Ph pen recommendation

[Bazeldon]

Hi, looking at a more accurate ph meter. I have a yellow atc one that cost about £6, I just don't trust it. Trying to decide whether to get the essentials ph meter or spend a bit more and maybe get an apera one. Anyone any experience with either of the pens or any other suggestions.

 

[Maraconi]

Hi, looking at a more accurate ph meter. I have a yellow atc one that cost about £6, I just don't trust it. Trying to decide whether to get the essentials ph meter or spend a bit more and maybe get an apera one. Anyone any experience with either of the pens or any other suggestions.

Bluelab. I still have my bluelab ph pen. Has lasted me two years. Dont buy their ppm pens. They seem to break more often.

 

[Froot n Fuel]

I bought the Apera PH20 a month ago and am impressed so far.

 

[Bazeldon]

I bought the Apera PH20 a month ago and am impressed so far.

Thanks. How often does it need calibrating?

 

[Froot n Fuel]

I calibrated once so far, tested a few days ago against 4.0 and 7.0 solutions and still seems spot on.

 

[AutoWonders]

I am currently using the Apera PH 60 and like it quite a bit. It's nearly two and a half years old and hasn't started drifting. I have Bluelab which drifted enough that I stopped using it. Same for the Oakton Eco Tester PH and I liked that one a lot as well. I calibrate every 4 weeks.

 

[davisgirl]

I’ve got the Bluelab and it works fine. The conductivity meter too. I’ve also got the cheap yellow ones.

I discovered after forking out the cash for the Bluelab that they’ll all go funky on you if you don’t take care of it. Keeping it clean and wet etc. I calibrate once a month but it hasn’t needed it yet.

If I was going to do it over, I would have maintained my pair of cheap yellow ones and bought another COB instead of the Bluelab. Or a par meter.

 

[Simplicio]

I bought the Apera PH20 a month ago and am impressed so far.

I have one of those too, and really like it.
My blue lab pen stopped working in less than 1 year.
My blue lab ppm pen is going strong after about 3 years.

 

[Maraconi]

I’ve got the Bluelab and it works fine. The conductivity meter too. I’ve also got the cheap yellow ones.

I discovered after forking out the cash for the Bluelab that they’ll all go funky on you if you don’t take care of it. Keeping it clean and wet etc. I calibrate once a month but it hasn’t needed it yet.

If I was going to do it over, I would have maintained my pair of cheap yellow ones and bought another COB instead of the Bluelab. Or a par meter.

Where did you buy your bluelab? If you bought it on amazon or ebay etc, I heard some of them are fake? Order straight ffrom bluelab. Might cost more but youre guaranteed the real deal.

 

[davisgirl]

Where did you buy your bluelab? If you bought it on amazon or ebay etc, I heard some of them are fake? Order straight ffrom bluelab. Might cost more but youre guaranteed the real deal.

Amazon. Totally authentic. The growers toolkit.