Hanna handheld pH meter -- good/bad experiences?

[nunofs]

I'm considering getting this handheld pH meter: http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/834/cid/136

Does anyone have any experiences with it?

At $19, it's so inexpensive that I'm concerned it can't be very good/reliable/accurate... on the other hand, it's so inexpensive that I'm tempted to try it out if noone has any opinions on it...

Nuno

 

[nunofs]

Btw, I'm not interested in a pH monitor with a fixed electrode, because I want to be able to test water from different tanks. I also have no need for a more expensive pH controller at this time. So I figured this could be a reasonably cheap way to replace the pH test kits I'm using now.

Nuno

 

[Jim Tansey]

I don't have that Ph monitor but Hanna is an excellent manufacture.

Jim

 

[FishFace]

I have the Hanna combo handheld meter with PH/TDS/EC. I got it to replace my pinpoint meter which I hated. So far, I can't complain. Calibration is automatic so there's no guessing about when it's actually calibrated. I have also found that if you swirl the stick around in the source you're messuring for a few seconds, the reading stabilizes very quickly.

Hope that helped.

Chris