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Maple Bluff, WI tap water

Supplied by Maple Bluff Waterworks. 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)

Supplier's figure

Up to 16 ppm (Low)

Typical 3.5 ppm

Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.

From the utility that supplies yours: Madison Water Utility, which supplies Maple Bluff Waterworks (2012–2019).

Water chemistry

General hardness

Supplier's figure

308–343 ppm

Typical 325 ppm

Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.

From the utility that supplies yours: Madison Water Utility, which supplies Maple Bluff Waterworks.

Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)

Supplier's figure

270–342 ppm

Typical 318 ppm

Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.

From the utility that supplies yours: Madison Water Utility, which supplies Maple Bluff Waterworks (2017–2018).

pH

Supplier's figure

7.4–7.6

Typical 7.4

Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.

From the utility that supplies yours: Madison Water Utility, which supplies Maple Bluff Waterworks (2017–2018).

Who supplies Maple Bluff, WI

  • Maple Bluff Waterworks

    Serves all residents · Buys water from Madison Water Utility · Chlorine

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