Value Series Benchtop Cond./TDS Meter Kit

What It Is

The Apera EC700 is a dedicated benchtop conductivity and TDS meter designed for routine water analysis at the lab or production bench. It ships as a complete kit: the meter body, the 2301T-F BPB (Brush-Resistant Platinum Black) conductivity and temperature combination electrode, a detachable electrode holder, and three premixed conductivity calibration solutions (84 µS/cm, 1413 µS/cm, and 12.88 mS/cm). Everything you need to start verifying feed and source water is in the box.

The meter measures conductivity (EC), TDS, and temperature simultaneously. A single tap switches the display between EC and TDS readout — no menu-diving required. The multi-language operating system (English, German, Spanish, and Mandarin) accommodates mixed-language production teams, and the graphical user interface with natural-language prompts keeps the learning curve short for new staff.

Who It's For

Any licensed cannabis or hemp cultivation operation that mixes nutrient solutions, monitors runoff, or verifies RO and source water needs a reliable bench reference meter. Pocket testers and in-line sensors are useful, but neither replaces a purpose-built benchtop unit for the accuracy and repeatability required in a production QC workflow or for dialing in a new nutrient program.

The EC700 fits cultivation facilities that need dependable daily EC and TDS verification without stepping up to a multi-parameter lab meter. It is equally at home in a head grower's dedicated mixing room, a quality-control station in a large multi-room facility, or a propagation area where dialing in seedling and clone feed concentrations is critical. The IP54 splash-proof and dust-proof housing handles the wet, high-humidity bench environment without additional babying.

Key Features

Electrode: The 2301T-F BPB (Brush-Resistant Platinum Black) electrode is Apera's core conductivity sensing platform. The firm platinum-black cell construction resists fouling and delivers fast, stable readings across the full 0–200 mS/cm range — more than enough headroom for any nutrient concentration used in commercial cannabis production, where typical working EC values fall well below 10 mS/cm.

Calibration: 1–4 point automatic calibration with on-screen guidance and self-diagnosis. The meter automatically recognizes four standard conductivity solutions (84 µS/cm, 1413 µS/cm, 12.88 mS/cm, and 111.8 mS/cm). Built-in ATC covers 0–50°C, compensating for ambient temperature variation that would otherwise shift readings in an unconditioned mixing area. A smiley-face stability icon confirms when the reading has locked — no guessing whether the value has settled.

Data and connectivity: The manual data logger stores up to 200 groups of readings for documentation and compliance records. Standard BNC conductivity connector and RCA connector for a separate temperature probe (NTC 30KΩ thermistor) keep the unit compatible with third-party electrodes. Max/min measurement mode captures peak and floor readings during a measurement session. The IP54-rated housing with silicone-sealed connector caps protects internal electronics from splash and particulate exposure.

How It Fits a Commercial Build

In a commercial cultivation workflow, the EC700 slots in as the reference instrument that everything else gets checked against. Use it to verify that your inline sensor and your pocket tester are reading consistently, to QC incoming RO or municipal water before it enters your system, and to confirm that mixed nutrient solutions are on target before they go into a reservoir or irrigated through your drip or flood tables.

The 200-group on-board data logger supports basic record-keeping for internal SOP compliance — log pre-feed and runoff readings, keep a record for each room or zone, and pull the data when a room's numbers start trending out. Because the unit is benchtop-stationary rather than portable, it also functions as the calibration anchor for your handheld meters: bring your pocket tester to the bench, run both in the same solution, and record the offset. The complete kit format — meter, electrode, holder, and calibration solutions in one shipment — means there's no secondary order required to get started.