Monrovia, CA tap water
Supplied by Monrovia-City, Water Dept.. 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)
6.2 ppm (Low)
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From California Water Board lab results (2023–2026).
Copper at home taps
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can still pick some up.
From California Water Board lab results (2024).
Water chemistry
General hardness
150–235 ppm
Typical 195 ppm
Moderately hard. Great for livebearers, and most community fish adapt.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
120–160 ppm
Typical 140 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
pH
7.5–8
Typical 7.8
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Total dissolved solids
225–330 ppm
Typical 260 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 California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Who supplies Monrovia, CA
Monrovia-City, Water Dept.
Serves 98% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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