Glossary/Acronyms

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There are a lot of acronyms that we use here so I thought I would post a list of the common ones.  If you are viewing the forum on your computer you should be able to hover over these acronyms and a tiny popup should show the expanded term but if you are viewing this on a mobile device that function may not be supported. 

 

 

 

BB - Blue Bolt (Taiwan Bee)

BBRR - Blue Body Red Rili Shrimp

BKK - Black King Kong (Taiwan Bee)

BP - Blue Pearl Shrimp

BTOE - Black Tiger Orange Eyed Shrimp

BV - Blue Velvet Shrimp

card - Caridina (genus of shrimp which includes Crystal Shrimp)

cards - Caridina (genus of shrimp which includes Crystal Shrimp)

CBS - Crystal Black Shrimp

CPD - Celestial Pearl Danio

CPO - Orange Dwarf Crayfish - Cambarellus Patzcuarensis (var. orange )

CRS - Crystal Red Shrimp

DI - Distilled Water

GH - General Hardness (Ca and Mg)

IAL - Indian Almond Leaf

KH - Carbonate Hardness

KK - Black King Kong (Taiwan Bee)

MTS - Malaysian Trumpet Snail

Neo - Neocaridina (genus of shrimp which includes Cherry Shrimp)

Neos - Neocaridina (genus of shrimp which includes Cherry Shrimp)

NO2 - Nitrites

NO3 - Nitrates

OEBT - Orange Eyed Blue Tiger Shrimp

PBL - Pure Black Line (Crystal Black Shrimp with no Golden Crystal Genes)

PFR - Painted Fire Red (High Grade Cherry Shrimp)

pH - measure of the acidity or basicity of a liquid

PRL - Pure Red Line (Crystal Red Shrimp with no Golden Crystal Genes)

R/O - Reverse Osmosis

RAOK - Random Act Of Kindness

RBT - Royal Blue Tiger

RCS - Red Cherry Shrimp

RO - Reverse Osmosis

RR - Red Ruby (Taiwan Bee)

TB - Taiwan Bee

TDS - Total Dissolved Solids

Tibee - Hybrid of Tiger x Bee (Usually Tiger x CRS/CBS)

TOD - Tank Of Death

TT - Tangerine Tiger Shrimp

WC - Water Change

WR - Red Wine (Taiwan Bee)