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10-15-2008, 11:55 PM
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| Tunicate  | Acronyms Hi all, I thought I would start a thread for all of us newbies in the system. One to help us figure out what some of the Acronyms you pros though around mean, ie: CUC- Cleanup Crew BSJF- Blue Spot Jawfish What is a DT? Display tank? What about FOWLR? Thanks all! |
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10-16-2008, 12:00 AM
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| Acropora  | Re: Acronyms ok. best way to all this would be a book in my opinion. I don't know what are the best books for this but I started with saltwater aquariums for dummies, second edition. FO - Fish only tank FOWLR - fish only with live rock and of course reef!
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10-16-2008, 12:12 AM
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| Elegance coral  | Re: Acronyms HH = Hitch Hiker |
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10-16-2008, 12:15 AM
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| Golden Moray  | Re: Acronyms Nice Mario!! So happy you are using my and M's term! R/O-Reverse Osmosis WYSWYG-What you see is what you get
__________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel |
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10-16-2008, 12:17 AM
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| Elegance coral  | Re: Acronyms LFS=local fish store BTA=bubble tip anemone LR=live rock BB=bare bottom GSP=green star polyps FWE=flat worm exit WC=water change MH=metal halides There's more. I just can't think right now.
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10-16-2008, 12:18 AM
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| Acropora | Re: Acronyms Quote:
 #g - # gallon lol bta - buble tip anemone
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10-16-2008, 12:22 AM
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| Elegance coral | Re: Acronyms **** Not Cool**** Sorry to offend?? It was an acronym, I didn't spell it out. Last edited by naperenterprise : 10-16-2008 at 12:49 AM. Reason: edited content out for Family Filter . . . . . |
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10-16-2008, 01:02 AM
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| Fuzzy Sticks   | Re: Acronyms Let's stick to the topic here. Were looking for acronyms pertaining to the hobby folks. If not I can always move this thread to OT = "Off Topic"  ~
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10-16-2008, 01:05 AM
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| Tubeworm  | Re: Acronyms RBTA-rose bubble tip anemone PC- power compacts ho-high output vho-very high output LPS-large polyp stony SPS-small polyp stony PO4- phoshate H2O-water CO2-carbon dioxide RO-reverse osmosis DI-distilled UV-ultraviolet cf-canister filter W/D-wet/dry |
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10-16-2008, 01:06 AM
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| Fuzzy Sticks | Re: Acronyms RSM = Red Sea Max. Ca++ = Calcium Alk = Alkalinity Mg = Magnesium I'll stop and let others continue. I just had to beat the RSM owners to it 
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10-16-2008, 01:08 AM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Acronyms ??? I'm confused. But ok. DSB-Deep sand bed SSB-Shallow sand bed Fuge-Refugium PH-Powerhead HA-Hair Algae MH-Metal Halide lighting PC-Compact Flourences LS-Live sand Trates-Nitrates Trites-Nitrites Ca-Calcium
__________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel |
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