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Old 01-16-2007, 01:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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could someone link or create an aquarium acronym dictionary

there are quite a few acronyms im not yet familiar with and itd be great if the noob section had a sticky that defined as many commonly used aquarium acronyms as possible.

I would compile one, but im still a noob!
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Re: could someone link or create an acronym dictionary

Man I had a hard time finding it but finally did. Here is one that was composed some time ago but covers most of the standards anyway.
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Darn, that's half the fun of figuring this site out. It's like a guessing game.
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Re: could someone link or create an acronym dictionary

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Darn, that's half the fun of figuring this site out. It's like a guessing game.
when i first say RO/DI water i was like... "Really Old / DIrty?" :P

anyways, id say to maybe reorganize that post and sticky it! I know i really coulda used or (and will continue to use it).
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Re: could someone link or create an acronym dictionary

I'd hate for advice to come out as "Get some 'really dirty and oily water' for the tank"

Make it stick!
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