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Author:  N4S1 [ Mar 30th, '11, 03:49 ]
Post subject:  PH / PPM METERS
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:
Author:  brando [ Mar 30th, '11, 09:13 ]
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a strip in a bottle.
Author:  chillidude [ Mar 30th, '11, 09:20 ]
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N4S1 wrote:
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.
Author:  N4S1 [ Mar 30th, '11, 10:48 ]
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cooould someone translate that....i dont get the question :?
Author:  chillidude [ Mar 30th, '11, 10:55 ]
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You said it measures ppm. ppm of what. It's like saying it measures kilometres. Kilometres of what ?
Author:  Food&Fish [ 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
Author:  gnash06 [ Mar 30th, '11, 10:59 ]
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http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/shop. ... gory_id=16

That should sort you out :D
Author:  N4S1 [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:02 ]
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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....
Author:  N4S1 [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:07 ]
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sweet, thanx for the answers and link
Author:  vlt [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:18 ]
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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.
Author:  chillidude [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:20 ]
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vlt wrote:
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.
Author:  freoboy [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:21 ]
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test kit you only have to wait 5 mins anayway . . .
Author:  gnash06 [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:22 ]
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I still wouldn't mind a DO meter though :D just because I can :D
Author:  vlt [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:25 ]
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I just dont like the amount of wrist action you have to do with the master test kit :D
Author:  freoboy [ Mar 30th, '11, 11:26 ]
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gnash06 wrote:
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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