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AB - AquaBotanic
ADA - Aqua Design Amano
ADG - Aquarium Design Group
AGA - Aquatic Gardeners Association
AGA - All Glass Aquarium
APD - Aquatic Plant Digest
PT - Planted Tank
TAG - The Aquatic Gardener - Publication of the Aquatic Gardeners Assoc. (AGA)
APC- Aquatic Plant Central

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HC - Hemianthus callitrichoides

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B - Boron
H3BO3 - Boric acid

C - Carbon
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CO3- - Carbonate ion
HCO3- - Bicarbonate ion
Ca - Calcium
Ca2+ - Calcium ion
CaCl2 - Calcium chloride
CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate
CaMg(CO3)2 - Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (Dolomite)
Cl - Chlorine
Cl2 - Chlorine gas
Cl- - Chloride ion
Cu - Copper

Fe - Iron
Fe2+ - Ferric iron
Fe3+ - Ferrous iron
FeEDTA, FeEDDHA, FeDPTA - Chelated iron

H - Hydrogen
H+ - Hydrogen ion
H3O+ - Hydronium ion
H2O - Dihygrogen Monoxide (Water)
H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide
HCl - Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid)

K - Potassium
K+ - Potassium ion
K2SO4 - Potassium Sulfate
KCl - Potassium Chloride (Muriate of Potash)

Mg - Magnesium
Mg2+ - Magnesium ion
MgSO4 - Magnesium Sulfate
MgSO4.7H2O - Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate (Epsom Salt)
Mn - Manganese

Na - Sodium
NaCl - Sodium Chloride
NaHCO3 - Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
N - Nitrogen
KNO3 - Potassium Nitrate
NH3 - Ammonia
NH4 - Ammonium
NO2 - Nitrite
NO3 - Nitrate

O - Oxygen
O2 - Oxygen gas
O3 - Ozone

P - Phosphorus
PO4 - Phosphate
KHPO4 - Potassium Dibasic Phosphate
KH2PO4 - Potassium Monobasic Phosphate

S - Sulfur

Zn - Zinc

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NPK - Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium

KH - Carbonate Hardness (the measure of the concentrations of CO3- and HCO3-)
GH - General Hardness or Total Hardness (the measure of the concentrations of primarily Ca2+ and Mg2+)

[x] - Concentration of x, where x can be anything
mg/l - milligram per liter (same as ppm)
ppm - part per million (same as mg/l)
ppb - part per billion
WPG - Watt Per Gallon
ml - milliliter
tbs - tablespoon
tsp - teaspoon
bpm - bubble per minute
pH - the negative log of [H+] (measure of acidity/alkalinity)

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BBA - Black Brush Algae (v)
BGA - Blue Green Algae (cyanobacteria)
GSA = green spot algae
GDA -green dust algae

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MTS - Malaysian Trumpet Snail
SAE - Siamese Algae Eater
RCS = Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocardinia denticulata sinensis var 'Red' )
CRS = Crystal Red Shrimp
BB = Bumble Bee Shrimp
BBS = baby brine shrimp
BS = brine shrimp


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FO- fish only
FOWLR-fish only with live rock
REEF- recif
LPS-large polyped stone
SPS for small polyped stone
CUC-clean up crew
ATO- auto top off


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RO - Reverse Osmosis
DI - Deionized, ion exchanger unit
CF - Compact Fluorescent
LED - Light Emitting Diode
MTBF - Mean Time Before Failure or the avg of how long the bulb lasts till it blows
MH - Metal Halide
CRI = colour rendering index
FW = Freshwater
SW = Saltwater
HOB - Hang on Back Filter


PMDD - Poor Man Dupla Drops
PPS - Perpetual Preservation System
SS - Standard Solution PPS
PF - PO4-free Solution PPS
NF - NO3-free Solution PPS
EI = Estimative Index
TDS - Total Dissolved Solids meased in ppm, also known as uS
TMG - Tropica Master Grow
uS - Mirco Seimens another way to measure TDS
CEC - Cationic Exchange Capacity
PAR = Photosynthetic Active Radiation/Photosynthetic Available Radiation


AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AKA - Also Known As
APD - Aquatic Plant Digest
BTW - By The Way
DIY - Do It Yourself
FYI - For Your Information
IME - In My Experience
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMVHO - In My Very Humble Opinion
LFS - Local Fish Store
OTOH - On The Other Hand
WTB - Want To Buy
WTS - Want To Sell
WTT - Want To Trade
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary