Glossary Of Terms

[steelhealr]

Aquarium Abbreviations


A

AC: AquaClear
AGA: All-Glass Aquarium
ALK: alkalinity

B

BB: bare bottom
BBS: baby brine shrimp
BTA: bubble tip anemone
BTW: by the way

C

CA: calcium
Calc: calcium
CBS: coral banded shrimp
CC: crushed coral
CF: compact fluorescent
Chaeto: chaetomorpha, a type of macroalgae
CO2: carbon dioxide
CP: control panel
Cu: copper

D

DI: deionized
DIY: do it yourself
DOA: dead on arrival
DOC: dissolved organic compounds
DrsSF: Drs. Smith and Foster
DSB: deep sand bed

E

F

FAQ: frequently asked questions
FBF: fluidized bed filter
FO: fish only
FOWLR: fish only with live rock
Frag: fragment of coral or liverock
FS: for sale
FTS: full tank shot (photo)
Fuge: refugium
FW: freshwater
FWIW: for what it's worth

G

G: gallon(s)
GFI: ground fault interrupter
gH: general hardness
GPH: gallons per hour
GSP: green star polyps

H

HD: Home Depot (gotta love it)
hex: hexagonal
HO: high output
HOB: hang on back
HTH: hope that helped

I

I: iodine
ID: identify
IMHO: in my honest opinion
IMO: in my opinion
IO: Instant Ocean (sea salt mix)

J

JBJ: JBJ Lighting Company

K

K: Kelvin
kalk: kalkwasser
kH: carbonate hardness

L

LFS: local fish store
LOL: laughing out loud
LPH: liters per hour
LPS: large polyped stony coral
LR: live rock
LS: live sand

M

Mg: Magnesium
MH: metal halide
MJ: Maxijet
Mod: moderator
MTS: multiple tank syndrome

N

NB: note bene (take note)
NC: Nano Cube
NH3: ammonia
NH4+: ammonium
NO: normal output
NO2: nitrite
NO3: nitrates
NSW: natural sea water

O

O2: oxygen
ORP: oxidation reduction potential

P

P: phosphorus
PC: power compact fluorescents
PM: private message
PPM: parts per million
P/U, PU: pick up only
PVC: polyvinyl chloride

Q

R

RC: Reef Crystals (salt mix brand)
RO: reverse osmosis
RO/DI: reverse osmosis and deionized

S

S.G.: specific gravity
SCWD: switching current water director, makes alternating water current (waves)
SPS: small polyped stony corals
Sr: strontium
SW: seawater or salt water

T

T3/T5: types of fluorescent light tubes
TDS: total dissolved solids

U

UGF: undergravel filter
UKG: United Kingdom gallons
USG: United States gallons
UV: ultraviolet

V

VHO: very high output

W

W: watt(s)
WC: water change
WPG: watts per gallon
WTB: want to buy
WTS: want to sell

X, Y, Z

Zoos: zoanthids

 

[tragikmagik]

This is a great post first off...I wish i could have had this in the beggining
Second the only thing I have to add and it's not really wrong just threw me off as I am an avid reader...LOL is Dotors Fosters and Smith Vs Smith and Foster.. DrsFS Vs DrsSF.....I know im just knit picking and im sorry....

 

[steelhealr]

One more bump. SH

 

[mellanby]

bless you! I've been doing so much reading and research for the last few months before starting up my nano (24 gallon, just like yours!), and the simplest thing can get very confusing if you don't know what some abbreviations stand for!

Mellanby

 

[Matthew5664]

When tanling about G (gallons) could we have UKG and USG?

 

[steelhealr]

added SH Also SCWD. SH

 

[Aquascaper]

LPH - Litres per hour (for us metric people )
CBS - Coral Banded Shrimp (Boxing Shrimp)
FBF - Fluidised Bed Filter

 

[steelhealr]

added. SH

 

[AMS]

Ive heard people call diatoms "dimes". I dont know if its used on TFF though.

 

[RipSlider]

Is it worth adding "fenner" and "TCA" to describe Bob Fenner and his major book?

Steve

 

[Aquascaper]

MA - Macro Algaes

 

[crazyelece]

you may also want to add "squid" to SCWD as its a common reference to the same device.

 

[F150fishbox]

also dont forget WM for wave makers lol just teasing

 

[flamingonhot]

There's more but this is all I can think of at the moment;

SH-seahorse

 

[AMS]

There's more but this is all I can think of at the moment;

SH-seahorse

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