Show off your chalice corals!

[kaledrina]

Going to get a Chalice coral soon... Wanted to see what they tend to look like once established in a tank. I read that they can start growing like Monti Caps.. How on earth do you convince them to do that!

 

[Guest]

most chalices i have seen encrust...like encrusting montis (superman rainbow), i personally have not seen one grow out like a monti cap

 

[kaledrina]

I've seen pics where they droop over the edges of their rock. How do I encourage it to grow out and somewhat up? Do I mount it on a large rock and hope it encrusts and eventually grow out? Or just keep it in low flow? There's very little info about these corals out there I was hoping some pretty pics could calm my nerves.

 

[Guest]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1039017&highlight=chalice+pics

 

[melev]

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[Nicki]

Here are some of mine.

 

[Animal Mother]

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Scored that piece at Frank's Tanks.

 

[kaledrina]

@Animal Mother wrote:

WHOA! Awesome! I bet your wallet was really sore after that visit.

 

[Animal Mother]

Not at all. Frank gave me a great deal on it.

 

[kaledrina]

I need to make a trip over there soon. Don't know if the other half will approve of the long drive for "fish stuff" though. :roll:

 

[Animal Mother]

It's worth the drive!

 

[kpc01]

I don't have any older pics, but I am pretty sure this is my chalice...

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its growing great, just waiting on me to make my move back to DFW so I can get it back in a big tank, it is growing up against the glass in the 46g!

 

[kthomas]

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[MarineSnow]

It's one of my favorite pieces

 

[yuki]

I don't like posting after that last one.

 

[MarineSnow]

hahaha.....I thought the thread had just died....are you suggesting that my chalice scared all the others away?

 

[yuki]

Nah.. not totally. ours are both red but yours looks better. but, did you rescue your for like $10?

 

[MarineSnow]

$10? congrats on that!
I've had this one for 4 years...it grows slowly but it is about double original size now. I think I paid $80 for it back then

 

[gmax]

For both you two with the red on red chalices, what lighting is on the tank, did you use a flash and did you use photoshop or any other enhancement software? Both great looking corals, just let us know lighting and any other factors please.

 

[yuki]

Thanks. Mine is under Reflux 12k and actinic VHO. My tank is pretty is blue. I have an underwater setting on my camera that makes this color really pop.