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Hi everyone I would like some advice please, which TDS meters are good to buy? What price range should I be looking at for reliability and ease of use? Your advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

 

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Hi @Cheza

  1. Hanna Instruments are good ... if you have cash to burn. Upwards of $100.
  2. HM digital is mid range.
  • HM TDS-3 is $30 - $40. 
  • AP-1 is $35 - $45 (I have this one)

      3.Then you have those no name ebay ones. $10-$25

Check ebay. There are even sites selling both TDS and pH meter for less than $20 !! 

They are so much cheaper now compared to when I first bought mine.

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The blue lab wands are the ducks guts, 

I use and like the Xioami tds meters, but the $5 ebay ones almost do just as good a job.

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10 minutes ago, Zebra said:

Xioami tds meters

Forgot about the Xiaomi tds meters.

Get it from here quick before the sale ends.

https://newbreedaquatics.com.au/xiao-mi-tds-meter-preorder-.html?category_id=54

You might get an extra 10% off for being a SKFA member (not sure about sale items though).

Use "SKF" at the checkout.

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, Zebra said:

The blue lab wands

LOL @Zebra.

That looks like something the riot police use for crowd control. 

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Haha for sure.

These are more for hydroponics but great and conveinient to use especially if you had racks and that, can just test them while standing up.- kinda dear though. But they like never need calibration even after rioting lol

They also read in both scales (tds and ec)

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Thanks for the run down on meters [emoji106]


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