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10-03-2006, 11:00 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: oregon
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Digital Ph
Has anyone ever heard of or used a digital ph meter before just wondering If it would be a good alternative to chemical test.
hers the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-pH-Meter...QQcmdZViewItem
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10-03-2006, 11:09 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Corning, California
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i dunno but im interested in one..if there good
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10-03-2006, 11:23 AM
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PinPoint pH meters are the best on the market, they cost a bit more than the one you linked to but are very accurate and well built.
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Last edited by wharyat; 10-03-2006 at 11:31 AM.
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10-03-2006, 12:11 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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Oh ya, digital PH Is the way to go, if proper calibrated and maintained it is the most accurate way to measure. I have a Reef Fanatic Digital PH controller and it is really cool, I don't have anything to control, but it is still cool.
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10-03-2006, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Its nice to always just know what your ph is. Can give you a heads up to some problems so you can fix thjem before they become serious. I use pinpoint as well. Pinpoint PH controller on my tank with a C reactor and Pinpoint monitor on the tank i simply dose.
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10-03-2006, 01:19 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: oregon
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what do u do to raise and lower the ph in your tank
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10-03-2006, 01:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: oregon
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Are ther any digital meters for other test parameters?
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10-03-2006, 01:33 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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Your PH tracks other things, you don't want to directally effect it, but abnormaly low or high PH can be indctive of other problems, like low or high Alk.
The only other digital instrament worth it's salt is Temprature, and ORP, I have heard the others are junk for various reasons.
Whiskey
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10-03-2006, 02:15 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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can you leave the probe in the tank continuously, or do you only use it when you want to take a reading ?
how often do they need recalibration ?
J.
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10-03-2006, 02:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jph
can you leave the probe in the tank continuously, or do you only use it when you want to take a reading ?
how often do they need recalibration ?
J.
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You can leave it in constantly, or you can use it for quick testing if need be (the probe must be kept from drying tho).
I recalibrate every month to two. It usually isn't off more than .01ppm.
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10-03-2006, 02:54 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Pinpoint is the best!
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10-03-2006, 04:50 PM
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The Muddy Mod
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Has anyone mentioned Pinpoint?  |
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10-03-2006, 04:52 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whatevva
Has anyone mentioned Pinpoint? |
Pinpoint
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10-03-2006, 05:07 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Pinpoint
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Yeah...I think those are pretty good! 
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