Lingo~ commonly used acronyms! :0
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COB - Chip On Board type of LED
FW - Freshwater
ATS - Algal Turf Scrubber [registered trademark for Hydromentia, Inc] another name for algae scrubber.
HOG - Hang On Glass [registered trademark for Santa Monica Filtration] type of algae scrubber
HOT - Hang On Top
NH4 - Ammonium
N - Nitrate
P - Phosphate
Z and P - Zoa's and Paly's
COB - Chip On Board type of LED
FW - Freshwater
ATS - Algal Turf Scrubber [registered trademark for Hydromentia, Inc] another name for algae scrubber.
HOG - Hang On Glass [registered trademark for Santa Monica Filtration] type of algae scrubber
HOT - Hang On Top
NH4 - Ammonium
N - Nitrate
P - Phosphate
Z and P - Zoa's and Paly's
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Thanks for the information. Being new to the site and to the saltwater community I was wondering what some of the acronyms meant. Very helpful, thank you.
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Acronym list
#
‘.02’=> ’My two cents’
A
‘A’=> ’Amp’
‘AA’=> ’Amino Acid’
‘ABT’=> ‘Atlantic blue Tang’
‘AC’=> ‘Activated Carbon’
‘AC’=> ‘Alternating Current’
‘Acan Lord’=> ‘Acanthastrea’
‘Acro’=> ‘Acropora coral’
‘AEFW’=> ‘ Acropora (Acro) Eating Flatworms’
‘AGA’=> ‘All-Glass Aquarium’
‘AIO’=> ‘all in one’
‘Alk’=> ‘Alkalinity’
‘ATO’=> ‘Auto Top Off’
‘ATS’=> ‘Algae Turf Scrubber’
B
‘BA’=> ‘Bubble algae’
‘BB’=> ‘Bare Bottom’
‘Blasto’=> ‘Blastomussa’
‘BRS’=> ‘bulk reef supplies (online store)’
‘BTU’=> ‘British Thermal Unit’
C
‘Cal’=> ‘Calcium’
‘CBB’=> ‘Copper Band Butterfly’
‘CC’=> ‘Counter Current’
‘CC’=> ‘Crushed Coral’
‘CFL’=> ‘Compact Fluorescent Lamp’
‘CL’=> ‘Closed Loop’
‘CO2’=> ‘Carbon Dioxide’
‘Cu’=> ‘Copper’
‘CUC’=> ‘Clean Up Crew’
‘CWC’=> ‘Continues Water Change’
‘Cyano’=> ‘Cyanobacteria’
D
‘DC’=> ‘Direct Current’
‘DD’=> ‘Downdraft’
‘DE’=> ‘Double Ended’
‘DFS’=> ‘Drs. Foster and Smith’
‘DI’=> ‘Deionization’
‘DI water’=> ‘Deionized water’
‘DIY’=> ‘Do It Yourself’
‘dKh’=> ‘German Degrees of Hardness’
‘DO’=> ‘Dissolved Oxygen’
‘DOC’=> ‘Dissolved Organic Carbon’
‘DSB’=> ‘Deep Sand Bed’
‘DT’=> ‘display tank’
E
‘ETA’=> ‘Estimated Time of Arrival’
F
‘FO’=> ‘Fish Only’
‘FOWLR’=> ‘Fish Only With Live Rock’
‘Frag’=> ‘Fragment (a small part of a coral colony removed in order to grow another colony)’
‘FTS’=> ‘Full Tank Shot’
‘FTW’=> ‘for the win’
‘Fuge’=> ‘refugium’
‘FW’=> ‘Freshwater’
‘FEW’=> ‘Flat Worm Exit’
‘FWIW’=> ‘For what it’s worth’
G
‘G’=> ‘Gallon’
‘GAC’=> ‘Granular Activated Carbo’
‘GBTA’=> ‘Green Bubble Tip Anemone’
‘GFCI’=> ‘Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter’
‘GFI’=> ‘Ground Fault Interrupter’
‘GFO’=> ‘Granular Ferric Oxide’
‘GHA’=> ‘Green Hair Algae’
‘GPD’=> ‘Gallons per Day’
‘GPH’=> ‘Gallons per Hour’
‘GSM’=> ‘Gold Strip Maroon Clownfish’
‘GSP’=> ‘Green Star Polyps’
H
‘HA’=> ‘Hair Algae’
‘HID’=> ‘High intensity discharge’
‘HO’=> ‘High Output’
‘HOB’=> ‘Hang On Back’
‘HOT’=> ‘Hang On Tank’
‘HTH’=> ‘Hope that helps’
‘HQI’=> ‘Hardest question is’
‘HQI’=> ‘Mercury (Hg) Quartz Iodide’
I
‘IME’=> ‘In my experience’
‘IMHO’=> ‘In my humble opinion’
‘IMO’=> ‘In my opinion’
‘IO’=> ‘Instant Ocean’
‘IR’=> ‘Infrared’
‘IW’=> ‘In Wall’
K
‘K’=> ‘Kelvin’
‘kWh’=> ‘Kilowatt-Hour’
L
‘L’=> ‘Liters’
‘LED’=> ‘light emitting diodes’
‘LFS’=> ‘local fish store’
‘LMK’=> ‘let me know’
‘Lobo’=> ‘Lobophyllia’
‘LOL’=> ‘Laugh out loud’
‘LPS’=> ‘Large polyp stony’
‘LR’=> ‘Live Rock’
‘LS’=> ‘Live Sand’
‘LTA’=> ‘Long Tentacle Anemone’
M
‘MACNA’=> ‘Marine Aquaria Conference of North America’
‘MASNA’=> ‘Marine Aquarium Societies of North America’
‘meq/L’=> ‘Micro-equalities per Liter’
‘Mg or Mag’=> ‘Magnesium’
‘MH’=> ‘Metal Halide light’
‘Milli’=> ‘Acropora Millipora’
‘MJ’=> ‘Maxijet’
N
‘Nems’=> ‘anemones’
‘NH3’=> ‘Ammonia’
‘NNR’=> ‘Natural Nitrate Reduction’
‘NO’=> ‘Normal Output’
‘NO2’=> ‘Nitrite’
‘NO3’=> ‘Nitrate’
‘NPS’=> ‘Non Photosynthetic’
O
‘O2’=> ‘Oxygen’
‘ORA’=> ‘Oceans, reefs, and aquariums’
‘ORP’=> ‘Oxygen Redox Potential’
P
‘P04’=> ‘Phosphate’
‘PAR’=> ‘Photosynthetic Active Radiation’
‘PBT’=> ‘Powder Blue Tang’
‘PC’=> ‘Power Compact’
‘POTM’=> ‘Picture of the month’
‘PP’=> ‘per polyp’
‘PPM’=> ‘Parts per Million’
‘PPT’=> ‘Parts per Thousand’
‘PVC’=> ‘Poly Vinyl Chloride’
Q
‘QT’=> ‘Quarantine Tank’
R
‘R2R’=> ‘Reef to reef .com’
‘RBTA’=> ‘Rose Bubble Tip Anemone’
‘RC’=> ‘Reef Crystals’
‘RDSB’=> ‘Remote Deep Sand Bed’
‘Rics’=> ‘Ricordia’
‘RO water’=> ‘reverse osmosis water’
‘RODI’=> ‘Reverse Osmosis, Deionization’
‘ROTFLMBO’=> ‘Roll on the floor laughing my butt off’
‘RR’=> ‘Reef Ready’
‘RTN’=> ‘Rapid Tissue Necrosis’
S
‘SE’=> ‘Single Ended’
‘SG’=> ‘Specific Gravity’
‘Shrooms’=> ‘Mushrooms’
‘SPS’=> ‘’small polyp stony’
‘SSB’=> ‘Shallow Sand Bed’
‘STN’=> ‘Slow Tissue Necrosis’
‘SW’=> ‘Salt Water / Sea Water’
T
‘TDS’=> ‘Total Dissolved Solids’
‘TFC’=> ‘Thin Film Composite’
‘TIA’=> ‘Thanks in advance’
‘TMI’=> ‘Too much information’
‘TOTM’=> ‘Tank of the month’
‘Trachy’=> ‘Trachyphyllia’
U
‘ULNS’=> ‘Ultra Low Nutrient System’
‘UV’=> ‘Ultra Violet’
V
‘V’=> ‘Volt’
‘VHO’=> ‘Very High Output (fluorescent light)’
W
‘W’=> ‘Watts’
‘WC’=> ‘Water Change’
‘Wellso’=> ‘Wellsophyllia’
‘WYSIWUG’=> ‘what you see is what you get’
Y
‘YGPM’=> ‘You've Got Private Message’
‘YWG’=> ‘Yellow Watchman Goby’
Z
‘Z&P’=> ‘Zoanthids and Palythoa’
‘Zoa’=> ‘Zoanthid Coral
#
‘.02’=> ’My two cents’
A
‘A’=> ’Amp’
‘AA’=> ’Amino Acid’
‘ABT’=> ‘Atlantic blue Tang’
‘AC’=> ‘Activated Carbon’
‘AC’=> ‘Alternating Current’
‘Acan Lord’=> ‘Acanthastrea’
‘Acro’=> ‘Acropora coral’
‘AEFW’=> ‘ Acropora (Acro) Eating Flatworms’
‘AGA’=> ‘All-Glass Aquarium’
‘AIO’=> ‘all in one’
‘Alk’=> ‘Alkalinity’
‘ATO’=> ‘Auto Top Off’
‘ATS’=> ‘Algae Turf Scrubber’
B
‘BA’=> ‘Bubble algae’
‘BB’=> ‘Bare Bottom’
‘Blasto’=> ‘Blastomussa’
‘BRS’=> ‘bulk reef supplies (online store)’
‘BTU’=> ‘British Thermal Unit’
C
‘Cal’=> ‘Calcium’
‘CBB’=> ‘Copper Band Butterfly’
‘CC’=> ‘Counter Current’
‘CC’=> ‘Crushed Coral’
‘CFL’=> ‘Compact Fluorescent Lamp’
‘CL’=> ‘Closed Loop’
‘CO2’=> ‘Carbon Dioxide’
‘Cu’=> ‘Copper’
‘CUC’=> ‘Clean Up Crew’
‘CWC’=> ‘Continues Water Change’
‘Cyano’=> ‘Cyanobacteria’
D
‘DC’=> ‘Direct Current’
‘DD’=> ‘Downdraft’
‘DE’=> ‘Double Ended’
‘DFS’=> ‘Drs. Foster and Smith’
‘DI’=> ‘Deionization’
‘DI water’=> ‘Deionized water’
‘DIY’=> ‘Do It Yourself’
‘dKh’=> ‘German Degrees of Hardness’
‘DO’=> ‘Dissolved Oxygen’
‘DOC’=> ‘Dissolved Organic Carbon’
‘DSB’=> ‘Deep Sand Bed’
‘DT’=> ‘display tank’
E
‘ETA’=> ‘Estimated Time of Arrival’
F
‘FO’=> ‘Fish Only’
‘FOWLR’=> ‘Fish Only With Live Rock’
‘Frag’=> ‘Fragment (a small part of a coral colony removed in order to grow another colony)’
‘FTS’=> ‘Full Tank Shot’
‘FTW’=> ‘for the win’
‘Fuge’=> ‘refugium’
‘FW’=> ‘Freshwater’
‘FEW’=> ‘Flat Worm Exit’
‘FWIW’=> ‘For what it’s worth’
G
‘G’=> ‘Gallon’
‘GAC’=> ‘Granular Activated Carbo’
‘GBTA’=> ‘Green Bubble Tip Anemone’
‘GFCI’=> ‘Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter’
‘GFI’=> ‘Ground Fault Interrupter’
‘GFO’=> ‘Granular Ferric Oxide’
‘GHA’=> ‘Green Hair Algae’
‘GPD’=> ‘Gallons per Day’
‘GPH’=> ‘Gallons per Hour’
‘GSM’=> ‘Gold Strip Maroon Clownfish’
‘GSP’=> ‘Green Star Polyps’
H
‘HA’=> ‘Hair Algae’
‘HID’=> ‘High intensity discharge’
‘HO’=> ‘High Output’
‘HOB’=> ‘Hang On Back’
‘HOT’=> ‘Hang On Tank’
‘HTH’=> ‘Hope that helps’
‘HQI’=> ‘Hardest question is’
‘HQI’=> ‘Mercury (Hg) Quartz Iodide’
I
‘IME’=> ‘In my experience’
‘IMHO’=> ‘In my humble opinion’
‘IMO’=> ‘In my opinion’
‘IO’=> ‘Instant Ocean’
‘IR’=> ‘Infrared’
‘IW’=> ‘In Wall’
K
‘K’=> ‘Kelvin’
‘kWh’=> ‘Kilowatt-Hour’
L
‘L’=> ‘Liters’
‘LED’=> ‘light emitting diodes’
‘LFS’=> ‘local fish store’
‘LMK’=> ‘let me know’
‘Lobo’=> ‘Lobophyllia’
‘LOL’=> ‘Laugh out loud’
‘LPS’=> ‘Large polyp stony’
‘LR’=> ‘Live Rock’
‘LS’=> ‘Live Sand’
‘LTA’=> ‘Long Tentacle Anemone’
M
‘MACNA’=> ‘Marine Aquaria Conference of North America’
‘MASNA’=> ‘Marine Aquarium Societies of North America’
‘meq/L’=> ‘Micro-equalities per Liter’
‘Mg or Mag’=> ‘Magnesium’
‘MH’=> ‘Metal Halide light’
‘Milli’=> ‘Acropora Millipora’
‘MJ’=> ‘Maxijet’
N
‘Nems’=> ‘anemones’
‘NH3’=> ‘Ammonia’
‘NNR’=> ‘Natural Nitrate Reduction’
‘NO’=> ‘Normal Output’
‘NO2’=> ‘Nitrite’
‘NO3’=> ‘Nitrate’
‘NPS’=> ‘Non Photosynthetic’
O
‘O2’=> ‘Oxygen’
‘ORA’=> ‘Oceans, reefs, and aquariums’
‘ORP’=> ‘Oxygen Redox Potential’
P
‘P04’=> ‘Phosphate’
‘PAR’=> ‘Photosynthetic Active Radiation’
‘PBT’=> ‘Powder Blue Tang’
‘PC’=> ‘Power Compact’
‘POTM’=> ‘Picture of the month’
‘PP’=> ‘per polyp’
‘PPM’=> ‘Parts per Million’
‘PPT’=> ‘Parts per Thousand’
‘PVC’=> ‘Poly Vinyl Chloride’
Q
‘QT’=> ‘Quarantine Tank’
R
‘R2R’=> ‘Reef to reef .com’
‘RBTA’=> ‘Rose Bubble Tip Anemone’
‘RC’=> ‘Reef Crystals’
‘RDSB’=> ‘Remote Deep Sand Bed’
‘Rics’=> ‘Ricordia’
‘RO water’=> ‘reverse osmosis water’
‘RODI’=> ‘Reverse Osmosis, Deionization’
‘ROTFLMBO’=> ‘Roll on the floor laughing my butt off’
‘RR’=> ‘Reef Ready’
‘RTN’=> ‘Rapid Tissue Necrosis’
S
‘SE’=> ‘Single Ended’
‘SG’=> ‘Specific Gravity’
‘Shrooms’=> ‘Mushrooms’
‘SPS’=> ‘’small polyp stony’
‘SSB’=> ‘Shallow Sand Bed’
‘STN’=> ‘Slow Tissue Necrosis’
‘SW’=> ‘Salt Water / Sea Water’
T
‘TDS’=> ‘Total Dissolved Solids’
‘TFC’=> ‘Thin Film Composite’
‘TIA’=> ‘Thanks in advance’
‘TMI’=> ‘Too much information’
‘TOTM’=> ‘Tank of the month’
‘Trachy’=> ‘Trachyphyllia’
U
‘ULNS’=> ‘Ultra Low Nutrient System’
‘UV’=> ‘Ultra Violet’
V
‘V’=> ‘Volt’
‘VHO’=> ‘Very High Output (fluorescent light)’
W
‘W’=> ‘Watts’
‘WC’=> ‘Water Change’
‘Wellso’=> ‘Wellsophyllia’
‘WYSIWUG’=> ‘what you see is what you get’
Y
‘YGPM’=> ‘You've Got Private Message’
‘YWG’=> ‘Yellow Watchman Goby’
Z
‘Z&P’=> ‘Zoanthids and Palythoa’
‘Zoa’=> ‘Zoanthid Coral
SantaMonica
Valuable Member
N = Nitrate
P = phosphate
PE = Polyp Extension
P = phosphate
PE = Polyp Extension
Been in the hobby going on 3 years and have recently encountered a nitrate issue. Or at least I think it’s an issue. I have a 210 gallon reef tank that currently houses 1 large rabbit fish 1 large tang and about 8 smaller fish. I am pretty regular on water changes and all coral is open and looks amazing. During my last weeks water testing I’m getting a reading of nitrates that show 60 ppm. I use a Red Sea nitrate test kit. This has been an ongoing issue with this tank as my nitrates are all over the place. Last month they were 30 ppm and a month before that they were 80. Yes I am using the test kit correctly. Last thing my phosphates are .25 very low. Ammonia 0 nitrites 0 calcium 500. Salinity 1.026. Temp 78 degrees. Question are the nitrates eventually going to kill the coral ? And any explanation why the spikes ?
SantaMonica
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Posting in the General section would be good.
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