Acronyms

[Reefscape]

Well, even this has been done many many times, a lot of people are still asking what things stand for..Lets all put our heads together and bash some out, no partic order as that aint gonna work i dont think, just as they pop into my head....Hopefully, there will not be too many repeats...he he he

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LFS - Local Fish Shop
LR - Live Rock
LS - Live Sand
DSB - Deep Sand Bed
SSB - Shallow Sand Bed
Invert - Invertibrate
Reef - A mixture of coral, fish and invertibrates
FO - Fish Only
FOWLR - Fish Only with Live Rock
SPS - Small Polyp Stony
LPS - Large Polyps Stony
HOB - Hang On Back filter
NO Lights - Normal Output lights
VHO Lights - Very High Output lights
PC Lights - Power Compact lights
MH Lights - Metal Halide lights
UV - Ultra Violet
Ruby Murry - Curry
AGA - All Glass Aquarium
RR - Reef Ready
PH - Powerhead
pH - Degree of Acidity of water
Calc - Calcium
No2 - NitrITE
No3 - NitrATE
NH4 - Ammonia
GPH - Gallons Per Hour
LPH - Litres Per Hour
K or Kelvin - The colour output of marine lighting
Nano - A Small Reef Aqauraium
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
PITA - Pain in the As*
HTH - Hope That Helps
FWIW - For What Its Worth
QT - Quarantine
SG - Specific Gravity
Kalc - Kalkwasser, or Calcium Hydroxide
DOC - Dissolved Organic Compounds
GH - General Hardness
KH - Carbonate Hardness (german K spelling)
PPM - Parts Per Million
RO/DI - Reverse Osmosis/Deionization
TDS - Total Dissolved Solids

And on to the next person.......

Niko

 

[Catpicklesdog]

Rosie lee - cup of tea.

Sorry Niko couldn't resist LOL:joke:

Got to admit you've answered quite a few questions for me there. I'd guessed a few but not many.

 

[Rbishop]

Do a search for "abbreviations" on here...several threads. HTH

 

[SHK_ATK]

lbs or # - pounds of something

lol - laughing out load

lmao - laughing my as$ off

lps - local pet store

Number followed by a "G" - Gallon

SW - Saltwater

FW-Freshwaterr

BW-Brackish Waterr

Brackish Water - not quite fw not quite sw a happy medium

DIY- Do It Yourself

BTW- By The Way

FYI- For Your Information

2 Pennies - 2 cents worth - as in my two cents - my opinion only


I do have one that I've seen that I don't know what is (sp?) does that mean spelling?

 

[Uncarved Block]

Whaaaaat?? I thought LFS stood for Local Fish Store, not Local Fish Shop!

 

[Reefscape]

difference of location UB....over here in the UK, its local fish shop...lol

Niko

 

[SHK_ATK]

what does

(sp?)

mean????????????????????

 

[Reefscape]

if its refering to corals, its stony polyp...otherwise, where have you seen it so i can check it out mate?

Niko

 

[Uncarved Block]

Lol, I was just kidding Niko.

(sp?) is inserted after a word if the author is unsure of its spelling, for example: "yelloe (sp?) tang"

 

[SHK_ATK]

oh so I was right

niko your PPM on your first post... Isnt it suppost to be Parts Per Million??