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Right guys so I bought myself pH tester... now it says to calibrate it... I'm using tap water how can I make sure that I have a consistent pH level. And s I calibrate the pH tester using the tap water and obviously the solution it came with?
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You will need to buy calibration solution 7 & 4.
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Different meters have different methods but all need calibrating from time to time, for sure if it's one of the less expensive one.
I use an apera 20 and a cheapo ....both came with instructions and bottles of specific ph for calibration.
Just follow instructions til you feel sure you're calibrated.
For instance, I'm on a private well in a large farming area...over the usa's largest aquafer... our water is around 5.5ph and must be adjusted for cannabis use so it important to make sure ph is acceptable to your plants.... I'm always running a plant or two in my group on simply di water just to check that angle too.
I use an apera 20 and a cheapo ....both came with instructions and bottles of specific ph for calibration.
Just follow instructions til you feel sure you're calibrated.
For instance, I'm on a private well in a large farming area...over the usa's largest aquafer... our water is around 5.5ph and must be adjusted for cannabis use so it important to make sure ph is acceptable to your plants.... I'm always running a plant or two in my group on simply di water just to check that angle too.
Thanks for getting back to me bro
Yeah it came with instructions. I'm just concerned about the pH at the start of calibrating. If I calibrate it wrong in the first place then the pH levels will be wrong from the start.. hmmmm newbie problems aha
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Your meter probably came with powdered calibration mixes, at least pH7 or thereabouts, and maybe pH4. I have two suggestions given my recent experience..
First, mix your test solutions with RO or distilled water only - do not use well or tap water. Using anything other than RO or distilled could bugger the calibration solutions.
Second, do not, I repeat, do not let your pH meter dry out. The cheap meters are seriously vulnerable to damage to the probe by drying out. The best treatment is to store the probe immersed in storage solution, but the pH4 calibration solution is usually stated as an acceptable alternative. Do not store the probe in straight water, that will bugger it almost as badly as drying out.
If you treat the probe very carefully, you may get away with the less expensive meter for quite a while. Mine died in a few days, which was better than later because I sent it back for a full refund and bought an Apera.
Good luck with it.
First, mix your test solutions with RO or distilled water only - do not use well or tap water. Using anything other than RO or distilled could bugger the calibration solutions.
Second, do not, I repeat, do not let your pH meter dry out. The cheap meters are seriously vulnerable to damage to the probe by drying out. The best treatment is to store the probe immersed in storage solution, but the pH4 calibration solution is usually stated as an acceptable alternative. Do not store the probe in straight water, that will bugger it almost as badly as drying out.
If you treat the probe very carefully, you may get away with the less expensive meter for quite a while. Mine died in a few days, which was better than later because I sent it back for a full refund and bought an Apera.
Good luck with it.
Yeah bro! You answered what was my concerns. "Calibrate it withYour meter probably came with powdered calibration mixes, at least pH7 or thereabouts, and maybe pH4. I have two suggestions given my recent experience..
First, mix your test solutions with RO or distilled water only - do not use well or tap water. Using anything other than RO or distilled could bugger the calibration solutions.
Second, do not, I repeat, do not let your pH meter dry out. The cheap meters are seriously vulnerable to damage to the probe by drying out. The best treatment is to store the probe immersed in storage solution, but the pH4 calibration solution is usually stated as an acceptable alternative. Do not store the probe in straight water, that will bugger it almost as badly as drying out.
If you treat the probe very carefully, you may get away with the less expensive meter for quite a while. Mine died in a few days, which was better than later because I sent it back for a full refund and bought an Apera.
Good luck with it.
ah year thank you dude for you sound advice... Yeah you answered what was my concerns. "Using distilled water for the calibrating"... Just need some distilled water now hahaYour meter probably came with powdered calibration mixes, at least pH7 or thereabouts, and maybe pH4. I have two suggestions given my recent experience..
First, mix your test solutions with RO or distilled water only - do not use well or tap water. Using anything other than RO or distilled could bugger the calibration solutions.
Second, do not, I repeat, do not let your pH meter dry out. The cheap meters are seriously vulnerable to damage to the probe by drying out. The best treatment is to store the probe immersed in storage solution, but the pH4 calibration solution is usually stated as an acceptable alternative. Do not store the probe in straight water, that will bugger it almost as badly as drying out.
If you treat the probe very carefully, you may get away with the less expensive meter for quite a while. Mine died in a few days, which was better than later because I sent it back for a full refund and bought an Apera.
Good luck with it.
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jus chimin in here, but simply put, it duzn't matter what kinda water u uze for calibration purposez...i mean, that'z the whole point of the calibration powder, is to make whatever water it getz mixed in that exact ph, so... jus sayin & carry on plz... :smoking: ppp
Straight forward reply thanks buddy! I'm gonna do that tonight i woke this morning with the first two leaves tips abit dark which i think I due to bee watering or lack of calcium
