Apex PH Probe- Worth Getting?

CarrieB

CarrieB

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Trying to decide whether to get a PH probe for my Apex in the Black Friday sale. If you have one, how useful do you find it?


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I have Apex, I have a Ph probe - actually 3. The second one is in conjuction with my salinity probe and the third is in my CA reactor. The ph probe is only useful respond to some significant crisis. The probes are only informational except the reactor and salinity probe. An informational probe is not necessary unless you just want to know the ph
 
Unless you are running a calcium reactor there really isn't much of a need. The various Apex systems come with a pH probe included so most of us who have an Apex use them, but they are certainly not necessary (unless you have a calcium reactor).
 
It is far more likely to freak you out with a bad reading one day than to actually save you any grief from an actual problem.
 
disc1 said:
It is far more likely to freak you out with a bad reading one day than to actually save you any grief from an actual problem.
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This is not true. I dose kalk and two part. The first, and only indication of a problem with dosing is when the ph changes. I can verify the dosing of kalk and two part with the momentary spike in pH.

When I upgraded tanks, I screwed up the kalk dosing code and the only thing preventing a complete crash was the pH shutoff.

I've been running this for two years now and have never had a "bad reading". It fluctuates fine, but never a crisis.
 
jml1149 said:
This is not true. I dose kalk and two part. The first, and only indication of a problem with dosing is when the ph changes. I can verify the dosing of kalk and two part with the momentary spike in pH.

When I upgraded tanks, I screwed up the kalk dosing code and the only thing preventing a complete crash was the pH shutoff.

I've been running this for two years now and have never had a "bad reading". It fluctuates fine, but never a crisis.
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OK maybe I was a bit glib with that response, but you are in a specific situation with kalk. The OP never mentioned that he or she would be doing anything like that. But go through all the "Help my pH is way off" threads and see how many of them were finally "fixed" by recalibrating a meter or buying a new probe.
 
I enjoy having mine. It does respond well to additions of 2 part and such.
I also agree with disc1 it will freak you out with a bad reading from time to time but it cant hurt. I personally wouldn't use it to control anything unless its a shut off of dosing. its nice to know you can be alerted in case ph "is off".
 
Probably depends if your in the "Ph matters" or "Ph doesn't matter" camp
I like to keep my Ph above 7.7 low so i like having it.
I'm always glancing at daily high's & lows, to me its just another method of checking things are fine or maybe somethings up.
My skimmer cut out one time, it was the ph reading being lowish for that time of the day that made me open the door......not life or death threatening but the value can be useful if your one to actually look & take notice of it.
Just don't use it & start chasing numbers with buffers like Disc was saying
 
I have one, but only because it came with my apex. I only use it to monitor PH and shut off my doser in case of a kalk overdose. Other then that, I don't even look at it.
 
Then why don't you just switch to 2 part. Why do 2 things. Twice the chance of messing up :)


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