Popular Post Betsy Posted March 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Hi friends!! Because I am new to the hobby, I am not always hip to the lingo...so, I thought it would be useful to have a list of acronyms used around the forum for beginners, like me! I searched the forum to see if a post like this had already been made, but I couldn't find one...if this already exists, please let me know! I'll keep editing this first post as my knowledge grows...feel free to suggest some acronyms for my list! Equipment BDBS - Black Diamond Blasting Sand HALF - Heater, Air pump, Light and Filter HOB [filter] - Hang on Back PAR [meter] - Photosynthetically Active Radiation (meter used for measuring light intensity) RO [filter] - Reverse Osmosis (method for filtering/de-ionizing water) RO/DI [water] - de-ionized water (pure water, containing no salt ions or minerals) TDS [meter] - Total Dissolved Solids (more dissolved solids = more dissolved ions = more conductivity/TDS) UGF - Under Gravel Filter Water Statistics/Parameters NH3 - Ammonia NH4 - Ammonium (positive ion) NO2 - Nitrite (negative ion) NO3 - Nitrate (negative ion) GH - General Hardness (measured in degrees - or, dGH - amount of calcium and/or magnesium ions a.k.a. "hardness") KH - Carbonate Hardness (measured in degrees - or, dKH - prevents sudden pH swings) pH - Power of Hydrogen (measure of acidity; scales from 0-14) PPM - Parts Per Million Flora BBA - Black Beard Algae BGA - Blue Green Algae DBF - Driftwood Bio Film (#gross) IAL - Indian Almond Leaf GDA - Green Dust Algae GHA - Green Hair Algae GSA - Green Spot Algae PSO - Pogostemon Stellatus 'Octopus' Fauna BB - Beneficial Bacteria BBS - Baby Brine Shrimp CAE - Chinese Algae Eater CB - Captive Bred CPD - Celestial Pearl Danios CRS - Crystal Red Shrimp GBR - German Blue Ram GSP - Green Spotted Puffer MTS - Malaysian Trumpet Snail NEO[s] - Neocaridina davidi shrimp RCS - Red Cherry Shrimp SAE - Siamese Algae Eater SAP - South American Puffer WCMM - White Cloud Mountain Minnow WC - Wild Caught Saltwater/Marine FO [tank] - Fish Only FOWLR [tank] - Fish Only With Live Rock (without intentional coral vs. a reef tank that contains coral, anemones, and other saltwater invertebrates) Other ACO - Aquarium Co-Op BAP - Breeders Award Program CARE - Community Aquarists Respect Each other CFI - CARE Forum Investigates CPS - Chain Pet Store DIY - Do It Yourself ELI5 - Explain Like I'm 5 ETA - Edited To Add FWIW - For What It's Worth HAP - Horticulture Award Program IIRC - If I Remember Correctly LFC - Local Fish Club LFS - Local Fish Store LPS - Local Pet Store MJS - Multiple Jar Syndrome (pre-industrial) MTS - Multiple Tank Syndrome ORD - Out of Reactions for the Day OTS - Old Tank Syndrome PITA - Pain In The As...terisk! 😜 PWC - Partial Water Change QT - Quarantine STT - Seasoned Tank Time SNAFU - Situation Nermal, All Fixed Up (algae and parameters under control!) TFH - Tropical Fish Hobbyist [Magazine] TIL - Today I Learned TLA - Three Letter Acronym TL/DR - Too long, didn't read (usually prefaces a quick summary of the content) W/C - Water Change WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get UMTS - Unresolved Multiple Tank Syndrome Edited March 13, 2022 by Betsy 26 8 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 RCS - red cherry shrimp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I think I’ve seen people use LFC - local fish club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAggie Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Flora GSA = green spot algae water parameters NH4 = Ammonia NO3 = Nitrate NO2 = Nitrite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAggie Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 @Betsythanks for catching my mistake. Great post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 @AquaAggie - you made great suggestions!!!! (The science teacher in me has no chill sometimes...🙄😂) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 LFS - Local Fish Store CPD - Celestrial Pearl Danio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 WCMM - White Cloud Mountain Minnow W/C - Water Change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 PPM - Parts Per Million BB - Beneficial Bacteria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 LPS - Local Pet Store Some of us don’t actually have local fish stores, just a couple of local spots with aquatic products and inhabitants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiclid addict Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) Cps=Chain pet store Edited March 8, 2021 by Angelfishlover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 @TheDukeAnumber1 used IIRC this morning and I thought it might 'Internet Relay Chat' but that didn't make sense in the context, so I looked it up and and found that it means: 'If I remember correctly'. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, Daniel said: @TheDukeAnumber1 used IIRC this morning and I thought it might 'Internet Relay Chat' but that didn't make sense in the context, so I looked it up and and found that it means: 'If I remember correctly'. I had to look up IIRC as well! 🧐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 @Daniel and @Anita - y'all dropped a few good ones in the "When did you get into the hobby?" thread that I might have to add to the list as well! 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) Some random items from the scroll: TIL - Today I learned ELI5 - Explain like I'm five Freshwater: Neo(s) - Neocaridina davidi shrimp Marine: FOWLR - Fish-only-with-live-rock (without intentional coral) Reef - Live coral + Edited March 10, 2021 by Streetwise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 27 minutes ago, Streetwise said: Freshwater: Neo(s) - Neocaridina davidi shrimp Marine: FOWLR - Fish-only-with-live-rock (without intentional coral) Reef - Live coral + I made a saltwater section (I think I did it correctly...let me know if it sounds crazy)!! The "Other" section is getting a little wild...I probably need to split off the syndromes into their own category! 🤣 And, I love your idea of linking all the animals!! I will have to incorporate that, for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Other: QT - Quarantine DIY - Do It Yourself CARE - Community Aquarists Respect Each Other 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Just saw this one in another thread on Indian Almond Leaves: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I am stealing this from @Anita signicture: ORD: Out of Reactions for the Day. We've all be there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, JamesB said: I am stealing this from @Anita signicture: ORD: Out of Reactions for the Day. We've all be there. Go for it! Let's start a meme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Just now, Anita said: Go for it! Let's start a meme! I was going to react with a: But ORD for me! What perfect timing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 PITA=Pain In the A**...such as buffing out scratches in a used acrylic tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 @JamesBORD for me too! 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 43 minutes ago, Anita said: @JamesBORD for me too! 😆 My reactions came back, so I was able to give a laughing face for that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 RO/DI reverse osmosis and deionization, essentially will make pure water, with TDS of zero (0) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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