Garden City, KS tap water
Supplied by City of Garden City. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Your water is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 19 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 15 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate199–1931 ppm
Typical 389 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2021).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
47–160 ppm
Typical 115 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2013–2019).
pH
7.5–7.9
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2013–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate294–4000 ppm
Typical 658 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2021).
Who supplies Garden City, KS
City of Garden City
Serves all residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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