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Z| ACF: | African clawed frog |
| ADF: | African dwarf frog |
| AFAIK: | As far as I know |
| ALK: | Alkalinity |
| ASAP: | As Soon As Possible |
| BBA: | Black beard algae or Black brush algae |
| BBS: | Baby brine shrimp |
| BGA: | Blue-green algae |
| BGK: | Black ghost knifefish |
| BN: | Bristlenose pleco |
| BTA: | Bubble tip anemone |
| BTW: | By the way |
| Ca(OH)2: | Calcium hydroxide |
| CaCl2: | Calcium chloride |
| CaCO3: | Calcium carbonate |
| CAE: | Chinese algae eater |
| CBB: | Copperband butterfly |
| CBS: | Coral banded shrimp |
| CF: | Compact Fluorescent |
| CO2: | Carbon dioxide |
| CO3: | Carbonate |
| Cyano: | Cyanobacteria |
| DIY: | Do it yourself |
| dKH: | Degrees of carbonate hardness |
| DMS: | Delayed Mortality Syndrome |
| DSB: | Deep Sand Bed |
| DT: | Doubletail |
| FOWLR: | Fish only with live rock |
| FW: | Freshwater |
| FWIW: | For What It's Worth |
| FYI: | For your information |
| GPH: | Gallons per hour |
| GSM: | Gold stripe maroon clownfish |
| GSP: | Green star polyps |
| HCO3: | Hydrogen carbonate |
| HITH: | Hole in the head disease |
| HLLE: | Head and lateral line erosion |
| HM: | Halfmoon |
| HMPK: | Halfmoon Plakat |
| HOB: | Hang on Back |
| HT: | Hospital tank |
| IIRC: | If I remember correctly |
| IME: | In my experience |
| IMHO: | In my humble opinion |
| IMO: | In my opinion |
| Kalk: | Kalkwasser, German for calcium hydroxide solution or limewater
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| LCPS: | Local Chain Pet Store |
| LCS: | Local chain store |
| LFS: | Local fish store |
| LMK: | Let me know |
| LPS: | Local pet store or Large polyp Scleractinian (stony) coral |
| LR: | Live rock
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| MH: | Metal halide |
| MTS: | Multiple Tank Syndrome or Malaysian Trumpet Snail |
| MW: | Microworms |
| NFS: | Not For Sale |
| NH3: | Ammonia |
| NH4: | Ammonium |
| NNR: | Natural nitrate reduction |
| NO2: | NitrIte |
| NO3: | NitrAte |
| NSW: | Natural saltwater or New South Wales |
| NTD: | Neon tetra disease |
| ORP: | Oxidative redox potential |
| PFK: | Practical Fishkeeper |
| PK: | Plakat |
| PO4: | Phosphate |
| PPM: | Parts per million, equivalent to mg/l (milligrams per litre) |
| QT: | Quarantine Tank |
| RBTA: | Red bubble tip anemone |
| RO/DI: | Reverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification |
| RTBS: | Red tailed black shark |
| RTN: | Rapid tissue necrosis |
| RTS: | Red tailed shark |
| SAE: | Siamese algae eater |
| SD: | Super Delta |
| SG: | Specific gravity |
| SHO: | Super high output fluorescent light, equivalent to power compact fluorescent |
| SL: | Standard length- Measured from the tip of the snout to just before the tail fin. |
| SPS: | Small polyp stony coral |
| STN: | Slow Tissue Necrosis |
| TDS: | Total dissolved solids |
| TFH: | Tropical Fish Hobbyist |
| TL: | Total length- Measured from the tip of the snout to the very end of the tail. |
| UGF: | Under Gravel Filter |
| UV: | Ultraviolet |
| VHO: | Very high output |
| VT: | Veiltail |
| WC: | Water Change |
| WCMM: | Whit Cloud Mountain Minnow |
| WQ: | Water Quality |
| YMMV: | Your mileage may vary |
| YWG: | Yellow watchman goby |
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