Andrew Mac Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have noticed quite a few acronyms used in the forums some of which I have seen before and some are completely new to me but I have far too much pride to ask what they mean. Anyway here are a few I know of, please add any others you can think of. CUC = Clean Up Crew LFS = Local Fish Shop (or 'Store' for my American friends) LR = Live Rock LS = Live Sand FO = Fish Only FOWLR = Fish Only With Live Rock LPS = Large Polyped Stony (corals) SPS = Small Polyped Stony (corals) RO = Reverse Osmosis RO/DI= Reverse Osmosis/DeIonised DSB = Deep Sand Bed SSB = Shallow Sand Bed GSP = Green Star Polyps MH = Metal Halides TDS = Total Dissolved Solids Please feel free to add any I have missed Link to comment
jdl Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 JCMP= just crapped my pants Link to comment
clifford513 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 BDB=been done before Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 http://www.nano-reef.com/glossary/?letter=All This has alot of terms, but there are others that aren't on there, like ORA = Oceans Reefs & Aquariums Link to comment
Andrew Mac Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 BDB=been done before AIANIDKT = As I'm A Noob I Didn't Know That But I thought it might be helpful to fellow noobs Link to comment
clifford513 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Just busting your chops Link to comment
Mini-Dude Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 tl;dr= to long didn't read Acronym finders are also helpful! Link to comment
spiderjeru Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 GFO - Granular Ferric Oxide GTFO - I am skeptical of this Link to comment
ColorMeBlue Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 One term that confused the heck out of me when I first started was 'Fuge'. Took me a while to realize it was short for Refugium. Another was 'cheato' which again, took me a while to realize it was a mis-spelling of Chaeto. Link to comment
clifford513 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 GTFO - I am skeptical of this Link to comment
iAquanaut Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 You forgot: NPS = Non-Photosynthetic Coral Just thought I'd mention it Link to comment
reefer38 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 QT = Quarantine Tank WTB = want to buy FS = for sale check the glossary of terms in the library section. that might help you out Link to comment
tam Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 FTFY = Fixed That For You TWSS = That's What She Said Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 If you don't see a term in the glossary, then add it there. Threads like this will keep on popping up and dying out, unless they are stickied. That's what the glossary is for: a permanent location that can be searched easily. Link to comment
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