Abbreviations, acronyms, and other shorthand

tentacle · 09/26/2002, 09:27 PM

Hi everyone,

For those that have seen abbreviations used here on Reef Central and don't know what they mean, find out by looking them up on the Abbreviations Listing page!

Vert20 · 09/26/2002, 09:49 PM

That is a list I wish I had weeks ago!

Thanx!

Q-ball · 09/27/2002, 06:38 AM

HA! Beat ya Georgie Porgie!

Tentacle, thanks for posting this!

Q!!!

griss · 09/27/2002, 07:05 AM

Thanks Q, I'll take back some of the bad things I have said about you

Griss

Q-ball · 09/27/2002, 07:09 AM

Why don't I believe you?

tentacle · 09/27/2002, 05:22 PM

Lol guys.

Q your welcome, and thanks for pinning it up! I hope it helps some of our newer members.

David P · 09/29/2002, 07:14 PM

Ok I figured out what FOWLR means and several others, but what does it mean when someone posts "BUMP" ? Sorry havent figured this one out yet....

Vert20 · 09/29/2002, 08:11 PM

They are simply adding to the thread to "Bump" it back to the top for further reading, or to generate a response if one has not been offered.

David P · 09/29/2002, 09:14 PM

ah, ok thanks. I thought for sure it actually stood for something.

pnosko · 09/30/2002, 03:09 PM

^

Sometimes you'll see only the above; same meaning as "bump."

god_of_wolves · 10/09/2002, 02:35 PM

I'ts better late than never, It took me about 6 months to figure out most of the acronyms...

ReefEze · 12/07/2002, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pnosko
^

Sometimes you'll see only the above; same meaning as "bump."

Yeah, and sometimes an overly enthusiastic reefer will compose a short jingle/poem/song to go with the carrot.

RE

brad · 12/10/2002, 01:37 AM

"Once I first started reading about this hobby on the internet, I thought there were two major companies selling aquarium equipment: LFS and DIY. I thought a tank with NO lighting was a tank without lights. I didn't know if I could buy a HOT skimmer, since I couldn't afford a chiller"

god_of_wolves · 12/10/2002, 08:13 AM

I know what you mean, at first I thought a HOT skimmer was one purchased on the black market.

I was also wondering why everyone who had a tank was hooking it up to thier sump in the basement, and why they would do that???

tentacle · 01/18/2003, 04:09 PM

I added a few more. Also, if there's something that is not listed that you think should be, please post it in this thread. Thanks a lot!

minh_han · 01/21/2003, 11:20 PM

What a great help. Thanks to everyone involved in getting us newbies up to speed. I'm SO CLUELESS! I really want to get a setup going, but I don't even have a tank. I'm trying to read all of this and absorb it like a sponge (or some other invert). By the way, I've seen SD (for Southdown) in a quite a few places and didn't know what it was until I read that mile-long thread. Also, is CC for crushed coral in the list? I can't remember. Thanks again.

Minh

tentacle · 01/22/2003, 11:33 PM

Added crushed coral to the CC listing (it'll share it with Counter current). Thanks Minh!

karlas · 02/05/2003, 08:41 AM

here is someting to add to that REEFING DICTIONAEY

tentacle · 02/06/2003, 12:34 AM

Hi Karlas,

All the acronyms and abbreviations on that list I already have on my list, but thank you very much for posting that. What is on there that I don't have are full word (or phrase) definitions, which I won't be adding as the list wasn't intended to include those. Thanks again!

clamster · 02/21/2003, 04:28 PM

great list. Now I know what "LOL" stands for

Snookie · 02/23/2003, 11:21 AM

Zooqi and I were just saying yesterday that it would be nice to have such a list.

tentacle · 02/26/2003, 03:58 AM

LOL clamster.

Snookie, I'm glad you found it usefull!

karlas · 02/26/2003, 04:59 AM

i had another awesome list booked marked but lost it when the hard drive went ill post it if i find it again

zooqi · 02/28/2003, 11:31 AM

Snookie,,
somebody was reading our mind except (GUY) my neighbour (he backedup on snookie's car)
Thanks Karlas

Snookie · 02/28/2003, 11:41 AM

Zooqi, he really whacked my ride---$1900.00+ worth and that was with a USED door. It goes in the shop today and hopefully I'll have it back early next week.

09/26/2002, 09:27 PM	#1
tentacle Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,467	Abbreviations, acronyms, and other shorthand Hi everyone, For those that have seen abbreviations used here on Reef Central and don't know what they mean, find out by looking them up on the Abbreviations Listing page! __________________ Frank Mariani

09/26/2002, 09:49 PM	#2
Vert20 Reef Central Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,566	Good Job! That is a list I wish I had weeks ago! Thanx!

09/27/2002, 06:38 AM	#3
Q-ball Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 8,780	HA! Beat ya Georgie Porgie! Tentacle, thanks for posting this! Q!!! __________________ Chris ------ "Daddy, tomorrow when I get older & bigger, I'm goin huntin with you and shoot a big buck. Then I'm gonna cut it's legs off and throw it on the grill!" My 4yo son -------He met this goal at 8...and we did throw the backstraps on the grill the following night

09/27/2002, 07:05 AM	#4
griss RC Mod Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: In The Jungle (Wildwood, MO) Posts: 29,214	Thanks Q, I'll take back some of the bad things I have said about you Griss __________________ George Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder

09/27/2002, 07:09 AM	#5
Q-ball Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 8,780	Why don't I believe you? __________________ Chris ------ "Daddy, tomorrow when I get older & bigger, I'm goin huntin with you and shoot a big buck. Then I'm gonna cut it's legs off and throw it on the grill!" My 4yo son -------He met this goal at 8...and we did throw the backstraps on the grill the following night

09/27/2002, 05:22 PM	#6
tentacle Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,467	Lol guys. Q your welcome, and thanks for pinning it up! I hope it helps some of our newer members. __________________ Frank Mariani Last edited by tentacle; 10/13/2002 at 03:25 AM.

09/29/2002, 07:14 PM	#7
David P Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Valencia, So Cal Posts: 3,288	Ok I figured out what FOWLR means and several others, but what does it mean when someone posts "BUMP" ? Sorry havent figured this one out yet....

09/29/2002, 08:11 PM	#8
Vert20 Reef Central Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,566	They are simply adding to the thread to "Bump" it back to the top for further reading, or to generate a response if one has not been offered.

09/29/2002, 09:14 PM	#9
David P Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Valencia, So Cal Posts: 3,288	ah, ok thanks. I thought for sure it actually stood for something.

09/30/2002, 03:09 PM	#10
pnosko Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 3,584	^ Sometimes you'll see only the above; same meaning as "bump." __________________ Looking for perfection in an imperfect world. Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. ~ Anatole France (1844-1924) Current Tank Info: Dusty 110g, 55g & 29g tanks

10/09/2002, 02:35 PM	#11
god_of_wolves Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 429	I'ts better late than never, It took me about 6 months to figure out most of the acronyms... __________________ Your Uncle John fell in a whiskey vat. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off, so he drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Reef

12/10/2002, 01:37 AM	#13
brad Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hudson, OH Posts: 1,347	"Once I first started reading about this hobby on the internet, I thought there were two major companies selling aquarium equipment: LFS and DIY. I thought a tank with NO lighting was a tank without lights. I didn't know if I could buy a HOT skimmer, since I couldn't afford a chiller"

12/10/2002, 08:13 AM	#14
god_of_wolves Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 429	I know what you mean, at first I thought a HOT skimmer was one purchased on the black market. I was also wondering why everyone who had a tank was hooking it up to thier sump in the basement, and why they would do that??? __________________ Your Uncle John fell in a whiskey vat. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off, so he drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Reef

01/18/2003, 04:09 PM	#15
tentacle Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,467	I added a few more. Also, if there's something that is not listed that you think should be, please post it in this thread. Thanks a lot! __________________ Frank Mariani

01/21/2003, 11:20 PM	#16
minh_han Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Coventry, CT Posts: 1,425	What a great help. Thanks to everyone involved in getting us newbies up to speed. I'm SO CLUELESS! I really want to get a setup going, but I don't even have a tank. I'm trying to read all of this and absorb it like a sponge (or some other invert). By the way, I've seen SD (for Southdown) in a quite a few places and didn't know what it was until I read that mile-long thread. Also, is CC for crushed coral in the list? I can't remember. Thanks again. Minh

01/22/2003, 11:33 PM	#17
tentacle Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,467	Added crushed coral to the CC listing (it'll share it with Counter current). Thanks Minh! __________________ Frank Mariani

02/05/2003, 08:41 AM	#18
karlas Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: berwick pa Posts: 426	here is someting to add to that REEFING DICTIONAEY __________________ karla s Current Tank Info: 75 gall, dsb, 110 lb lr, 10000k pc, emporer 400, prizm skimmer

02/06/2003, 12:34 AM	#19
tentacle Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,467	Hi Karlas, All the acronyms and abbreviations on that list I already have on my list, but thank you very much for posting that. What is on there that I don't have are full word (or phrase) definitions, which I won't be adding as the list wasn't intended to include those. Thanks again! __________________ Frank Mariani

02/21/2003, 04:28 PM	#20
clamster Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 623	great list. Now I know what "LOL" stands for __________________ coral is just another pet rock with incidental hitchikers on it Current Tank Info: 180g Oceanic [7x2x2ft]; 2x250W 10kK Ushio; 175W 10kK AB

02/23/2003, 11:21 AM	#21
Snookie Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Woolrich PA Posts: 700	Thanks Zooqi and I were just saying yesterday that it would be nice to have such a list. __________________ "This has been the coolest day of my life"---Butthead Current Tank Info: 120 Oceanic Reef Ready, 100 gallon sump, 25 gallon fuge, (2) 250w 10,000k Ushios and (2) 110 VHO’s (actinics), many softies and some SPS, yellow tang, (3) chromises, algae blenny, (2) engineer gobies, sebae clown and BTA, coral beauty, 100+ turbos...

02/26/2003, 03:58 AM	#22
tentacle Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,467	LOL clamster. Snookie, I'm glad you found it usefull!

02/26/2003, 04:59 AM	#23
karlas Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: berwick pa Posts: 426	i had another awesome list booked marked but lost it when the hard drive went ill post it if i find it again __________________ karla s Current Tank Info: 75 gall, dsb, 110 lb lr, 10000k pc, emporer 400, prizm skimmer

02/28/2003, 11:31 AM	#24
zooqi Dr. Zooqi Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Williamsport, PA-Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,125	Snookie,, somebody was reading our mind except (GUY) my neighbour (he backedup on snookie's car) Thanks Karlas __________________ Proud Founder Of NCPARS and REEFNEST Current Tank Info: Taking A Vacation To The Ocean To Learn. Not For Long

02/28/2003, 11:41 AM	#25
Snookie Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Woolrich PA Posts: 700	Ouch! My Car! Zooqi, he really whacked my ride---$1900.00+ worth and that was with a USED door. It goes in the shop today and hopefully I'll have it back early next week. __________________ "This has been the coolest day of my life"---Butthead Current Tank Info: 120 Oceanic Reef Ready, 100 gallon sump, 25 gallon fuge, (2) 250w 10,000k Ushios and (2) 110 VHO’s (actinics), many softies and some SPS, yellow tang, (3) chromises, algae blenny, (2) engineer gobies, sebae clown and BTA, coral beauty, 100+ turbos...