What Are The Common Aquarium Terms You Need To Know - Part 5

Here is the fifth installment of common aquarium terms which covers the alphabet F to L.

Family: A term used in the classification of organisms. A family is made up of related Genera.

Hardness: A measure of the amount of calcium and magnesium in water, which is expressed as calcium carbonate.

Hydrometer: A device used to measure the salinity of water.

Ich: A very common parasitic disease characterized by white salt-like specks all over the fish.

Laterite: A substance used in freshwater planted tanks to supply nutrients to the plants. It is available either as powder to be placed under the gravel, or chunks mixed into the gravel bed.

Lumens: A measurement of light intensity.

Please keep in mind that this list here is by no mean extensive. I will add them periodically whenever there are more queries. For now, I’ve divided this list into 7 parts in alphabet order.

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