Forum abbreviations/acronums

[Biorium]

I remember when i first saw LOL , WTF, MTF , WPG .... I had a hard time learning what they meant Sometimes a sentence would include 3 or 4 of these making the acronums very important to get the main idea.

Anyway I did Struggle a little big with these ... That's why i want to share this list that from my site ...

AC=Activated Carbon, or Alternating Current
AFM=Aquarium Fish Monthly, magazine
ALK=Alkalinity, measure of buffering capacity of water
BB=Bulletin Board
BOD=Biological oxygen demand
BTA=Bubble Tip Anemone
BTW=By the way
Ca=Calcium
CaCl2=Calcium chloride
CaCO3=Calcium carbonate
Ca(OH)2=Calcium hydroxide
CBS=Coral Banded Shrimp
CC=Counter current(when referring to skimmers)
CC also = Crushed Coral
Cl=Chlorine
CO2=Carbon dioxide
CO3=Carbonate
CTA=Cellulose triacetate, type of RO membrane
Cu=Copper
CYANO=Cyanobacteria
DC=Direct current
DD=Downdraft, type of protein skimmer
DI=Deionisation, type of water purification
DIY=Do it yourself
dKH=Degrees of carbonate hardness, measure of alkalinity
DO=Dissolved oxygen
DOC=Dissolved organic compound
DSB=Deep sand bed
FAMA=Freshwater and Marine Aquaria, magazine
Fe=Iron
FO=Fish only, type of marine aquarium
FOWLR=Fish only with Live Rock
FW=Freshwater
FYI=For your information
GAC=Granular Activated Carbon
GAL=Gallon
GBR=Great Barrier Reef
GPH=Gallons per hour
HCO3=Hydrogen carbonate
HO=High output fluorescent light
HT=Hospital Tank
HTH=Hope this helps
HOT=Hang On Tank
HYPO=Hyposalinity
I=Iodide
I2=Iodine
ID=Identity
IE=Internet Explorer, WWW browser
IME=In my experience
IMHO=In my humble/honest opinion
IMO=In my opinion
IO3=Iodate
IR=Infrared, type of light with longer wavelength than visible light
ISP=Internet service provider
jk=Just kidding
KALK=Kalkwasser, German for calcium hydroxide solution or limewater
KI=Potassium iodide
LFS=Local fish store
LHS=Local hardware store
LOL=Laughing out loud, or Lots of Luck
LPH=Litres per hour
LPS=Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral
LR=Live rock
LS=Live Sand
LT=Litre
M2=Maracyn Two for saltwater fish which is an antibiotic medication
MACNA=Marine Aquaria Conference of North America, held annually
MASNA=Marine Aquarium Society of North America
MEQ/L=Milli-equivalents per litre, measure of alkalinity
Mg=Magnesium
MG/L=Milligrams per litre
MH=Metal halide, lighting
MO=Mail order
Mod=Bulletin Board moderator
Na=Sodium
NaCO3=Sodium carbonate
NaOH=Sodium hydroxide
NH3=Ammonia
NH4=Ammonium
NNR=Natural nitrate reduction, reef setup technique
NO=Normal output fluorescent light
NO2=NitrIte
NO3=NitrAte
NSW=Natural seawater
O2=Oxygen
ORP=Oxidative redox potential
PBT=Powder Blue Tang
PC=Power compact, high intensity fluorescent light
pH=Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, equal to -log[H+], (7 acidic, =7 neutral,)7 basic
PH=Powerhead, water circulator
PLS/PLZ=Please
PO4=Phosphate
QT=Quarantine Tank
OT also=Off Topic
PPM=Parts per million, equivalent to mg/l (milligrams per litre)
PVC=Poly vinyl chloride, used for piping/plumbing
RO=Reverse osmosis, type of water purification
RO/DI=Reverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification
ROFL=Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLOL=Rolling on the floor laughing out loud
ROTFL=Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO=Rolling on the floor laughing my *** off
RTN=Rapid tissue necrosis
RUGF=Reverse flow undergravel filter
SAL=Salinity
SG=Specific gravity
SHO=Super high output fluorescent light, equivalent to power compact fluorescent
Si=Silicon
Sr=Strontium
SiO2=Silicon dioxide
SPS=Small polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral
SW=Saltwater/seawater
TDS= Total Dissolved Solids
TFC=Thin film composite, type of RO membrane
TY=Thank You
UGF=Under gravel filter
UV=Ultra violet, type of light/ultra violet sterilizer
VHO=Very high output fluorescent light
WMC=Western Marine Conference, United States
YW- Your Welcome
TTYL- Talk to you later
W=Watts
Admin- 'Administrators'; Owner(s)
AG- Aquarium Gravel.
HDYD- How do you do
JTTY- Just to tell you
N/M- Never Mind
WTF- What the (I think you know the next work )
PPM = Parts Per Million
HOB = Hang on Back

I know i'm missing some, please post them here
Hope this helps

[cbock]

great post biorium! can you add HOB? i struggled with that one for a while. 'hang on back' i believe?

[punkrockfish]

put a sticky on this

[f8fan]

yup...I agree..HOB = Hang on Back...but this s/b (should be) a sticky for sure.

[Cichlid-Man]

Holy mother of......lol good list man.

AC can also be a brand of HOB Filter....AquaClear. And what about "W/C", thats a big one. "Water Change"


Sticky icky icky material?

[ashleigh]

someone has clearly had too much coffee.

[trouthead]

Yes, I had to query what LFS meant when I joined this forum, and now armed with the answer, I am equally guilty in my posts in using the LFS abbreviation as opposed to fish store.

[Lotus]

A couple more, some more obscure than others:

IIRC = if I recall correctly
WPG = watts per gallon
YMMV = your mileage may vary (meaning it might not work for you)
NIMT = not in my tank
LPS = local pet store (alternate)
TFH= Tropical Fish Hobbyist (magazine)
ACA = African Cichlid Association
OMG= Oh my God!

Just heard a new one the other day: ADS YOYO=Adios, dumb ****, you're on your own!

[CAPSLOCK]

How about ADF (african dwarf frog). I know that I had trouble with that one at first, and I've seen other people ask what it means too.

LPS can also be local pet store.

Not for this list, but one I heard a while ago was WAG... wild a** guess.

[zoo minsi]

great post im new to here and have sat here more then once scratching my head going what does that mean.