Pecan Acres, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake, plus 2 other utilities. 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)
Estimate0.17–1.07 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 0.83 ppm
This is what a conditioner frees when it breaks the chloramine apart. A cycled filter clears it within a day; a big water change in a new or very small tank adds more of it at once. Some conditioners also bind ammonia for a day or so.
Estimated from the chloramine level City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water) reports (2023).
Nitrite (NO₂)
Up to 0.11 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2015).
Nitrate (NO₃)
0.9–3.5 ppm (Low)
Typical 3.4 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)'s 2023 water quality report (2012–2023).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.7–4.4 ppm
Typical 3.4 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.
Published by your utility: City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)'s 2023 water quality report.
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 The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake; City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)'s 2023 water quality report.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
88–383 ppm
Typical 277 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data; City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)'s 2023 water quality report (2013–2023).
pH
Supplier's figure8.1–8.5
Typical 8.3
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: City of Fort Worth, which supplies The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake; City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)'s 2023 water quality report.
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 The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake; City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)'s 2023 water quality report.
Who supplies Pecan Acres, TX
The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake
Serves 28% of residents · Buys water from City of Fort Worth · Chloramine
- 2023 water quality report
City of Fort Worth (Fort Worth Water)
Serves 27% of residents · Lake or river water · Chloramine
Killough Addition
Serves 16% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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