What are all the Capital Letters about

[goalcreas]

This is a great thread listing most of the acronyms that are used on the forums.

Things like IIRC (if I recall Correctly) and IMO (in my opinion)

Many people new to forums don't always know what we are talking about in our posts.

Look them up here

http://www.azaquaticplants.com/commu...ead.php?t=7791

[resowner92]

For those people who are not texting savvy or new to the hobby heres a helpful guide to all those acronyms.
For finding things easier use the find function (Ctrl+F or ⌘+F)

Let me know if I'm missing anything by posting here http://socalaquascapers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3946 or sending me a PM (private message)

AB...................Aqua Bid
ABN.................Albino Bristlenose pleco
AC...................Aquatic Gardeners Association
AGS.................American Glass Shrimp AKA Ghost Shrimp
AI....................Arizonia Inverts
APC.................Aquatic Plant Central
ASW................Aqua Scaping World
BBA.................Black Brush Algae
BGA.................Blue Green Algae
BN...................Bristlenose pleco
BP...................Blue Pearl Shrimp
BPS.................Bubbles per second
BPM.................Bubbles per minute
BT...................Blue Tigers
BTS.................Black Tiger Shrimp
BTW................By the way
Bump...............Bring up my post
CAE.................Chinese Algae Eater
CBS.................Crystal Black Shrimp
CL...................Craigslist
CO2.................Carbon dioxide
CPD.................Celestial Pearl Danio
CPO................Cambarellus Patzcuarensis orange crayfish
CRS.................Crystal Red Shrimp
DGS................Dark Green Shrimp
DHBB...............Dark Headed Bumble Bee
DI...................De-ionization filter
DIY.................Do it yourself
EI...................Estimative Index fertilization
FRT.................Fly River Turtle
FS...................For Sale
FT...................For Trade
FW..................Freshwater
GCS.................Gold Crystal Shrimp
GH..................General hardness
GLA.................[url"www.greenleafaquariums.com"]Green Leaf Aquariums[/url]
Glosso..............Glossostigma elatinoides
GPH.................Gallons per hour
GDA.................Green dust algae
GS...................Green Shrimp
GSA.................Green spot algae
HC...................Hemianthus callitrichoides
HM...................Hemianthus micranthemoides
HO...................High output lighting
HOB.................Hang on back filters
HOT.................Hang on tank filter
IIRC.................If I remember/recall correctly
IMO.................In my opinion
IMHO...............In my honest opinion
IWBS...............Indian White Banded Shrimp
IZ...................Indian Zebra Shrimp
KH...................Carbonate hardness
MD...................Marine Depot
MH...................Metal Halide lighting
MTS.................Malaysian trumpet snail
NA...................Nature Aquarium
NH4..................Ammonia
NO...................Normal output lighting or Multiple tank syndrome or Mineralized top soil
NO2..................Nitrite
NO3..................Nitrate
NSIZ.................Non striped Indian Zebra
LF....................Looking for
LFS..................Local Fish Store
LOL..................Laugh out loud
OBS.................Orange Bee Shrimp
OEBT...............Orange eye blue tiger shrimp
OMG.................Oh my god
PC...................Power compact lighting
PM..................Private message
PP...................Potassium Permanganate
PPM.................Parts per million
PS...................Pond Snail or personal secret
PT...................Planted Tank
PU...................Pick up
QT...................Quarantine tank
RAOK...............Random act of kindness
RCMS..............Red Claw Macro Shrimp
RCS.................Red cherry shrimp
RES.................Red ear slider turtle
RO..................Reverse Osmosis filter
RO/DI..............Reverse Osmosis/Deionized filter
ROTFL..............Rolling on the floor laughing
RTS.................Red Tiger Shrimp
SAE................Siamese Algae Eater
SBS................Snowball Shrimp
SCAPE..............Southern California Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts
SIZ................Striped Indian Zebra
STS................Super Tiger Shrimp
SW..................Saltwater
TDS................Total Dissolved Solids
TPT...................Planted Tank Fourms
TS..................Tiger Shrimp
TTIWWOP........This Thread Is Worthless Without Pictures
TTT..................To the top
WC...................Water Change
WCS................White Crystal Shrimp
WHBB..............White Headed Bumble Bee
WPG................Watts Per Gallon
WTB................Wanted to buy
WTS................Wanted to sell
WTT................Wanted to trade
WYSIWYG.........What you see is what you get
YS...................Yellow Shrimp

Thanks to Neonshrimp, Yogi1774, resowner92, jnm1978, fordtrannyman, Zzyzx85, polardbear

[mikelangelo11]

Hey this is great idea mate. I think by this thread you can know all the shortcuts of the members that what are they using for what. I add one. LOL (Laugh out loudly)

[Mightymouse1111]

What about PM, or PMd (PM'd)?

[Dgup]

Means a user has sent a Private Message to the person.