Here is my thoughts on a pH controller. The experienced enthusiast might be comfortable without one, which is kind of ironic that pH controllers tend to pitched to this audience and seen as “over-kill” for the newbie. I disagree in the tank [sea] of unknowns for the new enthusiast, knowing something for certain is worth its weight in gold. So many events & actions around the tank environment which one responds too have a link back to pH.Originally Posted by Kevino
The pH controller probe is great for testing the water in which your newly bought critters are swimming in, allowing the variance to be worked out, thus giving you a better chance of correctly determining the acclimation period and give them a better chance of surviving it.
The real time pH information at your finger tips gave me a better appreciation of the speed in which changes can occur, add some NACO3 and watch the pH go up within seconds, or just the daily ebb and flow of pH during the 24hr cycle is interesting.
Then there is the piece of mind in that when one is away that it will do its job of turning on /off the co2. Plus anyone can read the controller reading and tell you over the phone if required.
What is missing and what would make it the pH controller and other devices perfect is to be able to have internet access to view the statistics of the aqua environment. The ability to store/download/chart/graph the pH levels, temperature over a weekly cycle, visibility index, CO2 inject times & durations… I bought mine second hand but the pH controllers are expensive and one expects a richer functionality now a days.
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