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DIC
From The Aquarium Wiki
[edit] Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC)
Carbon exists in inorganic and organic forms. Organic forms typically consist of chains of carbon atoms which are a part of living matter. Plants and fish being two examples.
Inorganic carbon are substances like CO2 (Carbon dioxide) and CO3 (Carbonates).
So DIC is the sum of only the carbon dissolved in the aquarium tank's water and is therefore the carbon available for the plants growth.
