Maple Glen, PA tap water
Supplied mostly by Horsham Water&sewer Authority, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Your water is treated with chloramine. Unlike chlorine, it doesn't gas off when water sits out, and many pitcher and fridge filters aren't rated to remove it. Conditioners that list chloramine on the label break it apart, which frees about 0.32 ppm of ammonia here. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Ammonia (with conditioner)
Estimate0.09–0.46 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.32 ppm
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 Horsham Water&sewer Authority reports; the chloramine level North Wales Water Authority reports (2012–2019).
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 8.2 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.4–1.9 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 figure22–182 ppm
Typical 105 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From the utility that supplies yours: Aqua PA Main System and North Wales Water Authority, which supplies Horsham Water&sewer Authority; EPA monitoring data (2016–2019).
pH
Supplier's figure6–7.8
Typical 7.3
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: Aqua PA Main System and North Wales Water Authority, which supplies Horsham Water&sewer Authority; EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
- Horsham Water&sewer Authority and North Wales Water Authority add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Maple Glen, PA
Horsham Water&sewer Authority
Serves 53% of residents · Buys water from Aqua PA Main System · Chloramine
North Wales Water Authority
Serves 47% of residents · Lake or river water · 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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