Saddle River, NJ tap water
Supplied mostly by Saddle River Water Utility, 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 0.57 ppm of ammonia here. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Ammonia (with conditioner)
Estimate0.57 ppm (Worth knowing)
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 Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack reports (2023).
Nitrite (NO₂)
0.1 ppm (Low)
Essentially none, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
Published by your utility: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack's 2023 water quality report.
Nitrate (NO₃)
Supplier's figure1.7–15 ppm (Low)
Typical 8.2 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From the utility that supplies yours: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack, which supplies Saddle River Water Utility; EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
2.4 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: Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack's 2023 water quality report.
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 Saddle River Water Utility; Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack's 2023 water quality report.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
36–114 ppm
Typical 85 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From EPA monitoring data; Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack's 2023 water quality report (2018–2023).
pH
7–8.2
Typical 7.8
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack's 2023 water quality report (2018–2023).
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 Saddle River Water Utility; Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack's 2023 water quality report.
- Saddle River Water Utility and Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Saddle River, NJ
Saddle River Water Utility
Serves 63% of residents · Buys water from Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack · Chloramine
- 2023 water quality report
Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack
Serves 32% 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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