Hanna "PH pen" -- anyone use one?
Has anyone tried one of these (admittedly fairly cheap) PH
testers available for about $40? It claims to work in the range of PH's from 0-14 and has a replaceable sensor.. Just curious as it would appear to quickly pay for itself in lieu of buying test strips -- and be more accurate as well. X-addict |
Hanna "PH pen" -- anyone use one?
I got one about a year ago, and have barely used it. I could really only
advocate getting one if you have several tanks. Yes, it has the full range, and yes, it reads to hundreths. But, it is only accurate to within +/- two tenths - that's +/-0.2. What's the point of displaying to hundreths if it is only accurate to within two tenths? Besides, most test strips or drop testers are that accurate. I also found that it needs to be recalibrated almost every time you use it. So, by the time you read it, calibrate it with both test solutions, and read it again, you could have already tested with strips or drops. But again, if you have several tanks to test, then it would probably save time. I've found that I just don't measure my pH that often anyway. Once you get a tank established and know your water supply, it's really not that necessary. Of course, if you're experimenting with CO2 levels, you will want to test often until you can determine the best bubble rate, etc. Are they neat? Yeah. Is it more accurate? Maybe. Cheaper? Not really. Faster? Only if you have several tanks to test. Hope that helps. Jody "X-Addict" wrote in message hlink.net... Has anyone tried one of these (admittedly fairly cheap) PH testers available for about $40? It claims to work in the range of PH's from 0-14 and has a replaceable sensor.. Just curious as it would appear to quickly pay for itself in lieu of buying test strips -- and be more accurate as well. X-addict |
Hanna "PH pen" -- anyone use one?
In article , Jody wrote:
I got one about a year ago, and have barely used it. I could really only advocate getting one if you have several tanks. Yes, it has the full range, and yes, it reads to hundreths. But, it is only accurate to within +/- two tenths - that's +/-0.2. What's the point of displaying to hundreths if it is only accurate to within two tenths? Besides, most test strips or drop testers are that accurate. I also found that it needs to be recalibrated almost every time you use it. So, by the time you read it, calibrate it with both test solutions, and read it again, you could have already tested with strips or drops. But again, if you have several tanks to test, then it would probably save time. I've found that I just don't measure my pH that often anyway. Once you get a tank established and know your water supply, it's really not that necessary. Of course, if you're experimenting with CO2 levels, you will want to test often until you can determine the best bubble rate, etc. Are they neat? Yeah. Is it more accurate? Maybe. Cheaper? Not really. Faster? Only if you have several tanks to test. Hope that helps. Cool.. Thanks for the info.. I guess I didn't think that you would have to calibrate them before every use -- that would really make it not very nice to use -- unless (as you mention) you've got several/numerous tanks! Thanks for the info! X-addict |
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