Urban Reefing Dictionary

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Tang: (n) a vegetarian fish of the surgeonfish family, named aptly do to their scalpel like scale on their tail
To the unenthusiast: powdered orange drink used by NASA

Coral: (n) a plant like fleshy sea animal that uses photosynthesis or consumption of food from the water column
To the unenthusiast: jewelry or a color


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Reef safe: (n) describes the level of compatibility within the reef aquarium.
To the unenthusiast: a place to safely lock away your Christmas Reef during the off season

Fruit loops: (n) a colorful species of zoanthid.
To the nonenthusiast: cereal associated with toucans that changes the color of your milk

Candy cane: (n) an Lps coral that resembles delicious candy
To the unenthusiast: real candy!

Pagoda: (n) a bowl shaped Lps coral
To the no enthusiast: a tiered tower

Duncan's coral: (n) a branching Lps with fat pink and green polyps
To the unenthusiast: Miss or Misses Duncan's jewelry.

Cinnamon grandis: (n) a large brown and white palythoa
To the unenthusiast: a cinnamon flavored type of pastry

Green weeper: (n) a green long tentacled palythoa
To the unenthusiast: a sad form of the mascot to a vegetable company known as the jolly green giant, also refers to any sad green animal or character










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Deltec
As far as I'm concerned, this is a hobby for all of us and even a job for some. If reefing or even just dabbling in fish...all of the data, maintenance, faux Latin, and words like responsibility...it can start to get cucumbersome and even make you loose your initial spark.

With awesome vocabulary references we can all have a little laugh, even during the hard stuff.

Next time you are doing a hard task just think about what someone else would think you are doing because of their unfamiliarity with the vocabulary.

G-unit to one person is a rap group while others would assume its an algebra term. Same applies here!

Kelvin: (n) a unit of measurement involving temperature, in reefing applications it refers to the color temperature of any given light bulb.
To the unenthusiast: a boy with a tiger named Hobbs


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Aquaculture: (n) farming, growing, breeding, or raising underwater
To the unenthusiast: what they call a mermaid's lifestyle

Coraline: (n) a beneficial encrusting algae that is often purple
To the unenthusiast: A movie based off a Neil Gaiman novel.

Venturi valve: a fitting that allows air to mix into any given liquid being drawn through, often found on protein skimmers
To the unenthusiast: how to turn off the movie Ace Ventura 1&2







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Ecoscape Reef Rock
Zoo - A place for animals.

Zoa - Slang for zoanthid.

Zoanthid - Not affiliated with "Zoo", unless "Zoas" are kept in a "Zoo".
 
Polyp envy- when your spouse complains that you stare at the tank more than them.


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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.
 
Kole tang: (n) a yellow eyed purple pinstripe surgeonfish
To the unenthusiast: confused with Cole Train, the football player

Ozone: (n)a water purification device that utilizes electricity to clean the water.
To the unenthusiast: The layer of atmosphere that Al Gore lives in

ORA: (n) stands for 'oceans, reefs, and aquariums' and is a large coral/fish farm and supplier
To the unenthusiast: confused with IRA, the Irish Republican Army

John Guest fitting: (n) a type of fitting that is used frequently with Reverse Osmosis and water lines that allows quick connections and release
To the unenthusiast: when John Guest is trying on clothes.

Mandarin: (n) a fish in the dragonet family that has remarkable color patterns and hunts pods
To the unenthusiast: a form of Chinese

Fiji: (n) a place in the tropics where a substantial number of life forms are cultivated, aquacultured, and globally dispersed
To the unenthusiast: bottled water

Kalkwasser: (n) a calcium hydroxide solution used for maintaining calcium levels
To the unethusiast: something Hitler called the Americans.




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Live Rock - (n) rocks used in aquariums that is teaming with living organisms such as algae, beneficial microscopic bacteria, and copapods. Not when you see rock band perform in person.

Dead Rock - (n) the opposite of live rock, it's a rock devoid of any life. Not disco music.

Aggressive Tank - (n) an aquarium populated with aggressive fish, sharks, and/or eels. Not a charging heavily armored and weaponized vehicle.

Holy Grail - (adj) the most highly sought after, usually very rare, ultimate, coral or fish. Not a cup that Indiana Jones is searching for.

Leather - (n) a type of soft coral with a leathery textured skin. Not a dried cow's hide.

Acan - (n) short for acanthrastrea, a type of LPS coral. Not a singular cyclindrical metal container used to hold beverages.

Maxima - (n) a type of giant clam. Not a car model made by Nissan

Designer Clownfish - (n) a captive bred clownfish specifically bred for a certain trait. It's not Nemo working in the fashion industry.
 
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Brackish: (n) when seawater mixes with freshwater, usually where rivers approach the ocean.
To the unenthusiast: of the style of Brak
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Ca: (n) abbreviation for calcium.
To the unenthusiast: California

Flasher Wrasse: (n) a very colorful reef safe fish of the wrasse family
To the unenthusiast: if you say this to them they will immediately expose their butt cheeks to you or someone nearby.

Carpenter wrasse: (n) another reef safe wrasse
To the unenthusiast: Is that like plumbers crack?

Drip acclimate: (v) to slowly introduce a new liquid into an existing liquid, a way to slowly introduce new water to new life forms without shocking them.
To the unenthusiast: how they get into a cold pool or a hot bathtub.
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Marineland: (n) an aquarium supply company that sells too many things to list.
To the unenthusiast: a military amusement park...Scary!!! "Come one come all, try the Kamikaze Ferris wheel!"




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Anemone: (n) a soft tentacled invertebrate that can move around, is photosynthetic, and packs a powerful sting.
To the unenthusiast: an enemy

Gambling: (n) Not using a quarantine tank
To the unenthusiast: any other form of risk besides aquarium crap now get out of my house!

Berlin Sump: (n) a filter that consists of one compartment and contains no more than live rock, protein skimmer, heater, and return pump or any packs of media
To the unenthusiast: a German hole in the ground.







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SeymourDuncan said:
Mandarin: (n) a fish in the dragonet family that has remarkable color patterns and hunts pods
To the unenthusiast: a form of Chinese
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Or Iron Man 3. :bigsmile:

SeymourDuncan said:
Kalkwasser: (n) a calcium hydroxide solution used for maintaining calcium levels
To the unethusiast: something Hitler called the Americans.
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:laugh:

You are on a roll!
 
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