Brittany Farms-The Highlands, PA tap water
Supplied mostly by North Wales Water Authority, 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
Ammonia (with conditioner)
Estimate0.09–0.29 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.19 ppm
This is what a conditioner frees when it breaks the chloramine apart. A cycled filter clears it within a day.
Estimated from the chloramine level North Wales Water Authority reports (2012–2019).
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 16 ppm (Low)
Typical 7.8 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.4–1.5 ppm
Typical 0.8 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)
22–179 ppm
Typical 155 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2016–2019).
pH
6–7.5
Typical 7.3
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2016–2019).
- North Wales Water Authority and Aqua PA Chalfont add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Brittany Farms-The Highlands, PA
North Wales Water Authority
Serves 68% of residents · Lake or river water · Chloramine
Aqua PA Chalfont
Serves 23% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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