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N4S1
 Post subject: PH / PPM METERS
PostPosted: Mar 30th, '11, 03:49 
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i have the 6 in 1 meter off ebay, works great, measures temp (C & F), ppm, EC, TDS but what meter am i going to need to measure ammonia? :think: are there any other meters or testers that are must haves for AP? :shifty: and do i get a sticky? :notworthy:
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i have the 6 in 1 meter off ebay, works great, measures temp (C & F), ppm, EC, TDS but what meter am i going to need to measure ammonia? :think: are there any other meters or testers that are must haves for AP? :shifty: and do i get a sticky? :notworthy:

What do you mean ppm ? That's a unit of measure, not an entity.
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cooould someone translate that....i dont get the question :?
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You said it measures ppm. ppm of what. It's like saying it measures kilometres. Kilometres of what ?
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PostPosted: Mar 30th, '11, 10:56 
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what are (C & F), ppm, EC, TDS
cf centergrade farenheight
ppm parts per million of what
ec something current
tds total desolved solids
all of those measurments are no good for aqua
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oh, sry, part per million of particles in the water. i use it in my Hydro system to show me how concentrated the water is with nutes...my plants like it around 1600 ppm. AP might not use that feature. how do you test for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, levels? i see allot of people saying they have 0,0,0....where is that reading coming from, a meter of some kind?....i just read you guys posts....sry for the hydro lingo...so no meter req, gotcha....
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sweet, thanx for the answers and link
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Is there something that will give me PH AMM RITE RATE by sticking a meter in?

Currently using a plain old test kit....pain in the backside.

Would be interested to have something where I can just read the numbers after 5 mins.
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Is there something that will give me PH AMM RITE RATE by sticking a meter in?

Currently using a plain old test kit....pain in the backside.

Would be interested to have something where I can just read the numbers after 5 mins.

They're out there, but they're much more of a pain in the backside. They're pretty expensive, need constant calibration, and replacement probes aren't cheap either.

Stick with the test kit.
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test kit you only have to wait 5 mins anayway . . .
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I still wouldn't mind a DO meter though :D just because I can :D
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I just dont like the amount of wrist action you have to do with the master test kit :D
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I still wouldn't mind a DO meter though :D just because I can :D

stick you head in the FT and try breathin :dontknow: if you can, too much air, if you can't and fish are swimming, about right. if you cant and fish are dead, too little
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