BBA= black brush algae
The jargon acronyms:
C Carbon
Ca Calcium
CAE Chinese Algae Eater (not highly recommended)
Fe iron
gdh German degrees hardness
GH general hardness
H Hydrogen
hygro hygrophelia (fast growing aquatic plant having many varieties)
K Potassium (type of fertilizer)
KH carbonate hardness/alkalinity
Mg Magnesium
N Nitrogen (type of fertilizer)
NO2 nitrite
NO3 nitrate
O Oxygen
otto (also oto) - Otocinclus (a recommended algae eating fish)
P Phosphorus
pleco (also pl*co) - plecostomus (various species of algea eating fish)
PMDD Poor Man's Dupla Drops (homemade liquid fertilizer)
PO4 phosphate
ppm parts per million
S Sulphur
SAE Siamese Algae Eater (eats red algae)
val vallisnaria
< less than (see greater than)
> greater than (as in >3.0ppm greater than 3.0 ppm)
Acronyms can be confusing and no doubt plenty of them get thrown around on
this list. I thought it an interesting challenge to come up with as many
of the more common ones as I could think of. Any corrections or additions
are welcome of course. Note that some symbols, those of ions, will
sometimes (and correctly) appear in normal use with their electrical
charge. For instance, potassium may be written as K+ or nitrate might be
written as NO3-. For the sake of readability, I left charges off for the
most part.
C = carbon
Ca = calcium
CaCO3 = calcium carbonate
Cl = chloride
CO2 = carbon dioxide
CO3 = carbonate
Cu = copper
CuSO4 = copper sulfate
Fe = iron
Fe+2 = ferrous iron
Fe+3 = ferric iron
H = hydrogen -- hydronium
H2CO3 = carbonic acid
H2O2 = hydrogen peroxide
H2S = hydrogen sulfide
H2SO4 = sulfuric acid
HCO3 = bicarbonate
HCl = hydrochloric/muriatic acid
HNO3 = nitric acid
K = potassium
K2SO4 = potassium sulfate -- Sulfate of Potash
K2HPO4 = dibasic potassium phosphate
KCl = potassium chloride -- Muriate of Potash
KH2PO4 = monobasic potassium phosphate
KNO3 = potassium nitrate -- Salt Peter
Mg = magnesium
MgSO4 = magnesium sulfate
MgSO4 * 7H2O = Epsom Salts
N = nitrogen
Na = sodium
NaCl = sodium chloride -- table/aquarium salt
NaHCO3 = sodium bicarbonate -- Baking Soda
NH3 = ammonia
NH4 = ammonium
NO2 = nitrite
NO3 = nitrate
O = oxygen -- superoxide -- oxygen free radical
O2 = oxygen (gas)
P = phosphorus
PO4 = phosphate
S = sulfur
SO4 = sulfate
MISC.
---------------
DO = dissolved oxygen
ORP = oxidation-reduction potential
TDS = total dissolved solids
LIGHTING
----------------
PC or CFL = (power) compact fluorescent
VHO = very high output fluorescent
NO = normal output fluorescent
MH = metal halide
Many of the acronyms used here and elsewhere on the Internet for common
phrases -- shorthand such as YMMV (your mileage may vary), FWIW (for what
it's worth), etc. -- as well as some other useful acronyms can be found here:
http://fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html
Regards,
'Tom Barr
The jargon acronyms:
C Carbon
Ca Calcium
CAE Chinese Algae Eater (not highly recommended)
Fe iron
gdh German degrees hardness
GH general hardness
H Hydrogen
hygro hygrophelia (fast growing aquatic plant having many varieties)
K Potassium (type of fertilizer)
KH carbonate hardness/alkalinity
Mg Magnesium
N Nitrogen (type of fertilizer)
NO2 nitrite
NO3 nitrate
O Oxygen
otto (also oto) - Otocinclus (a recommended algae eating fish)
P Phosphorus
pleco (also pl*co) - plecostomus (various species of algea eating fish)
PMDD Poor Man's Dupla Drops (homemade liquid fertilizer)
PO4 phosphate
ppm parts per million
S Sulphur
SAE Siamese Algae Eater (eats red algae)
val vallisnaria
< less than (see greater than)
> greater than (as in >3.0ppm greater than 3.0 ppm)
Acronyms can be confusing and no doubt plenty of them get thrown around on
this list. I thought it an interesting challenge to come up with as many
of the more common ones as I could think of. Any corrections or additions
are welcome of course. Note that some symbols, those of ions, will
sometimes (and correctly) appear in normal use with their electrical
charge. For instance, potassium may be written as K+ or nitrate might be
written as NO3-. For the sake of readability, I left charges off for the
most part.
C = carbon
Ca = calcium
CaCO3 = calcium carbonate
Cl = chloride
CO2 = carbon dioxide
CO3 = carbonate
Cu = copper
CuSO4 = copper sulfate
Fe = iron
Fe+2 = ferrous iron
Fe+3 = ferric iron
H = hydrogen -- hydronium
H2CO3 = carbonic acid
H2O2 = hydrogen peroxide
H2S = hydrogen sulfide
H2SO4 = sulfuric acid
HCO3 = bicarbonate
HCl = hydrochloric/muriatic acid
HNO3 = nitric acid
K = potassium
K2SO4 = potassium sulfate -- Sulfate of Potash
K2HPO4 = dibasic potassium phosphate
KCl = potassium chloride -- Muriate of Potash
KH2PO4 = monobasic potassium phosphate
KNO3 = potassium nitrate -- Salt Peter
Mg = magnesium
MgSO4 = magnesium sulfate
MgSO4 * 7H2O = Epsom Salts
N = nitrogen
Na = sodium
NaCl = sodium chloride -- table/aquarium salt
NaHCO3 = sodium bicarbonate -- Baking Soda
NH3 = ammonia
NH4 = ammonium
NO2 = nitrite
NO3 = nitrate
O = oxygen -- superoxide -- oxygen free radical
O2 = oxygen (gas)
P = phosphorus
PO4 = phosphate
S = sulfur
SO4 = sulfate
MISC.
---------------
DO = dissolved oxygen
ORP = oxidation-reduction potential
TDS = total dissolved solids
LIGHTING
----------------
PC or CFL = (power) compact fluorescent
VHO = very high output fluorescent
NO = normal output fluorescent
MH = metal halide
Many of the acronyms used here and elsewhere on the Internet for common
phrases -- shorthand such as YMMV (your mileage may vary), FWIW (for what
it's worth), etc. -- as well as some other useful acronyms can be found here:
http://fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html
Regards,
'Tom Barr
