
We use a lot of acronyms in aquaponics and aquaculture, and this can cause a fair bit of confusion for people who are just starting out. To help make things easier for those new to Aquaponics, we've compiled a list of the most frequently used acronyms, along with their corresponding meanings. Notice that if you hover over any of the acronyms in on this site that a little helper popup shows what it stands for. We hope you will find this helpful, and we welcome any suggestions for making it even better.
So, without further delay, here's the list:
AMM Ammonia
AP Aquaponics
APHQ Aquaponics HQ (AquaponicsHQ.com) - Our old domain name
APN Aquaponics Nation (AquaponicsNation.com)
BG Bluegill
BSF Black Soldier Fly
BSFL Black Soldier Fly Larvae
CF Continuous Flow
CHIFT PIST Constant Height in Fish Tank - Pump in Sump Tank
CHOP Constant Height One Pump (means the same a CHIFT PIST)
CSA - Community Support Agriculture - An operation where the owner sells shares to customers who pay part or all of their membership up front, to supply operating capital for the year and get a share of the harvest in return.
DO Dissolved Oxygen
DOC Dissolved Organic Compounds/Content
DW Duckweed
DWC Deep Water Culture
E&F Ebb and Flow
F&D Flood and Drain
F1 First Generation. Often used when referring to a hybrid, but can also be used for a non-hybrid.
FA Filamentous Algae
FRC Floating Raft Culture
FT Fish Tank
GB Grow Bed
GH Multiple meanings - General Hardness or Greenhouse
GPH Gallons Per Hour
GPM Gallons Per Minute
HPS High Pressure Sodium - A form of artificial lighting
HSB Hybrid Striped Bass
IBC International Bulk Container
KH Carbonate Hardness
LMB Largemouth Bass
MBF Moving Bed Filter
MH Metal Halide - A type of artificial lighting
NFT Nutrient Film Technique
NH3 Ammonia, more specifically un-ionized ammonia
NH4 Ammonium - Ionized form of ammonia
NO2 Nitrite
NO3 Nitrate
Nutes Nutrients
O2 Oxygen
ORP Oxidation Reduction Potential
PH Potential of Hydrogen - The measure of acidity/alkalinity of a solution.
PPM Parts Per Million
PPT Parts Per Thousand
PSI Pounds per square inch
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride - A rigid plastic material. Often used to refer to pipe used in AP systems
RAS Recirculating Aquaculture System
RBC Rotating Biological Contactor
RDF Rotating Drum Filter
RFF Radial Flow Filter
RO Reverse Osmosis
SFG - Square Foot Gardening
SG Specific Gravity
SLO Solids Lifting Outlet
SMB Smallmouth Bass
ST Sump Tank
TAN Total Ammonia Nitrogen - The combined total amount of ammonia and ammonium present in the system
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply, though could also simply be Unite Parcel Service
UV Ultraviolet
YP Yellow Perch
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