So many acronyms!

[asmaa]

Hi all,
I'm a total newbie when it comes to Manhattan Reefs as well as keeping a salt water tank In general.
I've been lurking around just staring with my jaw dropped mainly in the Tank Threads area looking to pick up any information I can for my own tank
So while I've been doing that, I've noticed a lot of acronyms, now I got a few of them, like MR(super obvious), LFS, and a few others.
Now, I know that I could just look these up but I figured this would be a good way to introduce myself and also gain some acronym knowledge while Im at it hehe.
So my name is Asma (pronounced Us-mah)
I just started my tank like two weeks ago, its a 28gallon nanocube, and yeah.
Okay so I'm going to be bored at work so please reply. I need something to do besides browse Amazon.com for rain boots and fish supplies

*edit, I totally just realized I posted this in the wrong area, I meant for it to be in General Discussions, and I can't move it I think....Sorry!!!*

 

[Reeftanker3295]

Welcome!
Just some common acronyms: GFO - Granular ferric oxice (phosphate remover)
BTA - Bubble tip anemone (RBTA is rose bubble tip)
LTA - Long tentacle anemone
DSB: Deep sand bed
BB: Barebottom (meaning no sand in your tank of course... :shhh
HOB: Hang on back
AIO: All in one tanks

Hope that helps a bit :tongue1:

Good luck with your tank!

 

[asmaa]

Thank you Reeftanker! I hadn't even stumbled upon some of those yet!
Time to pull out my notebook

 

[Imbarrie]

LFS local fish store
GFO granular ferric oxide
GSP green star polyps
SPS small polyp stony
LPS large polyp stony
MH metal halide
LED light emitting diode
NSW new salt water
RODI reverse osmosis de ionized

 

[DEL]

DT display tank
IMO in my opinion
FTS full tank shot

 

[asmaa]

Wow there's a ton more than I thought there would be!

 

[TheDumbSter]

wysiwyg = what you see is what you get

 

[Imbarrie]

BAW Bored at work

 

[LaurieC]

This is from another forum so not my work, but...

AFAIK: As Far As I Know
ATB: All The Best
BB: Bulletin Board
BTW: By The Way
BRB: Be Right Back
CBA: Can't Be A****
DKW: Don't Know Why
FWIW: For What It's Worth
FYI: for your information
HTH: Hope That Helps
IIRC: If I Remember Correctly
IME: In My Experience
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
IYO: In Your Opinion
JMHO: Just My Honest Opinion
LOL: Laughs Out Loud
NP: No Problem
PITA: Pain In The Ass
PM: Personal Message
PMSL: Pissed Myself laughing
ROFL: Roll On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SIC: Spelt InCorrectly
(sp?): spelling?
TTT: To The Top (when bumping a thread)
YKW: You Know Who
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary


Reef terms:-

AM: Aquamedic - manufacturer
BTA: bubble tipped anemone
CBB: Copper Band Butterflyfish
CGA: Coral Garden Aquatics - shop
CUC: Clean Up Crew
DE: Double ended - type of halide lamp
DI: DeIonised
DSB: Deep Sand Bed
FO: Fish Only
FOWLR: Fish Only With Live Rock
FW: Fresh Water
GPH: Gallons Per Hour
HLLE: Head and Lateral Line Erosion - fish disease
HOB: Hang-On Back - hang-on skimmer
IO: Instant Ocean - salt
K: Kelvin
LFS: Local Fish Shop
LMB: Lawn Mower Blenny
LPH: Litres Per Hour
LPS: Large Polyped Stoney - hard coral
LR: Live Rock
LS: Live Sand
MA: Maidenhead Aquatics (wyevale center) - shop
MH: Metal Halide - light
MJ: Maxi Jet - powerhead
MM: Miracle Mud
NMHT: New Member Help Team
NO: Normal Output - Fluorescent Tube
NSW: Natural Sea Water
ON: Ocean Nutrition - fish food
OR: Ocean Runner - pump
O3: Ozone
PAR: Photosynthetically Available Radiation - useful light to coral
PB: Powder Blue Tang - fish
PC: Power Compact - fluorescent tube
P/H: power head
PPM: Parts per Million
PPT: Parts per Thousand
RBTA: Rose Bubble Tipped Anemone
RC: Reef Central - forum
RO: Reverse Osmosis
RP: Reef Park - forum
RTN: Rapid Tissue Necrosis - coral disease
SE: Single Ended - type of halide lamp
SFBB: San Francisco Bay Brand - frozen food
SG: Specific Gravity
sp: species
SPS: Small Polyped Stoney - hard coral
SSB: Shallow Sand Bed
STM: Sevenoaks Tropical Marine - shop
TBSW: Tampa Bay Salt Water - live rock
TDS: Total Dissolved Solids
TMC: Tropical Marine Centre - wholesale supplier
T5: Fluorescent Tube 5/8 of an inch in diameter
T8: Fluorescent Tube 8/8 of an inch in diameter
UDA: Ultimate Discount Aquatics - shop
UGF: Under Gravel Filtration
UR: Ultimate Reef - forum
UV: Ultra Violet
VHO: Very High Output - fluorescent tube
V: volts
W: watts
YT: Yellow Tang - fish


Basic Test Kits :-

pH: Potenz Hydrogen or potential hydrogen, the measure of acidity in solution.

O2: Oxygen, a measure of the oxygen concentration in solution.

NH3: Ammonia Nitrogen, the first toxic stage of the nitrogen cycle.

NO2: NitrIte, unstable form of nitrogen and the second stage of the nitrogen cycle.

NO3: NitrAte, final part of nitrogen cycle which denitrifies in anoxic conditions and turns into nitrogen gas N2.

PO4: Phosphate, an unwanted nutrient found in tap water etc that feeds slime and hair algaes.

Alk or KH: (K) carbonate hardness (alkalinity), the measure of hydrogen carbonate ions in solution. Units: dKH or meq/l

Ca: Calcium, the substance from which invertebrates build their skeletal structures.

Mg: Magnesium, helps in the calcification process of invertebrates and is essential to balance Kh and Ca.


For others, there is free online acronym dictionary here: acronyms.thefreedictionary.com

 

[Quang]

gj (good job) laurie!


RR - reef ready (when buying tanks)

 

[FaviaFreak]

don't forget

ULNS= ultra low nutrient system
Z's & P's= zoanthids and palythoa
FLOWR= fish only with live rock

 

[asmaa]

Thank you Laurie!!! Lol Im good with the general terms it was the reef terms that I needed a translation guide for and this is perfect.

Ohmygosh FaviaFreak, I have been seeing "FOWLR" a lot and I thought it was a tank brand this whole time lmbo oopsy! So thanks a bunch for that one!
And Olivia is adorable by the way

 

[FaviaFreak]

Thank you Laurie!!! Lol Im good with the general terms it was the reef terms that I needed a translation guide for and this is perfect.

Ohmygosh FaviaFreak, I have been seeing "FOWLR" a lot and I thought it was a tank brand this whole time lmbo oopsy! So thanks a bunch for that one!
And Olivia is adorable by the way

Awwww THank You sooo much!!

 

[asmaa]

Awwww THank You sooo much!!

My pleasure how old is she?

 

[FaviaFreak]

My pleasure how old is she?

11 weeks now...best thing to ever happen to me

 

[jerl77]

high end = get a second job

 

[asmaa]

11 weeks now...best thing to ever happen to me

That's absolutely adorable And I agree, babies are truly a blessing.


And Jerl77, that means I won't be getting anything high end anytime soon. I can barely handle my current job, lol

P.S. Thanks to whoever moved this to general discussion

 

[GurpM]

high end = get a second job

Or your in the wrong hobby

Sent from my EVO