It has been suggested that a stickied
list of acronyms used in fish keeping would be a good idea, so I'll start a list of suggestions. Once we have a comprehensive list here, I'll type it up as a single post then sticky it.
To start with:
pH - a measure of the acidity of water
GH - general hardness, actually a measure of the amount of calcium and magnesium in the water
KH - carbonate hardness, a measure of the buffering capacity of water
NH3 - ammonia
NH4 - ammonium
NO2 - nitrite
NO3 - nitrate
RO - reverse osmosis, a method of preparing pure water
LFS - local fish shop
LPS - local pet shop
QT - quarantine tank
HOB - hang on the back, a type of filter
MTS - Malaysian trumpet snail; multi tank syndrome
RCS - red cherry shrimp
CRS - crystal red shrimp
IAL - Indian almond leaves
Any more, anyone?