Common fishkeeping abbreviations

ntiggr2 · 02-11-2008, 04:04 PM

AC - Activated carbon
ALK - Alkalinity, buffering capacity of water
Amm - Ammonia
BBS - Baby Brine Shrimp
BW - Brackish Water
Ca - Calcium
Cl - Chlorine
CO2 - Carbon dioxide
DI - Deionizer, used to purify water before filling an aquarium, typically part of an RO system.
frag(s) - Broken or cut pieces of coral that grows
FW - Freshwater
Gal or G - Gallon
GAC - Granular activated carbon
GH – General hardness
GPH - Gallons per hour
Gravid - Egg-laden
HD - High Density
HO - High output fluorescent light
HOB - Hang On Back or
HOT- Hang On Tank
Ich - parasite
L - Liter
LHS - Local hardware store
LFS - Local Fish Store
LPS - Local Pet Store
LR - Live rock
LS - Live sand
N2 - Nitrogen
Na - Sodium
NH3 - Ammonia
NH4 - Ammonium ion
NO - Normal output fluorescent light
NO2 - Nitrite
NO3 - Nitrate
O2 - Oxygen
O3 - Ozone
PC - Power compact fluorescent light
pH - Measure of the concentration of hydrogen. Used to measure acidity/alkalinity of H2O
PH - Powerhead, water pump
RO - Reverse osmosis, (type of H2O purification)
RO/DI - Reverse osmosis and deionizer combination unit (type of water purification)
RUGF - Reverse flow undergravel filter
SAL - Salinity
SG - Specific gravity
SHO - Super high output fluorescent light
Substrate – sand, gravel, crushed coral, etc in bottom of tank
SW - Saltwater
T5 - Type of fluorescent light bulb. New in aquarium hobby, high lumen output, energy efficient.
UGF - Undergravel filter
UV - Ultra violet, type of light
VHO - Very high output fluorescent light
W – Watts
WC - Water Change
W/D - Wet/dry, form of aquarium filtration
WPG - Watts per gallon

MediaHound · 02-11-2008, 04:55 PM

Awesome list, this will be very useful, thanks Donna!

Thread stuck!

If anybody cares to add to the list, go for it!

lagniappe · 02-11-2008, 05:26 PM

BBS-baby brine shrimp

fox128 · 05-19-2008, 04:52 AM

TUD - Thank u Donna.

MediaHound · 07-10-2008, 09:05 AM

Atlantic Reefer posted some more abbreviations in the Reef forum here:
Reefing Acronyms
Cheers

mskitty · 07-10-2008, 12:22 PM

tyvm.....thank you very much. yes iill come in handy.

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ntiggr2 ntiggr2's Photo Gallery Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 81 Name: Donna Location: Virginia My location Feedback: 0 / 0% Welcomes: 10 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Common fishkeeping abbreviations AC - Activated carbon ALK - Alkalinity, buffering capacity of water Amm - Ammonia BBS - Baby Brine Shrimp BW - Brackish Water Ca - Calcium Cl - Chlorine CO2 - Carbon dioxide DI - Deionizer, used to purify water before filling an aquarium, typically part of an RO system. frag(s) - Broken or cut pieces of coral that grows FW - Freshwater Gal or G - Gallon GAC - Granular activated carbon GH – General hardness GPH - Gallons per hour Gravid - Egg-laden HD - High Density HO - High output fluorescent light HOB - Hang On Back or HOT- Hang On Tank Ich - parasite L - Liter LHS - Local hardware store LFS - Local Fish Store LPS - Local Pet Store LR - Live rock LS - Live sand N2 - Nitrogen Na - Sodium NH3 - Ammonia NH4 - Ammonium ion NO - Normal output fluorescent light NO2 - Nitrite NO3 - Nitrate O2 - Oxygen O3 - Ozone PC - Power compact fluorescent light pH - Measure of the concentration of hydrogen. Used to measure acidity/alkalinity of H2O PH - Powerhead, water pump RO - Reverse osmosis, (type of H2O purification) RO/DI - Reverse osmosis and deionizer combination unit (type of water purification) RUGF - Reverse flow undergravel filter SAL - Salinity SG - Specific gravity SHO - Super high output fluorescent light Substrate – sand, gravel, crushed coral, etc in bottom of tank SW - Saltwater T5 - Type of fluorescent light bulb. New in aquarium hobby, high lumen output, energy efficient. UGF - Undergravel filter UV - Ultra violet, type of light VHO - Very high output fluorescent light W – Watts WC - Water Change W/D - Wet/dry, form of aquarium filtration WPG - Watts per gallon Last edited by ntiggr2 : 02-12-2008 at 04:06 PM.

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