explain please???

[animaladam]

hi.
could someone please tell me the diff types of tanks there are?
i mean like a FLOWER or a BB and whats in them?

thanks

 

[DavidA717]

FOWLR= Fish only with live rock (no corals)
FO= Fish only
Reef= corals (can have fish)

 

[rustybucket145]

FOWLR = Fish Only with Live Rock

BB = Bare Bottom (refers to not having sand in the bottom of the tank)

FO = Fish Only

DSB = Deep Sand Bed

SSB = Shallow Sand Bed

RDSB = Remote Deep sand bed

they go on... and on..... and on.....

 

[scrmbld33]

FOWLR= fish only with live rock,
BB= bare bottom (no sand or substate

link to reef keeping acronyms
http://reefcentral.com/modules.php?s=&name=Encyclopedia&op=terms&eid=2&ltr=all

 

[Sk8r]

And reefs can be softie, stony; stony is subdivided into lps only, [poofy corals]; sps only, [colored sticks], mixed lps/sps.
Softie reef can be zoas only, mushrooms only, leathers only, or mixed softies.
And there are mixed softie/stony reefs, but they have certain difficulties of coral warfare...they are animals, and they can get snarky.

 

[cd77]

A few more to help you out:

BB = Bare bottom (tank with no sand)
SSB = Shallow Sand Bed
DSB = Deep Sand Bed (a tank with a 4"+ sand bed)

(Edit) Looks like I chimed in a few minutes too late

 

[rustybucket145]

Quit copying me cd77!!

 

[cd77]

lol -- I guess that's what I get for taking four whole minutes to respond!