siskiou Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'm notoriously bad at remembering names! Can someone tell me what type the orangy/pinkish with green colored coral in the middle of this pic is, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Chalice......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks! They do better in lower light, right? I had him about midway in my 120G with 8 T5s, and he did great until a bunch of zoas surrounded him and started encroaching. I finally got him off the rock yesterday and am trying to figure out a good spot for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks! They do better in lower light, right? I had him about midway in my 120G with 8 T5s, and he did great until a bunch of zoas surrounded him and started encroaching. I finally got him off the rock yesterday and am trying to figure out a good spot for him. they are a lower light coral but with t5's I would think you could go halfway up or even higher with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 usually a lower light coral with medium flow. one with pink tend to handle brighter lighting imo. Nice frag btw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks, snowpunk and stylaster! Are chalices generally slow growers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 most of them seem to be slow growers. I have 2 that are growing fast though and I couldn't tell you why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Got any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 here is a couple of them. The purple one has been fragged a few times and seems to grow pretty fast. It likes light more then most chalices too. It sits about 18" from the 400w mh bulbs and 4 vho's. Although this picture isn't mine I have a 3"x3" piece of the starry night chalice also. It has some amazing colors to it. purple and blue base with almost yellowy-green spots and yellow mouths. Sadly I don't have a better picture of this one but it is my favorite one I think. The color in it is very nice. This is a few days after I bought it so it hadn't colored up yet. THis one doesn't like much light at all. Ask me how I know... This is another one that isn't my pic but I do have a piece of it in my name. it's called a bubble gum chalice. I stole this photo from isaac(thanks buddy). My piece is actually much smaller though. As you can see the photos that are mine are crap so I have to "borrow" photos when possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Wow! Thanks! Very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 no problem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 And be careful, you might wake up one morning and find that green acro turned white overnight. My true chalice corals have 6-8" sweepers at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yikes! Thanks for the warning! 6-8 inches?! I think I need a bigger tank! I wonder why the chalice didn't bother fighting off the zoanthids starting to grow on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I think each one is different. I have never seen any of mine have more then 3/4" sweepers even at night. Best to be on the safe side though. I always watch the new ones just incase they have long sweepers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yikes! Thanks for the warning! 6-8 inches?! I think I need a bigger tank! I wonder why the chalice didn't bother fighting off the zoanthids starting to grow on it. Perhaps its not a true chalice but an oxypora or echinophylia or mycedium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Is there an easy way to tell the different ones apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Pull it out, let the flesh die off, then examine its skeleton with a microscope Some are pretty easy to distinguish between. The individual mouths and how they form are what i look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Sounds like the thing to do (NOT!). I'll just keep an eye on it and try to not put it too close to other corals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Yah i have a couple chalice frags that don't extend any sweepers. But my alien eye and watermelon both have 6-8 inch ones. Pretty crazy to see at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Are the sweepers colorful? Those corals are so colorful it wouldnt suprise me if the sweepers had a glow to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Taken any pics, Miles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 TAD they are opaque, it would be sweet if they had some color though! Suzanne i haven't and i don't know why! I'll get some this weekend. Puts my favia's sweepers to shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 How do they compare to galaxea? How about hydnophora? Nice pics of the Favia. I like the light green color. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I haven't had those corals so i can't really say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Cute little favia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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