Terms/Glossary
From RTAW Reefpedia
Alphabetical Listing of Terms and Abbreviations
ADWS - As Dan would say
ADWK - As Dan would know
ASW - artificial sea water
BTA - bubbletip anemone
Bioload - the loading of your tank in terms of filtration necessary to maintain it under "good" conditions
Calcium Reactor - device used to maintain calcium and alkalinity levels as an alternative to kalkwasser or additives.
Chiller - device used to cool aquarium water, simply just a refridgerator.
Cycle - process that occurs with a newly established marine system to develop the appropriate populations of organisms (bacteria, 'Pods, algae etc.)
DI - deionisation, method of water purification
DSB - deep sand bed
FOWLR - fish only with live rock, type of marine aquarium
Frags - propagated corals, traded amongst reef enthusiasts.
Gallonitus - Disease affecting most reefers that results in overwhelming desire to upsize their aquarium, or add more tanks.
IBC - Intermediate Bulk Carrier, water storage vessels used to store NSW or ASW for water changes.
Kalkwasser - saturated solution of calcium hydroxide used to maintain calcium and alkalinity in a marine aquarium.
LFS - local fish store
meq/L - measurement unit of alkalinity, milliequivalents per litre.
mg/L - measurement unit of concentration of nutrient levels, milligrams per litre.
NSW - natural sea water
OLS - on-line store
pH - measurement unit of how acidic or basic water is, potential hydrogen.
ppm - measurement unit of concentration of nutrient levels, parts per million.
ppt - measurement unit of salinity, parts per thousand.
Protein Skimmer - device used for nutrient removal.
Refractometer - device used to measure specific gravity.
Refugium - segregated area, usually used to grow macro algae for nutrient export.
RO - reverse osmosis - method of water purification
RO/DI - reverse osmosis / deionisation - method of water purification
Salinity - measurement of the concentration of salt in water, measured in ppt (parts per thousand).
Specific Gravity - measurement of the density of water, used to approximate salinity.
Sump - additional plumbed-in tank, usually mounted below display to house equipment out of sight.
