Arial, SC tap water
Supplied mostly by Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008), plus 2 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Your water is treated with chloramine. Unlike chlorine, it doesn't gas off when water sits out, and many pitcher and fridge filters aren't rated to remove it. Conditioners that list chloramine on the label break it apart, which frees a little ammonia. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Supplier's figureUp to 3.7 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.4 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies yours: Greenville Water and Easley Combined Util, which supplies Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008); Easley Combined Util, which supplies Easley Central W/D #2 (SC3920007); Pickens WTP and Greenville Water, which supplies Bethlehem-Roanoke W/D (SC3920003) (2012–2025).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure17 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Greenville Water, which supplies Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008); Greenville Water, which supplies Bethlehem-Roanoke W/D (SC3920003).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Supplier's figure8–20 ppm
Typical 10 ppm
Little buffering. pH can drop quickly between water changes, especially with CO₂ or an older tank.
From the utility that supplies yours: Greenville Water and Easley Combined Util, which supplies Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008), measured before treatment; Easley Combined Util, which supplies Easley Central W/D #2 (SC3920007), measured before treatment; Pickens WTP and Greenville Water, which supplies Bethlehem-Roanoke W/D (SC3920003), measured before treatment (2012–2019).
pH
Supplier's figure7.5–8.2
Typical 7.9
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: Greenville Water, which supplies Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008); Greenville Water, which supplies Bethlehem-Roanoke W/D (SC3920003) (2012–2019).
- Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008), Easley Central W/D #2 (SC3920007) and Bethlehem-Roanoke W/D (SC3920003) add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Arial, SC
Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (SC3920008)
Serves 48% of residents · Buys water from Greenville Water (SC2310001) · Chloramine
Easley Central W/D #2 (SC3920007)
Serves 32% of residents · Buys water from Easley Combined Util (SC3910002) · Chloramine
Bethlehem-Roanoke W/D (SC3920003)
Serves 6% of residents · Buys water from Pickens WTP (SC3910001) · Chloramine
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