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AcronymDefinition

A/CAir Conditioning

ACActivated Carbon

ADAAqua Design Amano

AGAAll Glass Aquarium

ALKAlkalinity

BBoron

BBBare Bottom (tank) / Blue Bolts (shrimp) / Beneficial Bacteria

BBABlack Brush Algae

BBSBaby Brine Shrimp

BGABlue Green Algae

BPSBubbles Per Second

CCarbon

CaCalcium

CFCompact Fluorrescent

ClChlorine

Co2Carbon Dioxide

Co3Carbonate

CuCopper

CUCCleanup Crew

dGHDegrees of Hardness

DIDeionized Water

dKHDegrees of carbonate hardness

DODissolved Oxygen

ECElectrical Conductivity (measurement)

FeIron

FragFragment of live coral

FTSFull Tank Shot (photo)

FWFreshwater

GalGallon

GHGeneral Hardness

GPDGallons Per Day

GPHGallons Per Hour

GPIGallons Per Inch

GPMGallons Per Minute

HCHemianthus callitrichoides

HHydrogen

H+Hydrogen ion

H3O+Hydronium ion

H2ODihygrogen Monoxide (Water)

H2O2Hydrogen Peroxide

HClHydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid)

HOHigh Output

HOBHang On the Back (of tank)

IIodide

I2Iodine

IO3Iodate

IRInfrared

KHCarbonate Hardness

KIPotassium iodide

LLiters

LFSLocal Fish Store

LPDLiter's Per Day

LPHLiter's Per Hour

LPMLiter's Per Minute

MgMagnesium

MHMetal halide light

MOMail order

MTSMineralised Top Soil / Malaysian Trumpet Snail

NaSodium

NaCO3Sodium carbonate

NaOHSodium hydroxide

NH3Ammonia

NH4Ammonium

NONormal output fluorescent light

NO2Nitrite

NO3Nitrate

NSWNatural seawater

O2Oxygen

pHA measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution

PHPowerhead (water pump)

PO4Phosphate

PPMParts per million, equivalent to mg/l (milligrams per litre)

PVCPoly vinyl chloride, used for piping / plumbing

ROReverse osmosis, type of water purification

RO/DIReverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification

SAESiamese Algae Eater

SGSpecific gravity

SiSilicon

SiO2Silicon dioxide

SrStrontium

SWSaltwater / seawater

TBTaiwan Bee

UGFUnder gravel filter

UVUltra violet light

VHOVery high output fluorescent light

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