Terms

by **reefphilippines** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:36 am

AGA - All-Glass Aquarium, aquarium manufacturer

ALK - Alkalinity

Ballast - An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

BB - Bare Bottom

BTA - Bubble tip anemone

Ca - Calcium

CC - Crushed coral substrate

Cyano - Cyanobacteria

DIY - Do it yourself

DOS - Dissolved organic solids

DSB - Deep sand bed. Generally 4 inches or deeper.

FO - Fish only

FOWLR - Fish only with live rock. An aquarium with no significant corals.

Frag - A fragment of a parent coral, or small coral.

FW - Freshwater

GFI - Ground fault interrupt

GPH - Gallons per hour, for measuring pumps.

GSP - Green Star Polyps

HA - Hair Algae

HD - Home Depot, home improvement store

HOB - Hang on back filter

HTH - Hope this helps (forum lingo)

Ick - Cryptocaryon Irritans Paracite (or ich)

IM - Instant message (forum lingo)

IMHO - In my honest opinion (forum lingo)

IMO - In my opinion (forum lingo)

IO - Instant Ocean, a brand of salt mix

J/K - Just kidding (forum lingo)

Kalk - Kalkwasser, a calcium hydroxide solution, limewater

LFS - Local Fish Store

LOL - Laugh out loud (forum lingo)

LPS - Large Polyped Stoney (coral)

LR - Live rock

LS - Live sand

MH - Metal Halide lighting

Newbie - A beginner

NO - Normal Output fluorescent lighting

NO2 - Nitrite

NO3 - Nitrate

NSW - Natural sea water

Nudi - See Nudibranch

Nudibranch - Marine gastropods (Nudibranchia) having no shell of various color and size

OC - Orange Crush

ORP - Oxidation Reduction Percetage (disolved orgainc breakdown time)

PAR - Photosynthetically Active Radiation

PC - PowerCompact fluorescent lighting

pH - Potential of Hydrogen

pH - Percent Hydroxide, a measure of alkaline/acid ballance of water

PM - Private message (forum lingo)

PPM - Parts Per Million

PVC - Poly vinyl chloride, a type of pipe used for plumbing aquariums

Reflector - Something having a polished surface for reflecting light

RO - Reverse osmosis filtration. RO systems are used to purify tap water before use in an aquarium.

RO/DI - Reverse osmosis with de-ionization. Used to purify tap water before being used in an aquarium.

RTN - Rapid Tissue Necrosis

SG - Specific Gravity, a measure of the amount of salt in water.

Shroom - A mushroom coral

Softies - Soft corals

SPS - Small Polyped Stoney (coral)

Starphire - PPG's high clarity glass which comes from minimal iron impurities

STN - Slow Tissue Necrosis

SW - Saltwater

T5HO - T5 High Output Lighting

TDS - Total Dissolved Solids

UGF - Under-gravel filter

VHO - Very High Output fluorescent lighting

W/C - Water change

Wet/Dry - A method of aquarium filtration

YGM - You've got mail (forum lingo)

Zoos - Short for Zoanthids

maybe i should start place this one the the information page

by **blackwing02** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:41 pm

by **audioactive08** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:45 am

mga sir, meron din sa http://www.reefs.org/library/abbreviations.html medyo madami-dami din yung glossary of terms nila tska abbreviations.

by **mr_aquarium398** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:26 pm

by **BlasterPogi** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:27 am

by **jolt26** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:51 pm

by **richprimero** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:47 am

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by **H5N1** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:19 pm

what is Cheato ?

by **spy_i** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:12 pm

by **obet_carlos** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:17 pm

by **spy_i** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:58 am

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by **audioactive08** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:48 pm

chaetomorpha, as in key-toh-morfa.

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