PH Monitor - Worth buying

fishbrat · 05/05/2006, 08:10 PM

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 · 05/05/2006, 08:42 PM

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 · 05/05/2006, 08:51 PM

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 · 05/05/2006, 08:54 PM

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 · 05/05/2006, 08:56 PM

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 · 05/05/2006, 08:59 PM

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 · 05/05/2006, 09:56 PM

Go with a monitor.

Ken-21 · 05/05/2006, 11:17 PM

I like the pin point monitor myself.

05/05/2006, 08:10 PM	#1
fishbrat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	PH Monitor - Worth buying 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

05/05/2006, 08:42 PM	#2
Scuba Oz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,133	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! __________________ Never be too shy to ask for help Current Tank Info: 12g nano, 37g,175g,25g,54g

05/05/2006, 08:54 PM	#4
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	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. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

05/05/2006, 09:56 PM	#7
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Go with a monitor. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

05/05/2006, 08:51 PM	#3
chinaman4u Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PennStatePA Posts: 600	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

05/05/2006, 08:56 PM	#5
mpcart Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 2,465	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

05/05/2006, 08:59 PM	#6
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	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)

05/05/2006, 11:17 PM	#8
Ken-21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the edge of sanity Posts: 140	I like the pin point monitor myself.