It's less likely that a pool place would do ppm.
To know what chemicals are in the water, you'd have to send it to a lab. My old lab charged on average $30 per compound, per sample, and that was a discount for researchers- commercial labs would send us samples and then charge the customer TWICE that. If you sent in a sample to be tested for chlorine, phosphate, nitrate, and hardness as CaCO3, you'd be looking at over $100. Forget that!!!
Luckily for you, almost all tap water is fine to use for growing, but if your tap water is questionable, you should choose a true soil grow rather than hydro or soilless.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Water ph question Just bought one of those cheap ph tester for aquarium from walmart just to get a clue what my spring well water is like. I think it is reading high 6's may 7 on the nose. Is this too high, or will it be adequate? Kind of hard to read that shit. Rating: 5