acronyms

[Danduin]

Hiya everyone,

I am not exactly new to this hobby but I have been, until now, fairly isolated. I am reading the messages here with great interest but I have a problem. There seems to be a lot of Jargon floating around the posts, much of it I can decipher but some I amat a loss about (sorry nothing comes to mind atm). Is there a glossary of comonly used acronyms some place at Aquaria Central that I have missed?

[Leopardess]

Not that i'm aware of...

I'll just list some off the top of my head:

LFS = local fish shop/store
LPS = local pet shop/store
IMO = in my opinion
IMHO = in my humble opinion
HTH = hope that helped
IME = in my experience
NO3 = Nitrates
NO2 = NitrITes
NH4 = Ammonia
LOL = laughing out loud
LMAO = laughing my *ss off

I realize you probably know most of those, they're just what came to mind. Wish I could think of more, but I can't:p

[DarkTetra]

I think it funny that they just used "atm" in a question about acronyms.

[Danduin]

Thank you I appreciate it and so fast too, actually I did a search on here (who would have thought of that?) and found out quite a bit.

Note to self: Search first then ask.

[Danduin]

Yeah I am a veteran of forums and the net in general it was just the more specific aquarium related ones that were rthrowing me for a loop :scratch:

[Leopardess]

LOL I didn't see that. Very good point, observant one.

[Aquarius0015]

AC = AquaClear
HOB = Hang on Back (filter)
HOT = Hang on Tank (filter)
DIY C02= do-it-yourself carbon dioxide injection
WPG = watts per gallon
BBS = baby brine shrimp

Edit: Thought of some more
CAE = Chinese Algae Eater
SAE = Siamese Algae Eater
AC = AquaClear brand filter OR Aquaria Central
pl*co/pleco = plecostomus (algae eating fsh)
cories = corydoras
UGF = undergravel filter
CF/PF = compact fluorescent/power fluorescent (lighting)
FW = freshwater
SW = saltwater
BW = brackish water

[slipknottin]

You can thank Childawg for this list.

http://hometown.aol.com/mattgic/myhomepage/index.html

[Danduin]

I see you are in NEw Britian, Slip, I spent most of my life in a small town called Niantic CT. How are things over there these days?

[ewok]

cold and snowy :rolleyes:

edit: mostly cold atm, snowy soon tho.......

another list, pretty much the same.....

http://aquaticadvice.com/vbullet/showthread.php?threadid=102

[LittleLoach]

One that used to always throw me ...

RTS = Red Tailed Shark