Adrian, MN tap water
Supplied mostly by Adrian, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine or chloramine
Utilities here use chlorine or chloramine, depending on which one serves your address. Chlorine slowly gases off from standing water; chloramine doesn't.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Supplier's figureUp to 7.5 ppm (Low)
Typical 3.1 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies yours: Osceola Rural Water System-North and Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System and Lewis and Clark Regional Water Syste, which supplies Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System (2012–2019).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0–0.5 ppm
Typical 0.2 ppm
At tap levels, chlorine and chloramine are toxic to fish, shrimp and the bacteria in a filter. Water conditioners are made for this range.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Supplier's figure246–252 ppm
Typical 249 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Osceola Rural Water System-North, which supplies Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System (2016).
pH
7.4–8.3
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
- Adrian and Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Adrian, MN
Adrian
Serves 98% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System
Serves 48% of residents · Buys water from Osceola Rural Water System-North · Chloramine
Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.
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