Chalice

[Juano908]

I haven't tried keeping chalice before, I saw a really nice ones and I'd like to find out information about keeping chalice.
Please let me know which one you have and your experience.

Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[mnat]

Post the picture of the one you want, there are several different kinds with different requirements. GENERALLY, they are low light (think 150-200) PAR and low to medium flow. Some are extremely low light and others can take some light. Some grow like crazy with huge stinging feeders and others grow at a glacial paste and don't send out the stingers. Spot feeding can be a huge help with growth and health, and make sure you buy a nice healthy healed chalice, when they are cut is when they are most vulnerable to getting stressed and once they start dieing, the only real way to save is to cut off the necotic tissue.

 

[hcker99]

Most chalices are fairly easy to keep. Maintaining their color is where it gets tricky. Different bulb combinations or types of lighting (MH,T5,LED) can morph it to a different color then you originally purchased. In general most prefer low to low/mid lighting.

If it's your first chalice I would definitely recommend starting with an less expensive frag before you bring home that $1k rainbow frag

 

[horseplay]

Chalice is very addicting. I have Miami Hurricanes, Halloween, watermelon. I found they do better in my frag tank under cheap led than in the DT with t5. The color is incredible under LEDs

 

[Juano908]

Post the picture of the one you want, there are several different kinds with different requirements. GENERALLY, they are low light (think 150-200) PAR and low to medium flow. Some are extremely low light and others can take some light. Some grow like crazy with huge stinging feeders and others grow at a glacial paste and don't send out the stingers. Spot feeding can be a huge help with growth and health, and make sure you buy a nice healthy healed chalice, when they are cut is when they are most vulnerable to getting stressed and once they start dieing, the only real way to save is to cut off the necotic tissue.

Most chalices are fairly easy to keep. Maintaining their color is where it gets tricky. Different bulb combinations or types of lighting (MH,T5,LED) can morph it to a different color then you originally purchased. In general most prefer low to low/mid lighting.

If it's your first chalice I would definitely recommend starting with an less expensive frag before you bring home that $1k rainbow frag

Mike and Mark thanks a lot for your inputs, I found these pics on the internet, I'm not that good remembering corals name, lol..
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Post the picture of the one you want, there are several different kinds with different requirements. GENERALLY, they are low light (think 150-200) PAR and low to medium flow. Some are extremely low light and others can take some light. Some grow like crazy with huge stinging feeders and others grow at a glacial paste and don't send out the stingers. Spot feeding can be a huge help with growth and health, and make sure you buy a nice healthy healed chalice, when they are cut is when they are most vulnerable to getting stressed and once they start dieing, the only real way to save is to cut off the necotic tissue.

Most chalices are fairly easy to keep. Maintaining their color is where it gets tricky. Different bulb combinations or types of lighting (MH,T5,LED) can morph it to a different color then you originally purchased. In general most prefer low to low/mid lighting.

If it's your first chalice I would definitely recommend starting with an less expensive frag before you bring home that $1k rainbow frag

Mike and Mark thanks a lot for your inputs, I found these pics on the internet, I'm not that good remembering corals name, lol....

 

[mnat]

Ok those are the more "normal" chalice colonies out there. The top one is a miami hurrican that has been around forever and is aquaculutred by mostpeople at this point. This is good news because it is less finicky than a wild caught piece. It also grows like a weed so it is a great starter chalice, and frags generally go for less than 25$ (depending on size). The second one is just a standard watermelon type, again lower light and lower flow.

 

[BuGG]

The top image looks like a Miami Hurricane.

 

[Juano908]

Ok those are the more "normal" chalice colonies out there. The top one is a miami hurrican that has been around forever and is aquaculutred by mostpeople at this point. This is good news because it is less finicky than a wild caught piece. It also grows like a weed so it is a great starter chalice, and frags generally go for less than 25$ (depending on size). The second one is just a standard watermelon type, again lower light and lower flow.

Thanks again Mike

The top image looks like a Miami Hurricane.

You're right Jun, thanks.
I also saw the chalices that Rob (Hockeynut) had on his 90gal before he switched, those were very nice too.

 

[REEF DOCG]

Wow ! those are sweet!