Chalice: SA Berry Takeover S41 4A

Chalice form plates and comprise a wide range of corals including Echinopora, Oxypora, and Mycedium.  Chalice are large polyp stony corals (LPS).  What attracts many hobbyist to Chalice are their wide range of colors and patterns.  They vary from one basic color to brilliant art pieces with many colors that can appear fluorescent and iridescent.   Chalices tend to like moderate to lower light levels, probably around 100 PAR.  If you’re not sure where to put a Chalice, start in a lower darker part of your tank and see how it does.  Chalice can adapt to different lighting levels, but avoid too much light.  If you move the Chalice to a brighter location or increase the light level, there is a risk that it will do poorly and my start to bleach.  The important thing is go slow and see how it goes.     Water flow is best kept moderate.  You don’t want the flow so low that detritus starts ending on the Chalice.  Too much flow risks blowing the Chalice around your tank as it is a plating coral