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Post by mralgae on Aug 17, 2006 18:41:16 GMT
ok folks its arrived and if color blindness was a disease i would be dead.haha. so far its not looking good if this thing is correct. my ph is about 10 times out. i read 7 ad this thing reading 8. oooops im in for some fun if it is corect.
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Post by karen on Aug 17, 2006 18:43:47 GMT
oh no i cant belive that surely its wrong i hope lol
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Post by mralgae on Aug 17, 2006 19:01:49 GMT
i hope so as well or it means all my stats will be out im that color blind. haha
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Post by karen on Aug 17, 2006 19:02:47 GMT
Is your partner home yet maybe she can have a look at them for you?
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Post by mralgae on Aug 17, 2006 19:06:55 GMT
she as blind as me :r: :r: :r:
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Post by jackpike on Aug 17, 2006 19:18:52 GMT
Did u get calibrating fluid with it ?
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Post by mralgae on Aug 17, 2006 19:55:51 GMT
yep 2 fluids & screw driver. full kit. already done. this one also has temp as well.
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Post by mralgae on Aug 18, 2006 21:33:30 GMT
well folks ive tried everything with this ;[=-&*.,<>/'~@= meter and it dont want to work, recilabrated and still giving me crazy readings. done liquid test before and color blind or not liquid said 6.8 meter said 7.8. NOWAY. gona E-mail the company and let you know what happens. W A T C H T H I S S P A C E!!
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Post by jackpike on Aug 18, 2006 23:54:36 GMT
It might be the right reading, these chemical PH testers, once opened, they can be only used reliably for a certain amount of time. plus there not perfect to start with. i got two different types of those 5in1 test stripes, one of them shows my ph at 6.4 the other is at 6.8 and i have a liquid tester which shows 7.0. which one do i believe?. In that picture u posted of your tank. I notied u have what looks like a white rock in the background. limestone perhaps? Maybe this is why your PH is higher than u thought it would be.
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Post by KittyKat on Aug 19, 2006 11:30:08 GMT
try testing the pH of something with a known pH (eg. distiled water will always have a pH of 7) or get your LFS to double check on your tank water.
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Post by mralgae on Aug 19, 2006 11:41:35 GMT
the meter itself will not stabilize. in tank it giving me between 4.1 to 7.8. thats after recalibrating it, which again didnt stay still. in the buffer it was reading 4.9 to 7.1 at 25.1 deg c. which should have read 6.864. so sumit wrong somewere? think i stay color blind. its easier. haha
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Post by KittyKat on Aug 19, 2006 17:32:48 GMT
ok, recalibrate it in the buffer, then switch it off, then rinse it in some distilled water (while it's off) then place it in a glass of tank water and then turn it on. never take it out of a liquid while it's on and rinse it before and after use as well as in between different liquids. see if that helps  |
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Post by mralgae on Aug 19, 2006 19:23:06 GMT
ok got the distilled water and re calibrated it back to 7 in it. seems to be a bit more stable but still way out. but will try doing what you said will let you know.
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Post by mralgae on Aug 22, 2006 13:15:42 GMT
ok that sorts that out cos that didnt work. got E-mail from the company. said it shoudnt be doing what it is that it sounds faulty & to return it. so its gone back today. be at least another week before its back.
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Post by mralgae on Sept 12, 2006 20:22:22 GMT
OK its arrived back today. so will let you know how it works out. so far so good on the tests i have done. except i thought distilled water had a PH of 7? cos the bottle i got is reading 6. anyone any comments?
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