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AC activated carbon, chemical filtration media / alternating current
AEFW Acropora eating flatworms
AFM Aquarium Fish Monthly, magazine
AGA All-Glass Aquarium, Aquarium manufacturer
AIO All In One aquariums
AL Aqualink, aquarium bulletin board
ATO Automatic Top-Off
ATS Algae turf scrubber, reef setup technique
BB Barebottom (no crushed coral or sand on bottom of tank)
BOD Biological oxygen demand
BTA Bubble Tip Anemone
CC Counter current, type of protein skimmer
CR Chicago Reefs, reef internet forum
CSL Custom Sea Life, lighting manufacturer
CTA Cellulose triacetate, type of RO membrane
CUC Clean Up Crew
Cyano Cyanobacteria
DC Direct current
DD Downdraft, type of protein skimmer
DD Divers Den, Liveaquaria.com WYSIWYG section
DI Deionisation, type of water purification
DIY Do it yourself
DOA Dead on Arrival
DKH Degrees of carbonate hardness
DSB Deep Sand Bed
FAMA Freshwater and Marine Aquaria, magazine
FFE Flying Fish Express, Mail Order Company
FO Fish only
FOWLR Fish only with live rock
FW Freshwater
GAC Granular Activated Carbon
GBR Great Barrier Reef
GFO Granular Ferric Oxide
GPH Gallons per hour
HO High output fluorescent light
HQI Mercury (Hg) Quartz Iodide, a type of metal halide lamp
IA Inland Aquatics, mail order company
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IO Instant Ocean, brand of aquarium salt
IR Infrared
Kalk kalkwasser, German for calcium hydroxide solution or limewater
LA Liveaquaria.com, internet livestock retailer
LFS Local fish store
LHS Local hardware store
LPS Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral
LR Live rock
LS live sand
MACNA Marine Aquaria Conference of North America, held annually
MASNA Marine Aquarium Societies of North America
MCF Midwest Coral Farms, local (chicagoland) premier retailer
MD Marine Depot, mail order company
MH Metal halide light
MJ Maxijet, powerhead manufacturer
MM Miracle Mud, method of aquarium filtration
MO Mail order
MTS Multiple tank syndrome
NO Normal output fluorescent light
NSW Natural seawater
PA Premium Aquatics, mail order company
PC Power compact fluorescent light
PH Powerhead, water pump
PM Private Message (Seen in the buy/sell forums)
PVC Poly vinyl chloride, used for piping / plumbing
RB Red Bugs
RBTA Red/rose Bubble Tip Anemone
RC Reef Crystals, brand of aquarium salt
RC Reef Central, marine aquarium internet forum
RDO Reefs.org ("reefs-dot-org"), aquarium bulletin board
RDSB Remote Deep Sand Bed
RK Reef Keeping, on-line aquarium magazine
RO Reverse osmosis, type of water purification
RO/DI Reverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification
RR Reef ready, aquaria with pre-drilled holes and overflows
RTN Rapid tissue necrosis, protozoal infection of corals; can be rapidly fatal if not treated
SG specific gravity
STN Sudden tissue necrosis, protozoal infection of corals; can be rapidly fatal if not treated
SPS Small polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral
SW Saltwater / seawater
TBS Tampa Bay Saltwater, Mail Order Company
TFC Thin film composite, type of RO membrane
TRT The Reef Tank, aquarium bulletin board
TWP Tap Water Purifier from Aquatic Pharmaceuticals
UGF Undergravel filter
ULNS Ultra Low Nutrient System
UV Ultra violet light
VHO Very high output fluorescent light
W/D Wet-dry (a method of aquarium filtration)
W/gal Watts per Gallon
WD Wet-dry (a method of aquarium filtration)
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get (coral pictured is actual coral for sale)
AC activated carbon, chemical filtration media / alternating current
AEFW Acropora eating flatworms
AFM Aquarium Fish Monthly, magazine
AGA All-Glass Aquarium, Aquarium manufacturer
AIO All In One aquariums
AL Aqualink, aquarium bulletin board
ATO Automatic Top-Off
ATS Algae turf scrubber, reef setup technique
BB Barebottom (no crushed coral or sand on bottom of tank)
BOD Biological oxygen demand
BTA Bubble Tip Anemone
CC Counter current, type of protein skimmer
CR Chicago Reefs, reef internet forum
CSL Custom Sea Life, lighting manufacturer
CTA Cellulose triacetate, type of RO membrane
CUC Clean Up Crew
Cyano Cyanobacteria
DC Direct current
DD Downdraft, type of protein skimmer
DD Divers Den, Liveaquaria.com WYSIWYG section
DI Deionisation, type of water purification
DIY Do it yourself
DOA Dead on Arrival
DKH Degrees of carbonate hardness
DSB Deep Sand Bed
FAMA Freshwater and Marine Aquaria, magazine
FFE Flying Fish Express, Mail Order Company
FO Fish only
FOWLR Fish only with live rock
FW Freshwater
GAC Granular Activated Carbon
GBR Great Barrier Reef
GFO Granular Ferric Oxide
GPH Gallons per hour
HO High output fluorescent light
HQI Mercury (Hg) Quartz Iodide, a type of metal halide lamp
IA Inland Aquatics, mail order company
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IO Instant Ocean, brand of aquarium salt
IR Infrared
Kalk kalkwasser, German for calcium hydroxide solution or limewater
LA Liveaquaria.com, internet livestock retailer
LFS Local fish store
LHS Local hardware store
LPS Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral
LR Live rock
LS live sand
MACNA Marine Aquaria Conference of North America, held annually
MASNA Marine Aquarium Societies of North America
MCF Midwest Coral Farms, local (chicagoland) premier retailer
MD Marine Depot, mail order company
MH Metal halide light
MJ Maxijet, powerhead manufacturer
MM Miracle Mud, method of aquarium filtration
MO Mail order
MTS Multiple tank syndrome
NO Normal output fluorescent light
NSW Natural seawater
PA Premium Aquatics, mail order company
PC Power compact fluorescent light
PH Powerhead, water pump
PM Private Message (Seen in the buy/sell forums)
PVC Poly vinyl chloride, used for piping / plumbing
RB Red Bugs
RBTA Red/rose Bubble Tip Anemone
RC Reef Crystals, brand of aquarium salt
RC Reef Central, marine aquarium internet forum
RDO Reefs.org ("reefs-dot-org"), aquarium bulletin board
RDSB Remote Deep Sand Bed
RK Reef Keeping, on-line aquarium magazine
RO Reverse osmosis, type of water purification
RO/DI Reverse osmosis, followed by deionisation, type of water purification
RR Reef ready, aquaria with pre-drilled holes and overflows
RTN Rapid tissue necrosis, protozoal infection of corals; can be rapidly fatal if not treated
SG specific gravity
STN Sudden tissue necrosis, protozoal infection of corals; can be rapidly fatal if not treated
SPS Small polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral
SW Saltwater / seawater
TBS Tampa Bay Saltwater, Mail Order Company
TFC Thin film composite, type of RO membrane
TRT The Reef Tank, aquarium bulletin board
TWP Tap Water Purifier from Aquatic Pharmaceuticals
UGF Undergravel filter
ULNS Ultra Low Nutrient System
UV Ultra violet light
VHO Very high output fluorescent light
W/D Wet-dry (a method of aquarium filtration)
W/gal Watts per Gallon
WD Wet-dry (a method of aquarium filtration)
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get (coral pictured is actual coral for sale)
