

It has a set and hold feature that's pretty handy and the batteries last me for many months at a time using it every day. I should qualify this by saying that I only use it for testing solutions. There are other meters better suited to testing soils.

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,779 Thanks: 2,272 Thanked 3,734 Times in 2,546 Posts	Hanna and Bluelab are well known decent brands. There may well be plenty other decent brands that I don't know much about. pH drip test or litmus is ok, if you have the money a proper tester is loads easier. They make it easy to adjust and re check. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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Dandaweedman Old School Join Date: May 2004 Location: At the Cabana Posts: 7,407 Thanks: 699 Thanked 760 Times in 613 Posts	Litmus works but only for straight water usually. A ph pen is the way to go unless you are doing hydro, heck even if you are doing hydro it would be fine. Oakton basic series 75$ , milwaukee 600 is like 21$ at ebay. __________________ Hanging in the Cabana

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Captain Cannabis safety word: more Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: m.i.a. Posts: 13,916 Thanks: 2,701 Thanked 3,171 Times in 1,810 Posts	i reccomend ph paper, but you have to homogenize a solution with some dirt to test the soil ph __________________ fuck the monkeys

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Galt Si fecisti nega! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: In the Great State of Denial Posts: 565 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 304 Thanked 316 Times in 208 Posts	meter suggestion I've been using a Hanna Combo (#HI 98129) for over a year now and it's been great. Paid about $130 on line but you also need a few chems to go with it for calibration, cleaning and what not. The one I bought gives Temperature (C or F), Ph, EC (Electro Conductivity), and best of all...it's water proof and floats. I say best of all because as with all things subject to the Laws of Murphy, it's not a question of whether or not you will drop it in the drink, but just a question of when. It has a set and hold feature that's pretty handy and the batteries last me for many months at a time using it every day. I should qualify this by saying that I only use it for testing solutions. There are other meters better suited to testing soils. __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) _________________ "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." - Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

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mothernature ancientbongmaster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 1,200 Thanked 808 Times in 487 Posts	When I did soilless, I used something like this: pH Meter It was a hassle. For hydro, I used an aquarium test kit. The kind where you fill the tube with water and add drops of solution and compare the color to the chart. I'm sure there are better ways out there. These ways are pretty cheap.

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