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07-28-2009, 09:22 AM
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Ghost of reefers past
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Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Acronyms frequently used list
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Cowboy is a verb, not a noun
Last edited by Doug1; 07-28-2009 at 10:15 AM.
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07-28-2009, 11:03 AM
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Gone Snorkeling...
  
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Greenville,SC
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How about
ATO Automatic Top Off
MT Main Tank
DT Display Tank
ASW Artificial Seawater
GFO Granular Ferric Oxide
SSB Shallow Sandbed
WC Waterchange
NaCl Sodium Chloride
LED Light Emitting Diode
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
Last edited by Fat Tony; 07-28-2009 at 11:11 AM.
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07-28-2009, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 4,240
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TDS -Total dissolved solids
CaRx- (what I type for Calcium Reactor)
ASW -Artificial salt water
CC - Crushed Coral
BB - Bare Bottom
LS - Live Sand
RTN - Rapid Tissue Necrosis
STN - Slow Tissue Necrosis
BR - Base Rock
ORP - Oxygen Redox Potential
HA - Hair Algae
FW - Flatworms
LRB - Little Red Bugs
CLS- closed loop system
HOB - Hang on Back
QT - Quarantine Tank
dkH - Degrees of carbonate hardness - measurement of alkalinity
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125g SPS tank 200g total volume: E.T.S.S. 600: Barracuda: OM 4-Way: 3x 250W 14K:
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07-28-2009, 05:45 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
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Reviews: 16
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RR - reef ready
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07-30-2009, 08:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 132
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BTA-Bubble tip anemone
DOM-Dissolved organic matter
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07-30-2009, 08:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: California
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thank you
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07-30-2009, 08:56 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Texas, USA
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You forgot :
IASSOTFSPTICS. (I am so sick of these freakin' star polyps that I could scream !) 
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Reefer's curse : May you be blessed with a green (star polyp ) thumb.
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07-31-2009, 06:48 PM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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08-01-2009, 08:11 AM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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Has anyone noticed that we don't have an acronym for a water spill? WS?
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***Factory Trained BMW Driver***
****Proud member of the PRG**** 
*President of Tri-State Reef Society*
"I'm King of the Sea People" - Cartman 
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08-02-2009, 01:14 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Texas, USA
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OCTCR : Oh crap, the carpet's ruined.
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08-03-2009, 10:32 AM
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Gone Snorkeling...
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Quote:
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Has anyone noticed that we don't have an acronym for a water spill? WS?
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we usually keep those to ourselves... they are the event to not be named 
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08-04-2009, 07:54 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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LWS (Little water Spill)
MWS (Major Water Spill)
OMGGTSV (Oh My God Get the Shop Vac)
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***Factory Trained BMW Driver***
****Proud member of the PRG****
*President of Tri-State Reef Society*
"I'm King of the Sea People" - Cartman
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08-10-2009, 12:03 PM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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OMGWEMC
omigosh -whats eating my corals
LWISPH/LWISPSWMBO
look what i snuck past hubbo/ look what i snuck past she who must be obeyed
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08-13-2009, 05:17 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Greenville,SC
Posts: 8,543
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Also add
HH - hitchhiker
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
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08-15-2009, 08:24 PM
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senior member
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whatevva
LWS (Little water Spill)
MWS (Major Water Spill)
OMGGTSV (Oh My God Get the Shop Vac)
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I think that last one is supposed to br " OMGGTFSV..."
Doug, could you decipher these for me?
ABCD DAWGS
LMNO DAWGS,
OSMR DAWGS.
CMBDii?
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