~Tony~
26-12-06, 14:43
General terms :-
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 (http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/)
Scoob & Tony
_____________________
UR.com Team
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 (http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/)
Scoob & Tony
_____________________
UR.com Team