Ahh ok. I personally wouldn't ignore anything unless I had a tank to control that ph reading back to. Which I do. My experience with this particular bottle bac already tells me op is seeing same abnormalities ive seen.I saw your previous post - I don't disagree with your 'reasoning' - I disagree with your advice. IMHO, you're incorrect to suggest its ok to 'ignore the pH' - becasue - Unlike you, the OP did not cross check or re-check his pH. If he had - and the second test was 'ok' - great no issues. If the Seneye (IDK if it does or doesn't) - has an issue with bottled bacteria, is it in their instructions to 'ignore a low pH' during startup?
IMHO There is no point to using equipment (or any test) - that gives false readings - that we just 'ignore'. Lets say there was a bacterial bloom in a tank - would you just ignore a 'low pH' with a Seneye? Would the Seneye be accurate? I mean IDK. If it is abnormal with bacteria in a bottle, why would it not be inaccurate with another bacterial bloom?
But would not suggest ignoring the reading op is observing but confirm same observation is being made.