recomendations ec /ph pen

[Guest]

OK guys its coming up to the time in my grow where i need to purchase a ec / ph pen for the neuts and run off etc im on a budget though of about £80 can any one recomend a good quality pen that will work well with the soil etc.  Dunno if it makes any diffrence but im useing old label (peat ) gold label soil and b for the neuts, and some genusis microbase and genuisu bloom neutraint Thanks in advance

[unity]

Have learned on here that you don't need to ph nutes when feeding in soil, so maybe you don't need a pen for that.  I used to just use the cheap little testing kit (the little vial with liquid) for ph anyway, it's more accurate than a pen as it cannot require any calibration.

For EC (I need a new one myself) you've got a £40 option which is a cheap little black stick, or go to about £70 and get the truncheon.  My cheap model lasted about 2 years, don't know if that's good / bad.  I didn't clean it or owt in those 2 years, maybe that caused the failure.

[Uncleisiah]

I have a bluelab truncheon.   It hasn't let me down yet.   Ph pen, theres a load of choice. From about £10 upwards.    

I've had the truncheon about 10 years. Changed the batterys once    Had the cheaper 1 before it (trash). I broke the glass bit at the end in a few day's.  The bluelab is idiot proof (perfect for me). If you can stretch the £70/80 for it.  It's well worth it. 

uncle. 

Edited September 28, 2018 by Uncleisiah
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[badbillybob]

I agree, bluelab stuff is great. 

I also bought a cheap ec pen.. the 40 quid I saved didn't compensate for the 300 odd quid of leccy I wasted when the ec fucked up my crop.

bluelab all the way, but like said, you don't really need a ph pen in mud

[ursus1000]

Newer bluelab mk2 version,£68 on ebay.