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Tolono, IL tap water

Supplied by Illinois American Water – Tolono. 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)

Supplier's figure

Not detected (Low)

Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.

From the utility that supplies yours: Illinois American Water – Champaign, which supplies Illinois American Water – Tolono (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 figure

158–161 ppm

Typical 160 ppm

Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.

From the utility that supplies yours: Illinois American Water – Champaign, which supplies Illinois American Water – Tolono (2018).

pH

Not published yet

We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.

  • Illinois American Water – Tolono softens its water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.

Who supplies Tolono, IL

  • Illinois American Water – Tolono

    Serves all residents · Buys water from Illinois American Water – Champaign · Chlorine

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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