Figured it was a good idea to have this referance in the forum as to be able to deciper each others Shorthand.... good luck with my speeieling. LOL.
Here is a list of common abreviations used in reefing in no particular order.
FOR THE SAKE OF EASE IN READING IF U HAVE SOME TO ADD, POST THEM HERE and Ill add them.. THEN U can delete your post.... Thanks !!
SW: Salt water
W/C: Water Change
PH, Ph, pH: Percent Hydroxide, a measure of alkaline/ acid ballance of water.
NACL: Salt
NOH3/NH4+: Ammonia
NO2: Nitrite
NO3-: Nitrate
H2SO4: Hydrogen sulfide gas
O3: Ozone
NRS: Natural Reef System
Sp. : Species
Spp: Multiple Species
HOB: Hang On Back
NBP: Natural Biological Process
PS: Protien Skimmer
PH: Power Head
U/V: Ultra Violet light (usualy in the form of a sterilizer filter)
AGA: All Glass Aquarium
SG: Specific Gravity
NOW: Natural Ocean Water
MM: Marine Mix
RODI: Reverse Osmossis / DeIonized Water
CA: Calcium
LFS: Local Fish Store
LS: Live Sand
LR: Live Rock
BR: Base Rock
FO: Fish Only
FOWLR: Fish Only With Live Rock tank.
SPS: Small Polyp Stony coral
LPS: Large Polyp Stony Coral
SOS: Soft Outer Skin, OR Softies.
GSP: Green Star Polyps
Frag: Fragment of a parent coral or a small piece.
UGF: Under Gravel Filter
DSB: Deep Sand Bed
UTS: Under Tank Sump
PAR: Photo Active Radiation
PSU: PhotoSynthetic Unit
PSR: Photosyntheticaly Stored Radiation
PUR: Photosynthetic Usable Radiation ( Similar to PAR )
DOS: Disolved Orgainc Solids
TDS: Total Disolved Solids
ORP: Oxidation Reduction Percetage ( disolved orgainc breakdown time)
BTA: Bubble Tip Anemone
CRI: Color Rendering Index
MH: Metal Halide Lighting
PC: Power Compact
VHO: Very High Output lighting
HO: High Output
NO: Normal Output
ASTFB: Algae Scrubber Tank Filtration Bed
NNR: Natural Nitrate Reduction
Ick: Cryptocaryon Irritans Paracite (or ich)
YGM: You Got Mail
YGPM: Youve Got Private Message
PM: Private Message
IM: Instant Message
AR: Anal Retentive
ISOB: Ignorant Son Ofa Bieach
FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
DILIFAFF: Does It Look Like I Give A Flying F***
HOT: Hang On Tank
TM: Tropic Marin salt
IO: Instant Ocean salt
FW: Fresh Water
CF: Compact Fluorescent
GFI: Ground Fault Interupt
Ca: Calcium
SG: Specific Gravity (more commonly abbreviated in lowercase)
[#]*: [number] degrees
[#]g: [number] gallons
[#'s]: Pounds ie: live rock or sand
GH: General Hardness
KH: Carbonate Hardness mEq/l:
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO: In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
JMTC: Just My Two Cents
ASL: Age, Sex, Location
g2g: Got to go
TYA: Thank Ya All
cya: See you
w/ : with
w/o: with out
AC: Alternating Current.... or Air Conditioning.... in some places...
DC: Direct Curent
wts= watts or "W"
RCH: smallest known measurement to man
ESPI: Environmental Specialty Productions Inc. (heheh) ITS ME! or the Evil translation.. Every Stupid Pathetic Item (needed fer a reef habitat)
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
FWIW: For What Its Worth
AFAIAC/ AFAIC: As Far As I Am Concerned
TTYL: Talk To You Later
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
J/K: Just Kidding
IMO: In My Opinion
IME: In My Experience
STFU: Shut The F*** Up.
IDC: I Dont Care
LMAO: Laughing My A$$ Off
TFF: Too Freeken Funny
T/Y: Thank You
TTFN: Tah Tah Fer Now
BT DT: Been There Done That
SSOMN: Shot Soda Out My Nose
HTH: Have To Hurry, or Hope This Helps
FN' GEEKS: Friendly Nanos Giving Extremely Emphatic Knowledge Sarcastically. (an inside joke from www.nano-reef.com)
BUMP: Repete of question or similar, and also means Good response ,I typed the samething, but didnt see yours first. heheh. OR if its a Thread that is being "Brought out of the closet" due to no responses (send it to the top of a list)
Thats about all off the top of my head and THANKS TO OTHERS who contributed... PRIVATE MESSAGE ME If U have MORE, or post them and come back and delete them after I added them thanks.... THIS WILL KEEP THIS THREAD EASIER TO READ..... Please keep side comments to PM's.
Here is a list of common abreviations used in reefing in no particular order.
FOR THE SAKE OF EASE IN READING IF U HAVE SOME TO ADD, POST THEM HERE and Ill add them.. THEN U can delete your post.... Thanks !!
SW: Salt water
W/C: Water Change
PH, Ph, pH: Percent Hydroxide, a measure of alkaline/ acid ballance of water.
NACL: Salt
NOH3/NH4+: Ammonia
NO2: Nitrite
NO3-: Nitrate
H2SO4: Hydrogen sulfide gas
O3: Ozone
NRS: Natural Reef System
Sp. : Species
Spp: Multiple Species
HOB: Hang On Back
NBP: Natural Biological Process
PS: Protien Skimmer
PH: Power Head
U/V: Ultra Violet light (usualy in the form of a sterilizer filter)
AGA: All Glass Aquarium
SG: Specific Gravity
NOW: Natural Ocean Water
MM: Marine Mix
RODI: Reverse Osmossis / DeIonized Water
CA: Calcium
LFS: Local Fish Store
LS: Live Sand
LR: Live Rock
BR: Base Rock
FO: Fish Only
FOWLR: Fish Only With Live Rock tank.
SPS: Small Polyp Stony coral
LPS: Large Polyp Stony Coral
SOS: Soft Outer Skin, OR Softies.
GSP: Green Star Polyps
Frag: Fragment of a parent coral or a small piece.
UGF: Under Gravel Filter
DSB: Deep Sand Bed
UTS: Under Tank Sump
PAR: Photo Active Radiation
PSU: PhotoSynthetic Unit
PSR: Photosyntheticaly Stored Radiation
PUR: Photosynthetic Usable Radiation ( Similar to PAR )
DOS: Disolved Orgainc Solids
TDS: Total Disolved Solids
ORP: Oxidation Reduction Percetage ( disolved orgainc breakdown time)
BTA: Bubble Tip Anemone
CRI: Color Rendering Index
MH: Metal Halide Lighting
PC: Power Compact
VHO: Very High Output lighting
HO: High Output
NO: Normal Output
ASTFB: Algae Scrubber Tank Filtration Bed
NNR: Natural Nitrate Reduction
Ick: Cryptocaryon Irritans Paracite (or ich)
YGM: You Got Mail
YGPM: Youve Got Private Message
PM: Private Message
IM: Instant Message
AR: Anal Retentive
ISOB: Ignorant Son Ofa Bieach
FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
DILIFAFF: Does It Look Like I Give A Flying F***
HOT: Hang On Tank
TM: Tropic Marin salt
IO: Instant Ocean salt
FW: Fresh Water
CF: Compact Fluorescent
GFI: Ground Fault Interupt
Ca: Calcium
SG: Specific Gravity (more commonly abbreviated in lowercase)
[#]*: [number] degrees
[#]g: [number] gallons
[#'s]: Pounds ie: live rock or sand
GH: General Hardness
KH: Carbonate Hardness mEq/l:
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO: In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
JMTC: Just My Two Cents
ASL: Age, Sex, Location
g2g: Got to go
TYA: Thank Ya All
cya: See you
w/ : with
w/o: with out
AC: Alternating Current.... or Air Conditioning.... in some places...
DC: Direct Curent
wts= watts or "W"
RCH: smallest known measurement to man
ESPI: Environmental Specialty Productions Inc. (heheh) ITS ME! or the Evil translation.. Every Stupid Pathetic Item (needed fer a reef habitat)
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
FWIW: For What Its Worth
AFAIAC/ AFAIC: As Far As I Am Concerned
TTYL: Talk To You Later
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
J/K: Just Kidding
IMO: In My Opinion
IME: In My Experience
STFU: Shut The F*** Up.
IDC: I Dont Care
LMAO: Laughing My A$$ Off
TFF: Too Freeken Funny
T/Y: Thank You
TTFN: Tah Tah Fer Now
BT DT: Been There Done That
SSOMN: Shot Soda Out My Nose
HTH: Have To Hurry, or Hope This Helps
FN' GEEKS: Friendly Nanos Giving Extremely Emphatic Knowledge Sarcastically. (an inside joke from www.nano-reef.com)
BUMP: Repete of question or similar, and also means Good response ,I typed the samething, but didnt see yours first. heheh. OR if its a Thread that is being "Brought out of the closet" due to no responses (send it to the top of a list)
Thats about all off the top of my head and THANKS TO OTHERS who contributed... PRIVATE MESSAGE ME If U have MORE, or post them and come back and delete them after I added them thanks.... THIS WILL KEEP THIS THREAD EASIER TO READ..... Please keep side comments to PM's.
All hail the great Crak ur. Hero of all 
