Flippers4pups
Fins up since 1993
"Bio Wheel"
Technically a cylinder. Bio cylinder!
Technically a cylinder. Bio cylinder!
Bad hobby terms.
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Flippers4pups
Fins up since 1993
Off topic....,..
"Hair cut". Technically, cutting more than one hair strand. Should be "Hairs cut"! Lol
"Hair cut". Technically, cutting more than one hair strand. Should be "Hairs cut"! Lol
Flippers4pups
Fins up since 1993
I blame it on lack of sleep. Lol
PJS
Active Member
Hey Mikecatlin... You sneaked in on us! Welcome to R2R! Glad to have you!
Myka
Valuable Member
"My calcium is at xxx". I didn't ask about YOUR calcium, I asked about the tank's calcium level!!
The "alkalinity" thing bothers me too, but it's a common term 'round here so I just follow suit. Maybe I'll stop that.
THIS!!!!!! Biggest pet peeve ever.
I can't help but slide in a comment non-chalant about the "trimless" tank. Plus, trimless tanks suck anyway - the water comes out of the tank with 120x turnover - ridiculous! Hahaha. One-piece polished Starphire eurobrace is where it's at you cheap "rimless" folk!!! Haha...I'm just kidding...kind of.
Oh don't forget "Starphire" often misspelled as "Starfire" when most low-iron glass isn't PPG Starphire brand anyway, but a cheaper Chinese import. Hehe.
Ok I'm done...for now.
The "alkalinity" thing bothers me too, but it's a common term 'round here so I just follow suit. Maybe I'll stop that.
THIS!!!!!! Biggest pet peeve ever.
I can't help but slide in a comment non-chalant about the "trimless" tank. Plus, trimless tanks suck anyway - the water comes out of the tank with 120x turnover - ridiculous! Hahaha. One-piece polished Starphire eurobrace is where it's at you cheap "rimless" folk!!! Haha...I'm just kidding...kind of.
Oh don't forget "Starphire" often misspelled as "Starfire" when most low-iron glass isn't PPG Starphire brand anyway, but a cheaper Chinese import. Hehe.
Ok I'm done...for now.
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cnseekatz
Well-Known Member
Arbitrarily giving designer coral names. We all know what Utter Chaos are. We know what a Green Slimer looks like. That's fine, but nowadays every dealer gives every single piece a crazy name, often naming two identical pieces something entirely different. If you have something iconic, or really awesome... that's fine. But now, just some random, average millepora is a Nuclear Zombie Wasabi and those random blue and pink zoanthids are now Mystic Mermaid Vaginas. I saw a plain red BTA in a local sale thread, and the guy selling it decided to name it a "Funburst" BTA. I guess he figured that justified a $200 price tag for a $50 nem. Don't get me started on naming your own coral after yourself.
I also love how so many people find it SO difficult to take a picture of something they're trying to sell, or identify. If you only have actinics on, your picture is going to look like crap. Turn on a few white lights and you can get a decent picture with a disposable camera. You want someone to buy that baby mushroom for $175, take 15 seconds to adjust your lights.
P.S. I'm calling dibs on the "Mystic Mermaid Vaginas" name!
I also love how so many people find it SO difficult to take a picture of something they're trying to sell, or identify. If you only have actinics on, your picture is going to look like crap. Turn on a few white lights and you can get a decent picture with a disposable camera. You want someone to buy that baby mushroom for $175, take 15 seconds to adjust your lights.
P.S. I'm calling dibs on the "Mystic Mermaid Vaginas" name!
That's a glorious name and I'm ashamed I didn't think of it a long time ago. You're totally right. It seems a lot of us are fed up with the stupid names, I thought I was one of the only ones that wanted only true names or at least common names used again.
People wanting advice on last fish to add. Usually meaning the most aggressive fish to add last. Folks, if you are going to be in the hobby any time at all it won't be the last fish. You'll have losses and new additions. That six-line wrasse you added "last" will have plenty of new fish to pester.
tjnorthdakota
Active Member
"I have a algae problem" but have zero phosphate and zero nitrate
Nothing like a good "rant" thread every once in a while, eh? Can't say I disagree with many of the examples but a few left me a bit perplexed
I get the "Kleenex" analogy, but Plexiglas-G is actually one of the only 2 brands of acrylic that should be used (IMO). Polycarbonate should not really be used to build tanks, for several reasons.
Just curious as to how this made the list? I can imagine a few possibilities but don't want to assume what you meant...
Cooking rock is a proper term for a specific process, I never took that as a drug reference. But now every time I use it I'll have I picture in my head, thanks
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TheGovernor [559]
New Member
Alot of people on these forums don't know what metal halide or t5 is let alone a "reefer" of the land variety. .haha
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FlintTownReaper
Community Member
Probably the most dangerous and overused terms that bug me to the ends of the earth will always be "cooking" or "baking" rock.. Both of which if taken literally can be deadly! You are doing neither, your soaking rock. It is not proper term for a process, it is horrible term for a completely non heat requiring process.
Plexiglass instead of plexiglas. plexiglas instead of acrylic. lexan instead of polycarbonate. band aid instead of bandage. Levi's instead of jeans. ick instead of ich. ich instead of crypto. ich at all when referring to saltwater tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anemones do not have a foot, base, shaft or plate. seen instead of saw. double negatives. 1 lb per gallon. cycling with live fish or dead shrimp. using 2x4s for stands!!!!!!
I think I strayed from the topic a little. oh well.
I think I strayed from the topic a little. oh well.
When someone takes the time to point out "A clownfish doesn't host an anemone, the anemone hosts the clownfish." Who cares!? We all get the point of what's being said.
