Bluelab Connect Stick 2 - Wireless Bridge for Bluelab's Connect App
Best for: growers running Bluelab's wireless-enabled monitors who want that data pulled onto a PC or Mac and logged through the Bluelab Connect app.
Our thoughts
This isn't a meter itself - it's the bit of kit that lets your other Bluelab wireless devices talk to a computer. If you've already invested in Bluelab's Connect ecosystem, this is what turns readings sat on a display into a logged history you can actually look back over. Only worth buying if you own compatible Bluelab hardware to pair it with.
The Bluelab Connect Stick 2 is a USB dongle that receives wireless data from compatible Bluelab devices - such as the Guardian Monitor Connect or Pro Controller Connect - and feeds it into a PC or Mac running the Bluelab Connect app. Instead of walking over to check a display, or relying on a phone within Bluetooth range, the Connect Stick lets you log pH, EC and temperature history over time and keep an eye on trends from wherever your computer is.
How it compares
It's a support accessory for Bluelab's wireless range rather than a testing device in its own right, so it's best compared against the alternative ways of getting data off a monitor.
- Versus manually logging readings from a display by hand, the Connect Stick automates data capture and builds a proper history you can review.
- Versus relying on a phone's Bluetooth connection to a Pulse-style meter, a USB stick plugged into a fixed PC gives more consistent, always-on logging in a grow room that already has a computer nearby.
- There's no direct like-for-like competitor product from other meter brands doing quite the same job - most budget EC/pH meters simply don't offer a wireless logging ecosystem at all.
It only makes sense as part of a wider Bluelab Connect setup, but for growers already in that ecosystem, it's the missing link between the sensor and a usable log.
Usage guidance
Setup is plug-and-play once you've got the Bluelab Connect app installed and a compatible device nearby.
Setup
Plug the Connect Stick into a spare USB port on your PC or Mac and install/open the Bluelab Connect app to start pairing it with your compatible wireless device.
Placement
Keep line of sight as clear as possible between the wireless device in your grow space and wherever the Connect Stick's computer lives - reflective mylar, metal tent frames and thick walls will all reduce wireless range, so try to minimise obstructions.
Ongoing use
Leave the stick plugged in and the app running to keep a continuous log rather than only checking in occasionally.
Technical specifications
- Function: wireless receiver / USB data bridge
- Connection to computer: USB
- Pairs with: compatible Bluelab Connect-range wireless devices
- Software: Bluelab Connect app (PC/Mac)
- Range: reduced by walls, metal tent frames and reflective sheeting - best performance is line of sight
- Use case: continuous data logging and trend monitoring, not a standalone tester
Who this is for
- Growers already using a Bluelab wireless monitor or controller who want proper data logging
- Multi-tent or multi-room setups where walking between rooms to check readings gets tedious
- Anyone wanting a historical record of pH and EC trends rather than a single snapshot reading
- Not a fit for growers without a compatible Bluelab wireless device already in place
Best suited to growers building out a proper monitoring setup around Bluelab's Connect range, rather than a first purchase on its own.
Our take
On its own this is just a USB stick - its value is entirely tied to the Bluelab wireless hardware it pairs with. For growers already committed to that ecosystem, it's a sensible way to turn readings into a proper log instead of relying on memory.
Check what you're already running before buying - if you've got a compatible Guardian Monitor Connect or Pro Controller Connect, this completes the picture. Does exactly what it should, day in, day out.
