Is it possible to measure the ppm or the ec of my water with ohm meter? Can not afford proper tester at the moment so lookin for other options
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I’ve never seen anything about using an ohm meter. You can get a cheap set of tds and ph meter on Amazon for 25 bucks. It’s money well spent, growing without them is a recipe for disaster. I’ve had the same tds meter since I started growing. I’ve gone through a bunch of cheapie ph meters. Go with Venkatool. If you can afford it though, there’s a 45 dollar ph meter(I forget the brand) that people here say has better durability and accuracy, and less frequent calibration. Cheap ph meters should be calibrated at least monthly.
I Googled that & a few people have done it. Hopefully this link is allowed. There are lots of other pages out there, too. Using a multimeter to calculate TDS - Water Chemistry - Nano-Reef Community
The Apera line, both pH & tds meters, are excellent!
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Thank you. I do have a ph tester, never worried about ec or ppm before. Im not havin any issues but was just curious about it and would like to start testing my water