Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.

Click here for Dragon Serpents
Click here for Dragon Serpents

Opinions please on my water in my area

gjuk Jan 14, 2004 01:50 PM

Hi ho all

ive managed to get some data about the water quality in my area. At the moment i am using bottled water, but ive just started the last bottle and thought, it would be alot cheaper to use tap water, left open for 48 hours than bottled water...

so heres the data: (im not really sure what it means!)

URL:

http://www.stwater.co.uk/apps/STW0877.nsf/Result/ResultsForm?Opendocument&ng2 6jl

-------------

(sorry layouts a bit messed up)

1st number is: Typical

2nd number is: Value UK/European Limit

3rd value is: The Unit

-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
DATA
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

Hardness level MODERATELY HARD No Standard Applies
Hardness Clarkes 15.4 No Standard Applies degree
Hardness 221 No Standard Applies mg/l
Aluminium less than 20 200 µg/l
Calcium 69 250 mg/l
Chloride 39 400 mg/l
Chlorine 0.12 mg/l
Coliform bacteria 0 0 no./100ml
Colour 1 20 Hazen
Conductivity 520 1500 µS/cm
E.coli bacteria 0 0 no./100ml
Fluoride 335 1500 µg/l
Iron 25 200 µg/l
Magnesium 12 50 mg/l
Manganese less than 5 50 µg/l
Nitrate 17.8 50 mg/l
Odour 0 3 dilution No
Pesticides less than 0.01 0.5 µg/l
pH 7.7 5.5 -9.5
Sodium 25 150 mg/l
Taste 0 3 dilution no.
Temperature 12.9 25 deg. celsius

Plumbing Metals

Zinc 45 5000 ug/l
Copper 60 3000 ug/l
Lead 3 50 ug/l

---------------------------------

i hope someone can help me find out if this water is okay to use with my froggies

Thanks chaps and chapesses

Jono
-----
0.0.3 Orange Splash Back Dart Frogs

England, UK
gjuk@ntlworld.com

Replies (2)

Arklier Jan 15, 2004 03:03 PM

My mom works in a lab that tests water quality. I'll ask her when I see her, either tonight or this weekend.

gjuk Jan 16, 2004 05:01 AM

thanks.

email is gjuk@ntlworld.com if you can email me with any info!

Cheers
Jonny
-----
0.0.3 Orange Splash Back Dart Frogs

England, UK
gjuk@ntlworld.com

Site Tools