Blue chalice not doing good

[lostreefer]

I bought this blue chalice off another memeber and its just not doing well so if someone could rescue it and throw me what ever they think is fair I'm open. This piece is large

 

[chrisstie]

Why do you say its not doing well? Is it just browning out? That can definitely happen when you switch tanks/lights/etc or is there something else going on?

Unfortuantely its way too large for my tank but I'd like to try to help your chalice get better anyhow. I have a miniature version growing in my tank and its beautiful.

 

[The_Browns]

What kind of lighting do you have?

 

[Swirlygig]

personally i would think infection...It really shouldn't be looking like that...have you done a dip?

 

[Swirlygig]

Also, looks close to the nem...is he stinging it?

 

[The_Browns]

I think a sting would cause RTL right? That looks like Brown Slime. I would definitly dip.

 

[lostreefer]

I'm running vho's I never did a dip and the anemone is not touching it.. The guy i got it from had mh I'm guessing my lights are strong enough ? Also its not brown slime just slowly dieing

 

[The_Browns]

I would think you would need T5's or MH to keep a chalice but I could be wrong. BUt IMO if you are only running VHO's that is your problem.

 

[WWC]

You might want to dip the coral and I don't believe your problem is your lights , chalice is a coral that needs low light to thrive best but i can also be kept under MH lights, also you might want to check your nitrates and phosphates .

 

[The_Browns]

WWC knows better than me so go with what he says

 

[chrisstie]

It is really hard to tell from the pictures. it looks like the outer rim is just brown but I can see small parts of die off that maybe look like where it was handled. This particular chalice I remember being especially delicate and easily broken. Handling, fish checking out the new big thing in the tank both could have easily damaged it.

I would expect it to change color from going from MH to a different lighting scheme, surprisingly many LPS are lower light corals. Don't let their super bright colors fool you!

Dipping LPS can be a bit stressful and they form so much slime you may or may not do more harm than good. If you have to dip I'd recommend pH balanced Ro/di with a few drops of iodine just in case there is anything bothering it but without a better picture I don't really see anything wrong. Was the chalice not colored this way in your friends tank? I'd really see how it looks after a month or so, it could just be an explosion of zooxanthellae adjusting to the light?

 

[lostreefer]

Well i have done everything i could to save this chalice with no luck if somebody want to come get it and try to save it I will be home most of the day sat. Free of course....

 

[The_Browns]

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