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Pure Resin Products stock a variety of ion exchange resin which can make for perfect aquarium filter media. These are high quality water treatment products designed to purify water.

It depends on what you want from your water. To soften the water, you need water softening resin such as CG8. For ultra-pure water that leaves no streaks, you would use mixed bed resin. For specific contaminant removal like nitrates for example, you would use a strong base anion. All of these can be found on our Ion Exchange Resin category.

The cation type is positively charged, whereas the anion type is negatively charged. They can be used combined in a mixed bed set up.

Ion Exchange Resin is important for a variety of reasons. It’s commonly used to tackle specific contaminants or heavy metals for example in water. This makes it great for removing chemicals, but it can also be used to soften water that would be used in boilers, thereby protecting equipment from forming scale and corroding away.

These insoluble beads are used to remove certain ions from water such as calcium or heavy metals. They do this by exchanging them with more favourable, harmless ions such as sodium. The unwanted ions then remain on the beads itself.

Extracting toxic heavy metals

Certain resins can take out heavy metals such as arsenic or lead for example, from industrial wastewater. This helps to stop environmental contamination.

Appliances last longer

Thanks to hard minerals being removed, less scale build-up in washing machines and similar household appliances.

Regenerable & Re-usable

When resin beads become saturated, they are then put through a cycle of regeneration.

Beverages

They are used to improve drinks as they purify water. (Removing heavy metals or chlorine for example).

Helps with stains on laundry

When used in a water softener system, hard minerals are no longer in the water so your washing doesn’t suffer from these hard mineral deposits.

Low cost

This is where it has an advantage over distillation. Ion exchange resins require small amounts of energy to run compared to other processes.

Ultra-pure water

Can provide Water that is pure enough to be used in laboratories and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Sugar refining & decolourisation

They trap and can remove organic pigments from sugar cane juice and syrups. This means you are left with high/purity sweeteners.

Spot-Free cleaning

Used by window cleaners and car valeters so glass dries without water streaks/marks.

Achieve 0 ppm

Achieve a reading of 000 TDS (parts per million). This is critical when dealing with silicon wafers in the semiconductor and microchip manufacturing.

There’s three types of pond filtration: Biological, Chemical and Mechanical. They are absolutely vital for your fish and water health as if you neglect filtration, you can run into problems like toxin build up (ammonia), cloudy and murky water, disease and more.

You need a combined effort of sponges (mechanical media) to trap loose dirt, fish waste etc and chemical media to combat the tannins. A great way to do this is through using pods containing activated carbon such as the Carbon Clear Pods.

For algae specifically, you would be best to use a pond filtration product that targets phosphate. This is because it is the primary food source of algae, so a pod like Phosphate Gone for example starves the algae.

For quick and easy pond filtration, you may consider a Pond Reactor as it provides simple to use maintenance for your pond water.

This is essential to maintaining your pond cleanliness and keeping the water for your fish and plants. It will give you clear, clean water and take away debris. It’s important to maintain this so your fish have a safe environment to live in.

The easiest way is to utilise all three filtration methods: Mechanical will remove physical debris like fish excrement, therefore reducing sludge build up. Biological filtration to convert toxins like ammonia into less toxic nitrites then nitrates UV sterilisers to manage green water.

Yes, aquarium filter media helps your fish by ensuring the water is safe from contaminants, toxins and other harmful substances that can end up harming your fish. Safe and clean water is a must to make sure your fish thrive and stay healthy.

These are products used in your pond to keep it clean and clear. It falls into mechanical, (like sponges) biological (bio-balls), and chemical (activated carbon is commonly used) as the three main types.

It is dependent on your pond’s needs. For removing harmful toxins, a Carbon Clear pod is a brilliant choice. It can also be used for clearing out medications. For algae growth, you may consider Phosphate Gone remover pods.

Lab cartridges are used to deliver pure water that won’t interfere with experiment results. It does this by eliminating dissolved ions and organic compounds that would otherwise make the water unpure.

Pure Resin Products supply a wide variety of high quality lab cartridges, capable of providing you with high purity filtration for your lab.

The main purpose of these lab cartridges is to provide you with ultrapure water. You can then use water that won’t interfere with scientific experiments, protecting vital instruments and are replaceable when needed.

You can rely on Pure Resin Products for lab cartridges due to both variety and premium brand quality. When it comes to water purification filtration, the Aries lab cartridges we stock are renowned for being a division of ResinTech (who are one of the worlds leading suppliers of ion exchange resins).

These are replaceable filters that are incorporated into laboratory water purification systems. They are perfect for producing water for laboratory applications which may include situations such as water for sensitive experiments or providing high purity water for stability chambers.

As these cartridges are built to take away dissolve ions and impurities from water, you will be left with high/purity water which is necessary when dealing with sensitive equipment in the lab. For example, when cleaning glassware or dealing with cell culture.

For Aries Filter cartridges, the Pure Resin Products website has an entire category dedicated to this.

It will improve it by removing contaminants such as arsenic, PFAS, chlorine and any impurities you need removing, depending on your needs. For example, better tasting water or water that won’t cause the formation of scale in your household appliances.

The well renowned Aries make exceptional, high quality water treatment filters to tackle water issues. They deal with both commercial and residential applications. They are made in America and are a division of ResinTech - which are trusted as authority figures and manufacturers for the water treatment industry.

A good option for those seeking better water taste, less chlorine and to help minimise scale corrosion would be the Carbon & Scale prevention cartridge (AF-20-3312B). it can be used for coffee machines, ice makers and water dispensers. Particularly great for those who live in hard water areas!

It enhances your water by reducing chlorine, thereby getting rid of bad tastes and unpleasant odours as well as eliminating heavy metals. KDF stands for Kinetic Degradation Fluxion. The media itself is made of copper-zinc granules.

You get multiple benefits with KDF media such as lead, mercury and other heavy metal being used, as well as the reduction chlorine. Not only this though, your filter gets an extended life as KDF forms an environment that inhibits the growth of bacteria and algae. This prevents other parts like GAC from clogging which results in your system lasting even longer.

As briefly mentioned above, KDS is often seen working with GAC as the KDF helps to preserve the life of the carbon. KDF media also does what GAC media cannot – reduce heavy metals.

You can buy the choice of both types of KDF media on the Pure Resin products website. This includes KDF-55 and KDF-85.

KDF Media simply means Kinetic Degradation Fluxion media. It is made from high purity copper-zinc granules. (50/50 split). It’s used in water filtration to remove contaminants and control bacteria. There are different types of KDF Media with the most popular being KDF-55.

If you want to remove heavy metals and chlorine, then KDF-55 would be best. It’s commonly use in residential applications such as in shower filters.
Meanwhile, KDF-85 would be perfect for eliminating the rotten egg smell caused by hydrogen sulphide (that is found naturally in groundwater). You can use this type of KDF in a well water system

Typically, you can expect to use GAC (activated carbon) filtration media within a POU system, whilst a PE water system would make use of polypropylene.

You can buy either a POE or PE water system on the Pure Resin Products website.

These systems are perfect for improving your drinking water for taste, eliminating odours and reducing scale formation. Manufactured by ResinTech, you can buy with confidence when choosing a POE or PU water system from Pure Resin Products.

A point-of-use system (POU), is used at a single point. For example, this could be a kitchen sink.
Meanwhile, a point-of-entry (POE) is used to treat the water as it enters the building before it gets to any taps. You would use this system to treat all the water within a house.

With a POU, you are treating the water where you would use it directly. For example, an under the sink filter. It’s perfect for protecting specific appliance, removing specific types of contaminants and giving you a better quality of water for drinking
For a POE, you will get scale reduction everywhere in the property and see pipes and boilers lasting longer over time. They’re perfect for appliance protection and improving the quality of your water for bathing, laundry etc. It’s more concerned with protection for the entire property.