Where to buy DI resin

[yooyoo99]

Hi,

Does anyone know of alternative source for purchase of DI resin, for own top up of the filter cartridge?

Last time purchase from sealife, wondering if there is any cheaper source around.

[Fuzzy]

Can try Nature Aquarium in Balestier also.

I've been staring at my expended Crystal pro cartridges to figure out how I can open it non-destructively.

What system are you using for DI?

Contact details.

Nature Aquarium (Nature, NA)

Blk 1, Thomson Road, #01-340, Balestier Hill Shopping Centre, Singapore 300001

Contact Person: Mr Chan

Tel: 6255 6051

Hours: Mondays to Saturdays opened till 8pm, Sundays till 5.30pm

[yooyoo99]

Mine is a single DI unit, H&S, purchased from sealife many years ago. It has DI resin and activated carbon in 1 cartridge.

Thanks, i will check it out

[Fuzzy]

yah can give them a call, if I recall correctly it was around $10 for a bag (by my estimation about 300 - 500g of resin) More than enough to refill 1 Crystal Pro DI cartridge.

Seems like they superglued the cartridge shut to prevent refilling though, and I don't think using solvents on the cartridge would be a good idea.

Any bros have managed to refill their crystal pro DI Cartridges care to share how you did it?

[fishiee]

How about putting the DI resin (in a mesh bag) in an internal filter and putting the filter in a bucket of tap water? You can let the filter run until TDS = 0 and process large ammounts to tap water that way with minimal hassle.

[teebs]

How about putting the DI resin (in a mesh bag) in an internal filter and putting the filter in a bucket of tap water? You can let the filter run until TDS = 0 and process large ammounts to tap water that way with minimal hassle.

Good idea but how much DI resin can an internal filter hold?

[fishiee]

Oh well, depends on which internal filter you buy.. get a large, cheap one, you need functionality, not reliability. A good sized internal filter will hold about mabye 1/2 or 3/4 of what a crystal pro DI unit will hold? Do note that i have to tried it out myself. You can always replace the resin when it runs out. This is just an idea i happened to think about AFTER i bought my crystal pro DI unit. Sad. could have saved...

[iskay]

Article on DIY re-charging of spent DI resin. I wonder if any bros here have done this DIY...