Reliable PH Tester!?!?!?

[Treez81]

if u do not want to take the time to calibrate ur pen and keep it clean, then i would hate to see what corners you r cutting to grow ur medicine....please dont ever invite me over to smoke

[jon420]

if u do not want to take the time to calibrate ur pen and keep it clean, then i would hate to see what corners you r cutting to grow ur medicine....please dont ever invite me over to smoke

No corners being cut here...Just don't want a meter that needs the electrode changed often. I understand the concept of cleaning and storage but that's not my concern. I am looking for what is a RELIABLE meter that does not go through electrodes often.

My grow log proves that I don't cut any corners and why the hell would I invite you over, you're only replying to try and knock me down and your making yourself look dumb at the same time.

Thanks for for the non-helpful reply, keep that shit to yourself please:thumbsup:

[Treez81]

forgive me for not stating that my reply was towards tevlik..i just dont know how to caption something that he posted and reply to that...as far as a good meter i have had my oakton ph1 for months with no problem

[tevfik]

if u do not want to take the time to calibrate ur pen and keep it clean, then i would hate to see what corners you r cutting to grow ur medicine....please dont ever invite me over to smoke

I'm using my pen when I can't see clearly with strips. I don't want to spoil my pen by using unnecessarily.
If hydro, yes, you need a better tool. But, as far as I remember Jon was growing in soil like me and my response was on that. For personal soil grows no need to use a tool for $150. What happened to K.I.S.S ?

[greg1317]

i just looked on ebay and that PH tester is $127 at the very least on ebay. Maybe you looked up the wrong one cause there are many levels of testers from Hannah. You might have looked up the 98103 which is the $30 tester. The HI 98130 is the correct one. Heres a link of the one i'm talking about just in case you looked it up wrong.

HANNA HI 98130 pH EC TDS Conductivity Tester Meter high - eBay (item 220614448361 end time Feb-24-11 16:29:09 PST)

[greg1317]

I also had the cheap one you were talking about and your right it was a piece of crap. Since i have upgraded i have not had any issues with PH. The cheap one wouldnt hold a reading and if you shook it the reading would change. The electrode would also only last about a month. The reading on my HI98130 is solid and accurate. It doesnt change when you shake it and it also has auto calibration so when you calibrate it only takes a few seconds. The electrode will last you a year instead of a month. If you ever decide to grow hydro or grow in coco you'll need an accurate PH meter. The meter i showed you is also a EC/TDS meter so you dont need to get any other meters.

[jon420]

i just looked on ebay and that PH tester is $127 at the very least on ebay. Maybe you looked up the wrong one cause there are many levels of testers from Hannah. You might have looked up the 98103 which is the $30 tester. The HI 98130 is the correct one. Heres a link of the one i'm talking about just in case you looked it up wrong.

HANNA HI 98130 pH EC TDS Conductivity Tester Meter high - eBay (item 220614448361 end time Feb-24-11 16:29:09 PST)

You are 100% correct and I noticed that I was wrong after I replied, my bad:smokin: I appreciate the suggestion for the PH meter you are refering to. It is very nice and seems pretty reasonable. I do plan on doing hydro with one plant in my next grow, so I would like something worth having. I would like to hear from others too befor I make a decision, I'm suprised nobody else has said anything about what they use.