Hudson Oaks, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Hudson Oaks, 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
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)
0.5–5.7 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.7 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure80–134 ppm
Typical 107 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
From the utility that supplies yours: City of Fort Worth, which supplies City of Hudson Oaks (2023).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
248–411 ppm
Typical 296 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
pH
7.3–7.7
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2019).
Total dissolved solids
Supplier's figure184–274 ppm
Typical 229 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 Fort Worth, which supplies City of Hudson Oaks (2023).
Who supplies Hudson Oaks, TX
City of Hudson Oaks
Serves 61% of residents · Buys water from City of Fort Worth · Chloramine
City of Hudson Oaks Dyegard
Serves 18% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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