Franklinton, NC tap water
Supplied mostly by Town of Franklinton, 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)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; Town of Franklinton and Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Wtr and Town of Louisburg and City of Raleigh, which supplies Franklin County Water & Sewer (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure22–35 ppm
Typical 25 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
From the utility that supplies yours: City of Raleigh, which supplies Franklin County Water & Sewer (2025).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
23–46 ppm
Typical 23 ppm
Little buffering. pH can drop quickly between water changes, especially with CO₂ or an older tank.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment; Town of Franklinton and Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Wtr and Town of Louisburg and City of Raleigh, which supplies Franklin County Water & Sewer, measured before treatment (2012–2025).
pH
6.9–8.4
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; Town of Franklinton and Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Wtr and Town of Louisburg and City of Raleigh, which supplies Franklin County Water & Sewer (2012–2025).
Total dissolved solids
Supplier's figure1–2 ppm
Typical 1 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
From the utility that supplies yours: City of Raleigh, which supplies Franklin County Water & Sewer (2025).
- Town of Franklinton and Franklin County Water & Sewer add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Franklinton, NC
Town of Franklinton
Serves 78% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
Franklin County Water & Sewer
Serves 15% of residents · Buys water from Town of Franklinton · Chloramine
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