RODI cartridges

[GobyWanKenobie]

Are all the rodi carbon filter cartridges the same? Does it have to be an aquarium store or can I order the home water filter cartridges from Amazon?

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Are all the rodi carbon filter cartridges the same? Does it have to be an aquarium store or can I order the home water filter cartridges from Amazon?

I could be mistaken but I'm sure many get the aquarium tax. I got some inexpensive 1 micron sediment filters but splurged on the usual carbon, chloramine and spectrepure silica buster di

 

[danielm5]

I've got the sediment filters from Amazon, but I'm also wondering what kind of carbon cartridges to use as replacement for my RODI system. I'm on well water.

 

[bonghapster]

No difference, tds meter will tell you which is better.

 

[shrimpchips]

The filters from Amazon are the same functionally. I buy all my RO/DI supplies from Amazon to avoid the Reefer tax. FWIW, the anion resin component of the DI resin should sufficiently capture silicates - if your water is known to be high in silicates you can just purchase more of the anion resin for your mix.

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

Thanks for the replies. I usually buy my cartridges from BRS and my membrane off of Amazon, but I was thinking of doing it all from one place this time.

 

[Reefer508]

I had read that chloramine will degrade the RO membrane, so I make sure my carbon blocks, I run 2, remove it. Not all carbon blocks remove chloramine. I get mine from BRS, worth the $17 per in my opinion.