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I'll take the "other stuff":


lollerblades-laughing out loud/on line -er blades
ggn-good game nublet/n00b/nub/nubsticle, aka I have to go now. Personally I prefer the former.
kthnx-okay, thank you
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ASCII-American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ks-kill shot
ns-nice shot
[::[ ]:-Band aid
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I knew that one...

SCUBA self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

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Tim you're a nut. A useful nut at times but a nut nevertheless
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pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity


that'd be one screwed up abbreviation.... pH does indeed stand for pondus hydrogenii, or, for you bums out there, the potential hydrogen.

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ABN ~ Albino Bristle Nose ~

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whetu
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pH -- pondus hydrogenii

pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity

How do you tell them apart may I ask?

Context is the only way. "Add 5cc of medication per litre of water" is more likely to refer to cubic centimetres than crushed coral
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AGA -- All Glass Aquarium
TB -- The almighty tiger barb (or tuberculosis, based on context)
CF -- compact flourescent
FLO -- flourescent
CRI -- colour rendering index
r/o -- reverse osmosis
kH -- carbonate hardness
gH -- general hardness
pH -- pondus hydrogenii
WPG -- watts per gallon
NO -- normal output
MH -- metal halide
VHO -- very high output
HOT -- hang on tank
w/d -- wet/dry filter
invert(s) -- invertebrate(s)
ich/ick -- ichthyophthirius
bg -- background
PPM -- parts per million
NTD -- neon tetra disease
HITH -- hole in the head disease

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you dont put the "t" in rofl, don`t ask me why but loads of peoople dont.


Last edited by Perky at 28-Nov-2004 07:42

[font color="#C00000"]Please dont try to bypass the language censor by using hyphens between the letters.

DRO[/font]



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can you tell me all of the abrevs you know
about fish and other stuff
thanks alex


''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
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Perky
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"cc - crushed coral
cc - cubic centimetres"

How do you tell them apart may I ask? :%)
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BN plec - bristlenose plec
btw - by the way




Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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LR live rock
FOWLR fish only with live rock

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In no particular order.

diy - do it yourself
HD - Home Depot
gal - gallon
uv - ultraviolet
cc - crushed coral
cc - cubic centimeters
fowlr - fish only with live rock
fw - freshwater
sw - salt water
ime - in my experience
imo - in my opinion
imho - in my honest opinion
pvc - a plastic pipe
qt - quarantine or quart

Cheers
ro - reverse osmosis

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ADF African Dwarf Frog
ACF African Clawed Frog
SAE Siamese Algae Eater
CAE Chinese Algae Eater
pl*c Pleco (not really an abbreviation)
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RTBS-Red tail bala shark
BBS-baby brine shrimp
HOB-Hang on back (filter)
UG-Under gravel(filter)
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How about:

GL-Good Luck

Heidi:%)



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"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
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LFS local fish store
LPS Local Pet store
LCPS/LCFS local chain pet store/ fish store
LCS local camera store
MTS multiple tank syndrome
MTS malaysian trumpet snails
BGK black ghost knife
DSB deep sand bed
WC water change
DW drift wood
IMO/IME in my opinion/experience
IMHO/IMHE in my humble opinion/experience

HTH hope that helps

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