Re: Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:19 am
ATM = At the moment.
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Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
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Re: Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:30 pm
POETS day........ P**s off early, tomorrow's Saturday
Re: Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:07 pm
"ROTFLMAOWSTC - Rolling on the floor laughing my buttocks off, whoops scared the cat."
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Re: Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:13 pm
DSB - Deep Sand Bed
Re: Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:26 am
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I thought id revive this thread for all the new ppl when i saw it. I just learned a bit too
Sittin on my desk surfing the puffer forum
I thought id revive this thread for all the new ppl when i saw it. I just learned a bit too
Re: Commonly used Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:41 am
Thank you very much for the informationBred wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:08 pm Please feel free to add to this list!
FW - Fresh water
BW - Brackish water
SW - Salt water
LFS - Local Fish Store
NH3 - Ammonia
NO2 - Nitrite
NO3 - Nitrate
SG - Specific Gravity
O2 - Oxygen
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
HOB - Hang on back filter
UG - Undergravel filter
RFUG - Reverse flow undergravel filter
(further reading)
NO - Normal Output Flourescent light
CF - Compact Flourescent light
ODNO - Overdriven Normal Output Flourescent Light
MH - Metal Hallide light
LR - Live Rock
FOWLR - Fish Only, With Live Rock
FO - Fish Only
HTH - Hope that helps
NIMFT - Not in my Fish Tank (an RTR original!)
FWIW - For What it's Worth
BTW - By the Way
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
OMG BBQ - Oh My God, Barbeque!
Other possibly confusing terms:
Partials - Regroupement de prêt The partial amount of total tank volume changed. EG: "50% weekly partials."
Conspecifics - Other individuals of the same species. EG: "Fahakas are very aggressive toward conspecifics."
Nitrification - This is the metabolic process performed by your benefitial bacteria, aka the nitrifying bacteria, which convert toxic wastes (ammonia) into less toxic subtances (nitrates, via conversion to nitrites).
Cycling - This is the process of establishing a colony of nitrifying bacteria in a brand new tank. See also BioSpira and/or "fishless cycling".