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yo dude... its beginnings of patassium and cal mag deficiency by the look of it... :checkph:
:grat: JM the plant doctor! I'm just curious - what do you use to monitor your pH? If it's a digital pH pen, which one and how do you store it?
I've gone through oakton, milwaukee, and hannah meters like nothing -
I store them in electrode solution, i clean them after every use, but they never seem to be accurate.
I haven't kept up with my pH the entire grow I'm doing and one will be coming down in a couple days and the other in about two weeks (from what I can see). I ran into issues with the
nutes and got the 8oz samplers of botanicare because I've always had issues with and pH and since I can't get a meter just yet, figured I'd try something more pH stable (tiger bloom especially, two teaspoons would drop a gallon from 6.8-7 to 4.0-4.5 and then take 1-2.5 teaspoons of GH PH UP to get back to 6, sometimes it'd get stuck at @ 5.8.
Anyways, just figured I'd throw this in the thread because I'm curious - I also dropped Botanicare Cal-Mag+ and switched to Cal-Max.
I've gone through oakton, milwaukee, and hannah meters like nothing -
I store them in electrode solution, i clean them after every use, but they never seem to be accurate.
I haven't kept up with my pH the entire grow I'm doing and one will be coming down in a couple days and the other in about two weeks (from what I can see). I ran into issues with the
nutes and got the 8oz samplers of botanicare because I've always had issues with and pH and since I can't get a meter just yet, figured I'd try something more pH stable (tiger bloom especially, two teaspoons would drop a gallon from 6.8-7 to 4.0-4.5 and then take 1-2.5 teaspoons of GH PH UP to get back to 6, sometimes it'd get stuck at @ 5.8. Anyways, just figured I'd throw this in the thread because I'm curious - I also dropped Botanicare Cal-Mag+ and switched to Cal-Max.
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funny... cuz this was literally a test thread... but hey if its helping people cool...
whatsgoodie... hit my signature... the link for "ph the manual" everything you need to know in there on meters. ph etc..
I reccomend the hannah 98129 in there.... also has replaceable probe... 50 bucks... so at least ur not out aother 130 if it does go... had mine 2 years solid now and still on first probe (the one that came with it)
I reccomend the soil ph guage as well "accurate 8"
oh and for storage... rinse well and keep wet... thats the key...
whatsgoodie... hit my signature... the link for "ph the manual" everything you need to know in there on meters. ph etc..
I reccomend the hannah 98129 in there.... also has replaceable probe... 50 bucks... so at least ur not out aother 130 if it does go... had mine 2 years solid now and still on first probe (the one that came with it)
I reccomend the soil ph guage as well "accurate 8"
oh and for storage... rinse well and keep wet... thats the key...
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Alright, well come tax season that'll be one of my investments after everything is caught up. You bring the healing vibes with you man! I read the PH thread but I wanted to get your personal experience with meters and such. When you "keep wet" you use tap water? The "chemicals" (chlorine and such) don't hurt the probe?
I like to use quotes! I appreciate you man, you've pretty much been my mentor since I started growing believe it or not! =P
I like to use quotes! I appreciate you man, you've pretty much been my mentor since I started growing believe it or not! =P
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I would use electrode storage solution that is made for it. Replace that depending on how much you're in and out of your probe(that sounds dirty).
And about once a month clean it properly using the cleaning solutions sold around. It's expensive high tech gear and needs to be taken care of...I own the Hanna that JM speaks of and I friggin' love it.
I am still planning on buying the soil probe whenever money permits.(or the wife)
And about once a month clean it properly using the cleaning solutions sold around. It's expensive high tech gear and needs to be taken care of...I own the Hanna that JM speaks of and I friggin' love it.
I am still planning on buying the soil probe whenever money permits.(or the wife)
Sounds good man, I'll keep an eye on eBay lookin' for one to score at a deal but right now it's looking like a tax season item because I'd want to buy all Hanna solutions too. I have left over Oakton solution but it looks like it went bad because it's a bunch of chunky little crystals now. I read up on it after reading JM's recommendation and that's neat that it has an auto calibrate feature. HATED calibrating the meters once a week and was why I figured they were never accurate.
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Yeah they say self calibrating. I think that is referring to the temperature compensation there, not sure. Because you still have to calibrate these. I do mine about twice a month depending on how much I am using it or if I think it's off. Never had it off more than about .4 of a point, which is crucial, but still not bad. But Temp Comp is essential IMO, because who the hell deals with the same temp water all the time? Not this Squid.
And I don't use the Hanna specific solutions and have been fine. Here is what I use. Genesis Solutions This pack comes with the 7 and 4 calibration solutions as well as the storage solution.
Not this Squid.And I don't use the Hanna specific solutions and have been fine. Here is what I use. Genesis Solutions This pack comes with the 7 and 4 calibration solutions as well as the storage solution.
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