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    Default Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    I noticed there was not a good list of abbreviations any where on the site. There's one on the main site, but it's short. I also did a search but nothing really comprehensive.

    I know it took me quite a while to learn most of the abbreviations and I'm still learning. This isn't meant to be all inclusive but it's a good start. It also doesn't include a lot of common aquarium abbreviations if they're not very applicable to Discus. I broadened it a little to other aquarium topics but not so far as to include some that deal with other types of fish (some of them speak completely different acronym languages).

    I'm sure people will suggest others and I'm sure I'll wish I had included some that I didn't put as soon as I hit 'submit'.

    Anyway, HTH!
    -Eric

    Fish

    BD - Blue Diamond
    BP - Blue Panda
    BSS - Blue Snakeskin
    BT - Blue Turk
    CRS - Crystal Red Shrimp
    Cory - Corydoras
    GBR - German Blue Ram
    MTS - Malaysian Trumpet Snail
    OG - Ocean Green
    Oto - Otocinclus
    PB - Pigeon Blood
    PE - Penang Eruption
    Pleco - Plecostomus
    RCS - Red Cherry Shrimp
    RD - Red Diamond
    RP - Red Panda
    RSG - Red Spotted Green
    RSS - Red Snakeskin
    RT - Red Turk
    SS - Snakeskin
    VR - Violet Reflection or Virgin Red
    WD - White Diamond

    Brand Names

    AC - Aquaclear
    API - Aquarium Pharmaceutricals Inc
    IO - Instant Ocean
    ON - Ocean Nutrition
    TFH - Tropical Fish Hobbyist (magazine, publisher)

    General
    AC - Activated Carbon
    BB - Bare bottom
    BBA - Black Brush Algae
    CFL - Compact Flourescent
    Dechlor - Dechlorinator or Dechlorinate
    DI - De-ionized water
    DIY - Do it yourself
    F0 - Wild/Original
    F1 - First Generation Cross
    F2 - Second Generation
    FS - For Sale
    FW - Freshwater
    GAC - Granular Activated Carbon
    GAL - Gallon
    GFI/GFCI - Ground Fault Interrupt/Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt
    GH - General Hardness
    GPH - Gallons per hour
    HO - High Output
    HOB - Hang-on back (usu. refer to filter)
    KH - Carbonate Hardness
    LED - Light-Emitting Diode
    LFS - Local Fish Store
    LHS - Local Hardware Store
    LPS - Local Pet Store
    Metro - Metronidazole
    NADA - North American Discus Association
    NIB - New in Box
    pH - Used to measure acidity/alkalinity of a solution
    PH - Powerhead, water pump
    PM - Private Message (usually means in current forum)
    PPM - Parts per million
    Prazi - Praziquantel
    Prime - Seachem Prime (sometimes generically as dechlorinator)
    PU - Pick up
    PVC: Poly vinyl chloride, used for piping / plumbing
    PWC: Partial water change
    QT - Quarantine
    RFUG - Reverse Flow Undergravel Filter
    RO - Reverse Osmosis
    Safe - Seachem Safe (sometimes generically as dechlorinator)
    SD - Simply Discus
    SW - Salt Water
    T5 - Type of fluorescent light bulb. New in aquarium hobby, high lumen output, energy efficient.
    T5, T8, T12 - Type of fluorescent light bulb
    TDS - Total dissolved solids
    UG or UGF - Undergravel filter
    UGJ - Undergravel Jet
    UV - Ultraviolet
    VHO - Very high output fluorescent light
    WC - Water Change
    WPG - Watts per gallon
    WTB - Want to buy
    WTS - Want to sell

    Food

    BBS - Baby Brine Shrimp
    BH - Beef heart
    BS - Brine Shrimp
    BW - Blackworm or Bloodworm
    CBW - California Blackworms
    FBS - Frozen Brine Shrimp
    FBW - Frozen Bloodworm
    FDBdW - Freeze-dried blood worms
    FDBkW -Freeze-dried black worms
    FDBS - Freeze-dried brine shrimp
    FDBW - Freeze-dried blood worms or Freeze dried black worm
    FMS - Frozen Mysis Shrimp
    SF - Seafood

    Chemicals (Common to Aquaria)

    Ca - Calcium
    CaCl - Calcium Chloride
    Cl - Chlorine
    CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
    CO3 - Carbonate
    Cu - Copper
    CuC - Clean-up Crew
    Fe - Iron
    H20 - Water
    H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide
    I - Iodine
    K - Potassium
    KCl - Potassium Chloride
    KI - Potassium Iodide
    Mg - Magnesium
    Na - Sodium
    NaCl - Sodium Chloride, salt
    NaCO3 - Sodium carbonate
    NaOH - Sodium hydroxide
    NH3 - Ammonia
    NH4 - Ammonium
    NO - Normal output fluorescent light
    NO2 - Nitrite
    NO3 - Nitrate
    O2 - Oxygen
    O3 - Ozone
    P - Potassium Permanganate
    P04 - Phosphate
    Ti - Titanium

    Diseases

    Hex - Hexamita
    HITH- Hole in the Head
    ICH/ICK- Ichthyophthirius multifilis
    Last edited by ericatdallas; 05-06-2011 at 04:19 PM.
    Eric

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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    WOW!! you must be very BORED ERIC!! LOL

    ps.. you forgot
    K.I.S.S.

    keep it simple stupid
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    lol lmao ***

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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    great thred though for sure. i was lost when i first started reading threads. still am on some of the other forums about other fish.

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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    Quote Originally Posted by warlock4169 View Post
    WOW!! you must be very BORED ERIC!! LOL
    Sadly I am not.. I'm just a major procrastinator. I have to write 5 simulations by midnight.

    Quote Originally Posted by warlock4169 View Post
    ps.. you forgot
    K.I.S.S.

    keep it simple stupid
    I didn't want to put general internet lingo....
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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    Update (knew I would forget something, but how did I forget this one?)
    BNP - Bristlenose pleco or Bushynose pleco (ancistrus)

    Correction
    PP - Potassium Permanganate
    Eric

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    Thanks, this is helpful and bookmarked.
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    Brand
    NLS - New Life Spectrum
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    A$$ Albino Snakeskin

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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    DT - Display Tank
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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    I'm not sure DT is typically associated with "Deep Tank" in the Discus-world or even the Aquarium/Pond world. I think for "deep" tanks, people usually say "high (H)" or "tall".

    I guess it's not really up to me to decide... oh wait, it's my thread, so... DENIED j/k
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    Just for Skip...http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...ur-discus-tank

    UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply

    (Typically used for computers, but there's no reason why it couldn't be used for aquariums except a typical system would not have enough stored energy to power aquariums for long).
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    DOCS - dissolved organic compounds
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    Hi,

    What a great help. I will be using it till I learn them.

    Thanks,
    Mike

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    Default Re: Discus and Aquarium Abbreviations

    The expanded glossary will help, this is my first forum...i'm not even on facebook and don't text much either! i've got one for you all, i'm not sure if i'm "spelling" it correctly but you will get the jist (f$!!&sqot), seems like it's for words not suitable for print, just wanted to make sure. the thread i was reading, someone used it quite abit.

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