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Bluelab Ph-7 Buffer Solution (250 or 500mL)Bluelab Ph-7 Buffer Solution (250 or 500mL)
Bluelab Ph-7 Buffer Solution (250 or 500mL)
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Bluelab Ph-4 Buffer Solution (250, or 500mLs)Bluelab Ph-4 Buffer Solution (250, or 500mLs)
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Bluelab pH Probe Care Kit
Bluelab pH Probe Care Kit
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Bluelab Ph Probe Kci Storage Solution 120ml or 250ml
Bluelab Ph Probe Kci Storage Solution 120ml or 250ml
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GT pH Calibration Kit - Buffer 4 & 7 For Hydroponics - 250mL
GT pH Calibration Kit - Buffer 4 & 7 For Hydroponics - 250mL
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Hy-Gen Ph-7 Buffer Solution (250mL 1 or 5L)
Hy-Gen Ph-7 Buffer Solution (250mL 1 or 5L)
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Nulife pH Down 250 mL or 1LNulife pH Down 250 mL or 1L
Nulife pH Down 250 mL or 1L
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Flairform Calibration Solution Kit - pH Buffer 4.0 & 7.0 (250mL)
Flairform Calibration Solution Kit - pH Buffer 4.0 & 7.0 (250mL)
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Hy-Gen Ph-4 Buffer Solution (250mL 1 or 5L)
Hy-Gen Ph-4 Buffer Solution (250mL 1 or 5L)
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Bluelab Ec 2.77 Cf / 1800 Ppm Calibration Solution 20mlsBluelab Ec 2.77 Cf / 1800 Ppm Calibration Solution 20mls
Bluelab Ec 2.77 Cf / 1800 Ppm Calibration Solution 20mls
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Aquamaster EC1413 Calibration Solution - 100mlAquamaster EC1413 Calibration Solution - 100ml
Aquamaster EC1413 Calibration Solution - 100ml
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Nulife pH Up 250mL or 1LNulife pH Up 250mL or 1L
Nulife pH Up 250mL or 1L
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Bluelab EC Conductivity Instrument Probe Care Kit
Bluelab EC Conductivity Instrument Probe Care Kit
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Aquamaster pH 4.01 Calibration Solution - 100mL
Aquamaster pH 4.01 Calibration Solution - 100mL
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Growth Technology pH Buffer 7 - 1L
Growth Technology pH Buffer 7 - 1L
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Aquamaster ph-7.00 Calibration Solution - 100mL
Aquamaster ph-7.00 Calibration Solution - 100mL
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Growth Technology pH Buffer 7 - 250mL
Growth Technology pH Buffer 7 - 250mL
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Hy-Gen Probe Cleaning Solution - 500mL
Hy-Gen Probe Cleaning Solution - 500mL
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Growth Technology pH Buffer 4 - 250mL
Growth Technology pH Buffer 4 - 250mL
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Growth Technology pH Buffer 4 - 1L
Growth Technology pH Buffer 4 - 1L
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AC Infinity PH Meter Pro Kit With Interchangeable ProbeAC Infinity PH Meter Pro Kit With Interchangeable Probe
AC Infinity PH Meter Pro Kit With Interchangeable Probe
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Aquamaster pH 4.01 Calibration Solution - 20MLAquamaster pH 4.01 Calibration Solution - 20ML
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Aquamaster EC1413 Calibration Solution - 20mlAquamaster EC1413 Calibration Solution - 20ml
Aquamaster EC1413 Calibration Solution - 20ml
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Aquamaster pH 7.0 Calibration Solution - 20MLAquamaster pH 7.0 Calibration Solution - 20ML
Aquamaster pH 7.0 Calibration Solution - 20ML
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Why calibration comes first

Skip calibration and the meter still prints a number — just not a useful one. Buffers and conductivity standards are known values you can trust. Soak the probe, tell the instrument what that value is, and from then on the display is a measurement, not a guess. Nothing else in the room is cheaper insurance.

What we stock

pH buffers. Two-point work uses 4.0 and 7.0. Bluelab bottles come in 250mL and 500mL; Growth Technology in 250mL and 1L, plus a paired 4 & 7 calibration kit; Hy-Gen goes to 5L for a busy room; Nulife's classic is 250mL; Flairform sells a kit; Aquamaster packs single-use 20mL and 100mL sachets if you want a fresh pour every time.

EC standards. The other meter needs a conductivity reference. That is Bluelab's 2.77 CF / 1800ppm, Aquamaster's EC1413 in 20mL and 100mL, and Growth Technology's 1.413 solution.

Probe care. Between uses, pH electrodes stay wet in KCl storage solution from Bluelab and Growth Technology. Sluggish readings come back with probe cleaner from Growth Technology and Hy-Gen. Bluelab's probe care kits put the whole routine in one box — pH, conductivity, or both.

Three habits that keep a meter honest

  1. Work to a calendar, not a hunch. A hard-working pH pen wants a weekly check; monthly is a sensible floor for EC.
  2. One pour, then bin it. Take a capful, calibrate, throw it away — never dip the probe in the bottle or tip used solution back, because contamination moves the reference.
  3. pH probes live in KCl. Not dry, not distilled water. EC probes are simpler — rinse them and put them away dry.

The instruments sit in pH meters and testers and EC, PPM and TDS meters.

pH Buffers & Aids FAQ's

Yes, if you want the meter accurate across the range you actually grow in. Two-point calibration sets 7.0 (neutral) then 4.0, so the instrument reads true across the whole band growers use. A single-point check only proves the meter near that one number. That is why Growth Technology and Flairform sell the two buffers as a pair.

Once it is out of the bottle, treat it as single-use: calibrate, then tip it out. Do not dunk a dirty probe in the bottle, and do not pour used solution back — either will move the reference value. Unopened bottles keep. Aquamaster's 20mL sachets dodge the question entirely because each sachet is a fresh pour.

No. KCl is what you store in. Buffer holds a known pH, but it does not have the electrolyte concentration a glass electrode needs to stay conditioned. Put a few drops of KCl storage solution in the cap. Never leave the probe dry, and never sit it in distilled or RO water.

One box with the full clean-and-condition routine for a single probe type. Bluelab kits cover pH, conductivity, or both, so you are not hunting a missing bottle on calibration day. When readings have gone slow or stubborn, a care kit plus a fresh buffer usually brings the probe back.

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