should I use my tapwater

[Meagan.Marie]

this is what is in it

• Chemicals
  Found
• Testing
  Results

Chemical
Potential Health Effects

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Cancer

Alpha particle activity
No Known Health Effects

Arsenic (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Biochemical or Cellular Level Changes, Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Endocrine Disruption, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Radium-226
Organ System Toxicity

Combined Radium (-226 & -228)
Organ System Toxicity

Antimony (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Cadmium (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Endocrine Disruption, Neurotoxicity, Organ System Toxicity

Chloroform
Biochemical or Cellular Level Changes, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Endocrine Disruption, Irritation, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Dibromochloromethane
Cancer

Bromodichloromethane
Cancer

Total haloacetic acids (HAAs)
Cancer

Dichloroacetic acid
Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Irritation, Miscellaneous, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Bromoform
Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Atrazine
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Endocrine Disruption, Irritation, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Lead (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Endocrine Disruption, Enhanced Skin Absorption, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Radium-228
Organ System Toxicity

Strontium
Ecotoxicology, Endocrine Disruption, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Trichloroacetic acid
Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Irritation, Miscellaneous, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Dibromoacetic acid
Cancer

Nitrate
Organ System Toxicity

Barium (total)
Biochemical or Cellular Level Changes, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Selenium (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Irritation, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Nitrate & nitrite
Organ System Toxicity

Copper
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Biochemical or Cellular Level Changes, Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Enhanced Skin Absorption, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Manganese
Cancer, Developmental/Reproductive Toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Irritation, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Chromium (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Monochloroacetic acid
Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Irritation, Miscellaneous, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Monobromoacetic acid
Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Miscellaneous, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity

Beryllium (total)
Allergies/Immunotoxicity, Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Irritation, Neurotoxicity, Occupational Hazards, Organ System Toxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation

Nitrite
Organ System Toxicity

Phenols
Allergies/Immunotoxicity


Chemical
Average
Maximum

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
64.37 ppb
98.25 ppb

Alpha particle activity
22.78 pCi/L
45 pCi/L

Arsenic (total)
3.01 ppb
14 ppb

Radium-226
5.76 pCi/L
10.53 pCi/L

Combined Radium (-226 & -228)
6.8 pCi/L
11.59 pCi/L

Antimony (total)
1.33 ppb
16 ppb

Cadmium (total)
1 ppb
12 ppb

Chloroform
27.44 ppb
66.5 ppb

Dibromochloromethane
14 ppb
27.75 ppb

Bromodichloromethane
14.03 ppb
23.5 ppb

Total haloacetic acids (HAAs)
22.51 ppb
35.75 ppb

Dichloroacetic acid
12.58 ppb
23.25 ppb

Bromoform
7.96 ppb
20.35 ppb

Atrazine
0.17 ppb
1 ppb

Lead (total)
1.07 ppb
8.37 ppb

Radium-228
1.72 pCi/L
3 pCi/L

Strontium
4835 ppb
4835 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid
4.31 ppb
14.25 ppb

Dibromoacetic acid
5.42 ppb
11.53 ppb

Nitrate
2.07 ppm
6.2 ppm

Barium (total)
20.94 ppb
40 ppb

Selenium (total)
6.95 ppb
30 ppb

Nitrate & nitrite
1.76 ppm
4.46 ppm

Copper
18.84 ppb
34 ppb

Manganese
2.75 ppb
12 ppb

Chromium (total)
6.5 ppb
34 ppb

Monochloroacetic acid
0.18 ppb
2.05 ppb

Monobromoacetic acid
0.01 ppb
0.25 ppb

Beryllium (total)
0.09 ppb
1 ppb

Nitrite
0.03 ppm
0.15 ppm

Phenols
11.1 ppb
11.1 ppb
can i use it if i treat it with prime?

 

[tyspot1000]

Wow, thats Some information you looked up there I think if you treated it with a good dechlorinator, It should be safe to use.

 

[Meagan.Marie]

I use PRIME atm but on jugs of water that I buy at walmart but after water changes every three days it can be pricey for my two bettas so i wanted to try something new.

SN: You can find all sorts of information on the site I pulled that off of, now my roomie and i are looking at sex offenders

 

[Daannn]

I would recommend Tetra AquaSafe.

Pretty cheap yet does the job well.

 

[BigJim]

If you drink your tap water, it should be fine for your fish.

Prime and AquaSafe are both good. Around me, Prime is a little cheaper per gallon treated.

 

[Meagan.Marie]

I usually don't drink it. neither does my roommate. its not safe for kidney dialysis patients. so we don't feel as if it is safe for us.

 

[uscamaro]

If you drink your tap water, it should be fine for your fish.

It's fine. Your tap water has to be safe for human consumption (fish will live with it too, just dechlorinate it). Unless of course you're in Mexico!

 

[Meagan.Marie]

haha well I don't live in Mexico so I guess we are good with my bottle of prime.

 

[Daannn]

Tap water kills beneficial bacteria in the aquarium filter. That guy who says tap water is safe for fish - get some research done!

Always treat tap water with a dechlorinator!