Gilbertsville, PA tap water
Supplied mostly by Aqua PA Superior Main System, 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)
Estimate0.16 ppm (Low)
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 Dtma Cedar Crest Farms reports (2016–2019).
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 2.2 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; North Wales Water Authority, which supplies Dtma Cedar Crest Farms (2012–2019).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.6–1.6 ppm
Typical 1.3 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 figure22–179 ppm
Typical 80 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From the utility that supplies yours: Pottstown Borough Water Auth, which supplies Aqua PA Superior Main System, measured before treatment; North Wales Water Authority, which supplies Dtma Cedar Crest Farms (2012–2019).
pH
Supplier's figure6–7.5
Typical 7.3
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: North Wales Water Authority, which supplies Dtma Cedar Crest Farms (2016–2019).
- Aqua PA Superior Main System and Dtma Cedar Crest Farms add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Gilbertsville, PA
Aqua PA Superior Main System
Serves 50% of residents · Buys water from Pottstown Borough Water Auth · Chlorine
Dtma Cedar Crest Farms
Serves 10% of residents · Buys water from North Wales Water Authority · 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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