Ramsey, NJ tap water
Supplied by Ramsey Water Dept. Here's what its 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 a little ammonia. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
7.9–12 ppm (Low)
Typical 9.9 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure156 ppm
Moderately hard. Great for livebearers, and most community fish adapt.
From the utility that supplies yours: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, which supplies Ramsey Water Dept (2023).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
83–146 ppm
Typical 116 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2019).
pH
7.6–8.1
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Supplier's figure372 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: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, which supplies Ramsey Water Dept (2023).
- Ramsey Water Dept adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Ramsey, NJ
Ramsey Water Dept
Serves 84% of residents · Buys water from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack · 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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