PH Monitor - Worth buying

[fishbrat]

Was wondering which PH monitors under $100 are worth getting? Seems that there a number of choices. Also, appears that some need pricey probe replacements.

Any Recommendations?


Sean

 

[Scuba Oz]

If I was you I would but a PH probe instead of a monitor, unless you want to spend the money for a real one, which IMO would be a PINPOINT, they run in the hundreds, BUT well worth it!! I use HANNA products myself, and they are dead accurate! Still pricey, but well worth it!

 

[chinaman4u]

I like a monitor, as the ph reading is readily available. I can see the ph anytime i walk by my tank, without having to do anything.

I got a used laboratory grade monitor/controller for $25 and a new probe for $60. Works well and from across the room in large bright red LED numbers I can instantly see my tank is 8.19!

The probes don't really need replaced that often. They don't fail(please verify this, i am not an expert, but my probe is 2 years old and still works well), they just take longer to get a reading as they age. For a monitor, where the probe sits in the water the whole time, a quick reading isn't neccesary

 

[Freed]

Pinpoint pH monitors are only around $85 at on line retailers. Hanna pHep handheld is only around $75. Google for them and look for the lowest price.

 

[mpcart]

I have the pinpoint monitor. It works great. I run it off the battery as I heard the AC adapter can cause interference. I replace the battery every 6 months.

-Mike

 

[xtrstangx]

Pinpoint monitor.

OR! You can get a ReefKeeper2 that will act as a pH controller, a controller for all your lights, and a temperature controller ($100, $20+, and $130 respectively).. These are $270 though... well worth it and it has saved my tank many times (my heater's internal controller sucks lol)

 

[mg426]

Go with a monitor.

 

[Ken-21]

I like the pin point monitor myself.