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
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