"challice" pics...lets see em!

[650-IS350]

No kidding Jim. the first week the tentacles were only 1/2" then the past few days started noticing skeletal piece showing on my elkhorn.... then low and behold late night on a weekend... saw the whips comeout with a red light...

What do you feed your Chalices ??? lights off or on ??

 

[bookfish]

I feed the tank in the morning hours before the lights come on. I like to have a million or 2 rotifers (Rotifeast) and an ounce of Arctipods in there by by 8 am w/ the skimmer shut down. Then, once I've had my coffee, the morning handfeeding of frozen mysis to the LPS starts. I'm using the larger size mysis that comes in the 2.5# block, not the smaller stuff like Hikari cubes are made from. These shrimp are big enough to hold the tail and present to the LPS. I usually will feed, let them open up again, and feed again. Wonko takes 3-4 shrimp per feeding times two feedings per session. I handfeed half my LPS each day so they get a day to digest and I don't put too much food in the system!? (what?!). I'd estimate i feed a gram of frozen mysis per day.

Disclaimer-Don't try this level of feeding at home without designing a system to handle it!

 

[crazy_reefing]

I just bought a frag of this one. I'm getting next week and I hope it looks like it does in the pic.

Chupacabra Chalice

 

[bookfish]

Very pretty!

 

[GreshamH]

Yah, very nice

 

[crazy_reefing]

Thanks, I'll post pics once it's in my grow tank.
I can't wait

 

[Kigs]

Not sure if I posted these in this thread. If so, apologies in advance.

ATL lavaflow

emerald mummy eye

rainbow

zep's watermelon

aspera

 

[650-IS350]

NIce watermelon Kigs.

Thanks for the info Jim, yeah don't want to feed as much.. don't want to run into the same problem I had a couple months ago.. I'm close to getting my second MCE600 to run 2 of them in my 100gal.

CharlesV-

 

[Scythanith]

Here are a couple fairly new ones I picked up:

I feed mine once a week.

 

[hobogato]

here are three of mine

super pink (actually decreased color saturation on this one to make it look like it does in the tank)

closer

another pink one, with green

new red one with sky blue patches

 

[650-IS350]

I'm starting to see a lot more of that red with sky blue a lot more now... nice pieces

 

[bookfish]

Yes, the oxypora selection has definitely improved. Orange with blue/green is coming in too.

 

[650-IS350]

Jim, I got 4 Hydor #4's in my 100gall. for SPS, but that probly a bit too much for chalices huh? I'm in the process of getting a 70watt halide for my 20QT and thinking of moving them there, it already houses a lavender/yellow duncan colony that came back from almost nothing and a couple of recovering zoos. its run with a medium sweeper type PH and 1 tiny ph.

bare bottom.

 

[hobogato]

mine are doing fine with about 60X turnover flow.

 

[bookfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10723688#post10723688 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by delsol650
Jim, I got 4 Hydor #4's in my 100gall. for SPS, but that probly a bit too much for chalices huh? I'm in the process of getting a 70watt halide for my 20QT and thinking of moving them there, it already houses a lavender/yellow duncan colony that came back from almost nothing and a couple of recovering zoos. its run with a medium sweeper type PH and 1 tiny ph.

bare bottom.

That's hard to answer without seeing your tank but many LPS grow side by side with acros in the wild. If you post a vid showing flow I could definitely try to help.

 

[650-IS350]

I'll try to make a video tommorrow.. Thanks.

 

[650-IS350]

JIM , heres the video of the flow..

 

[bookfish]

That's a very appropriate flow for a mixed LPS tank. The vid showed the flow clearly and I wouldn't reduce it at all. Needs more Barry White in the soundtrack though, just IMO!-Jim

 

[650-IS350]

hahahahhh... thanks jim.. appreciate it.

 

[InLimbo87]

Beautiful chalice's everyone. I just picked up my first chalice frag a couple days ago, and was curious how fast I can expect it to grow. Its about 3/4" now and near the top of my NC 12 dx, any ideas on what sort of growth rate I can expect? I always keep my calc/alk in check with weekly water changes.