PH controller?

[BroccoliFarmer]

Is there a continuous PH controller / Monitor out there that doesnt cost hundreds of dollars? I am seeing the Milwaukee PH controller but the one feature I don't see is some sort of charting so that I can address variables that happen that I might not be aware of. I really dont want to spend $400 on a GHL starter kit (although I probably could have tried to get one cheap the other day!! ) nor do I want anything to do with Neptune and BRS. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[jrill]

Hydros

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Hydros

Seems like the one that can accept a PH probe is 450. OUCHIE!!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'm not aware of any particularly inexpensive controllers that allow logging.

Pinpoint has a moderately priced controller, but it doesn't log values.

PINPOINT® pH Controller

PINPOINT® pH Controller is an inexpensive yet rugged controller, which includes the appropriate probe and calibration fluids. This device will automate up to 2 electrical devices such as a magnetic solenoid for the addition of CO2 into an aquaculture system or will control 2 separate pumps as in...

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[jrill]

Seems like the one that can accept a PH probe is 450. OUCHIE!!

You need to look at the X3. 299 for the starter pack. 199 for just the controller and build from there.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

You need to look at the X3. 299 for the starter pack. 199 for just the controller and build from there.

put it on my Christmas wish list!!

 

[nano reef]

I am also in the market for a controller. I was going to just buy a cheap pen type just to check ph for now but down the road I want to start dosing kalk and I have no apex or anything.

When I google ph moniters I see pinpoint and milwaukee mc 122 for the most part. So I figure I may as well buy a better one now to save the expense of buying two of them! PLus I hand dose soda ash so I really would like to have an idea of where my ph is before and after dosing it!

Do the milwaukee or pinpoint have a replaceable probe? Is one better then the other? Are the pretty reliable about shutting of the dosing pump if ph gets to high and do I need to buy a doser made by them in order for it to shut off the pump or will it shut off any doser?

Appreciate any advice!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

While I have never used it, the Pinpoint pH controller does have a replaceable pH probe.

PINPOINT® pH Controller

PINPOINT® pH Controller is an inexpensive yet rugged controller, which includes the appropriate probe and calibration fluids. This device will automate up to 2 electrical devices such as a magnetic solenoid for the addition of CO2 into an aquaculture system or will control 2 separate pumps as in...

americanmarineusa.com

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

You need to look at the X3. 299 for the starter pack. 199 for just the controller and build from there.

I was just looking at that earlier this morning.

HYDROS Control X3 Starter Pack

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