Common Saltwater Aquarium Acronyms

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Saltwater Aquarium Acronyms
	General Saltwater Acronyms
		AC	Activated Carbon
		CC	Crushed Coral, Counter Current, or Cubic Centimeter
		Cl	Chlorine
		CO2	Carbon Dioxide
		Cuke	Sea Cucumber
		Cyano	Cyanobacteria
		DI	De-ionization
		DIY	Do It Yourself
		dkH	Degress of Carbon
		DSB	Deep Sand Bed
		FO	Fish Only
		FOWLR	Fish Only With Live Rock
		Frag	Fragment of coral that grows into a new piece of coral
		Gal	Gallons
		gH	General Hardness
		GPH	Gallons Per Hour
		HOB	Hang On Back
		IO	Instant Ocean
		K	Kelvin or Potassium
		kH	Carbonate Hardness
		KNO3	Potassium Nitrate
		LFS	Local Fish Store
		LPS	Large Polyped Scleractinian
		LR	Live Rock
		LS	Live Sand
		MH	Metal Halide Lights
		MTS	Multiple Tank Syndrome
		NH3	Ammonia
		NH4	Ammonium
		NTS	New Tank Syndrome
		NO2	Nitrite
		NO3	Nitrate
		O2	Oxygen
		PC	Power Compact Fluorescent
		pH	Measure of the Concentration of Hydrogen Ions
		PH	Power Head
		PO4	Phosphate
		PPM	Parts Per Million
		PWC	Partial Water Change
		PVC	Poly Vinyl Chloride, used for piping / plumbing
		QT	Quarantine Tank or Quart
		RDSB	Remote Deep Sand Bed
		RO	Reverse Osmosis
		RR	Reef Ready
		SPS	Small Polyped Scleractinian
		SSB	Shallow Sand Bed
		SG	Specific Gravity
		SW	Saltwater
		UGF	Under Gravel Filter
		WPG	Watts Per Gallon