Hooked Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 There are a ton of acronyms and abbreviations used in this hobby that can make it very confusing. Here are a few: AC...Activated carbon, chemical filtration media / alternating current AFM...Aquarium Fish Monthly, magazine ALK...Alkalinity, measure of buffering capacity of water ATS...Algae turf scrubber, reef setup technique BOD...Biological oxygen demand Ca...Calcium CaCl2...Calcium chloride CaCO3...Calcium carbonate Ca(OH)2....Calcium hydroxide CC...Counter current, type of protein skimmer Cl...Chlorine CO2...Carbon dioxide CO3...Carbonate Cu...Copper CYANO...Cyanobacteria DC...Direct current DD...Downdraft, type of protein skimmer DI...Deionisation, type of water purification DIY...Do it yourself dKH...Degrees of carbonate hardness, measure of alkalinity DO...Dissolved oxygen DOC...Dissolved organic carbon DSB...Deep Sand Bed FAMA...Freshwater and Marine Aquaria, magazine Fe...Iron FO...Fish only, type of marine aquarium FW...Freshwater GAL...Gallon GPH...Gallons per hour HCO3...Hydrogen carbonate HO...High output fluorescent light HSA...High speed aeration, type of proteins skimmer I...Iodide I2...Iodine ID...Indentify IO3...Iodate IR...Infrared, type of light of longer wavelength than visible light KALK...Kalkwasser, German for calcium hydroxide solution or limewater KI...Potassium iodide LFS...Local fish store LHS...Local hardware store LPS...Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral LR...Live rock LT...Litre MACNA...Marine Aquaria Conference of North America, held annually MEQ/L...Milli-equivalents per litre, measure of alkalinity Mg...Magnesium MG/L...Milligrams per litre MH...Metal halide light Na...Sodium NaCO3...Sodium carbonate NaOH...Sodium hydroxide NH3...Ammonia NH4...Ammonium NNR...Natural nitrate reduction, reef setup technique NO...Normal output fluorescent light NO2...Nitrite NO3...Nitrate NSW...Natural seawater O2...Oxygen ORP....Oxidative redox potential PC...Power compact fluorescent light pH...Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, equal to -log[H+], <7 acidic, =7 neutral, >7 basic PH...Powerhead, water pump PO4...Phosphate PPM...Parts per million, equivalent to mg/l (milligrams per litre) PVC...Poly vinyl chloride, used for piping / plumbing RO...Reverse osmosis, type of water purification RO/DI...Reverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification RTN...Rapid tissue neucrosis RUGF...Reverse flow undergravel filter SAL...Salinity SG...Specific gravity SHO / T5...Super high output fluorescent light, equivalent to power compact fluorescent Si...Silicon SiO2...Silicon dioxide SPS...Small polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral Sr...Strontium SSB...Shallow Sand Bed SW...Saltwater / seawater TWP...Tap Water Purifier UGF...Undergravel filter UV...Ultra violet, type of light of shorter wavelength than visible light VHO...Very high output fluorescent light W...Watts WMC...Western Marine Conference, United States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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