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General hydroponics test drops?OK I just looked up drops, I don't see how they can be called accurate. They're made for swimming pools. Is it 5, 6, or 7 etc? Drops aren't going to tell me if it's 5.9 or 5.6 like a meter, pretty sure that's why people use meters. That decimal point thingy is important. Drops are wide ballpark indicators; how can you recommend them for hydroponics? What am I missing?
I've had mine 4 years and haven't even changed the battery yet, it still works perfect. Been using the same nutes so long I really don't even need it anymore.Purchased mine in October last year and it's toast already. Called Bluelab today and they confirmed it was bad. I ran out an bought a new one and now this one is acting strange right out of the box. Displays UR when I turn it on. Anyone else having quality issues with BlueLab? This shit is getting expensive and it should work better than the cheap ones but my cheaper HM brand ph pen lasted 11 months.
Does anyone know of a higher quality product? Something that lasts more than 4 months? That's about $25/mo payment for a PH pen and as I sit here I have no way to measue my ph, I have to store this new one in storage solution for 24 hours to find out if it's going to work or keep with the UR in the display in which case it's going back. But what a fucking hassle. 2 hour drive to replace this, and 2 more to take it back. As you can see I have no confidence in this working since it's acting strange already.
What's up BLUELAB?
hell yea sameI've had mine 4 years and haven't even changed the battery yet, it still works perfect. Been using the same nutes so long I really don't even need it anymore.
He's saying that pH drops are as accurate as pH pens. A working pH pen that is freshly calibrated should be pretty accurate and can give you a digital readout that is pretty precise. Drops will give you colors to match against a chart. They are good for verifying whether or not your pH pen is working correctly. They are also good for getting into a pretty good ballpark with your pH ... but not as accurate as a good pen.What does that mean?
acidic. target should be 6-6.5Thank you tobh. I will check those out.
I found some paper test strips that look to have the same accuracy as the GH drops, in .5 increments. My problem is I just can't tell what it is. Here's pic, what would you all call the PH based on this photo?View attachment 1213642
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