I am new to chalice corals give me the chalice 101 lesson!

[Jakepen]

My Chalices all started Receeding.

I saved them by Dipping them in Bayer.

What's Bayer?

 

[Amps Reef Life]

What's Bayer?

Bayer's insect killer. Look into it you can use this like coral RX but it's stronger and more effective. Making the mix to strong can do harm.

 

[Jakepen]

Bayer's insect killer. Look into it you can use this like coral RX but it's stronger and more effective. Making the mix to strong can do harm.

Oh interesting. How do you mix it?

 

[Amps Reef Life]

Oh interesting. How do you mix it?

Like coralRX a little with the water from the bag. Like when you dip coral. Only bring the water to look like skim milk. There are a few websites that explain how much and how to use it in full detail. If I can find one I read before I used it I'll PM it to you.

 

[jsbull]

I've had fish and shrimp steal the food from my chalice's but never clean the flesh off...I've got probably 30-40 hermits in my 45g tank, and no damage so far (knock on wood)

OMG. I have like 8 hermits in my 100 gallon DT and they keep it clean (with the help of a few nassarius snails).

 

[jsbull]

I was fixing to buy a Cleaner Shrimp for my new tank, guess thats out now.

I actually took back my cleaner shrimp because he made feeding my corals so much more difficult. He would run around to all my mushrooms pulling the food off of them before they could close. He just swept it to the sand. Literally saving the food for later.

And, they never sleep! I decided it was that ******* or my corals, so I got a refund.

 

[Sammie]

When these suggestions work what is the best way to frag a chalice?

 

[HeulittSalmi]

I have found chalices to be more sensitive to alk swings than SPS. Otherwise, nothing special, IMO. If you want them to grow faster, feed them.

What's the best food for them?

 

[Z-man]

What's the best food for them?

I use ReefRoids

 

[HeulittSalmi]

I use ReefRoids

Some of the local reefers in my area, including the one who owns a business taking care of reefs, strongly dislike reefroids, do you notice a difference?

 

[Z-man]

Some of the local reefers in my area, including the one who owns a business taking care of reefs, strongly dislike reefroids, do you notice a difference?

I see better colors and the polyps open larger on the zoas. The chalice growth has increased from other food. And the fish don't bother the chalice with the ReefRoids as they would if I feed mysis shrimp. Why do they not like the ReefRoids?

 

[Justinthenewb]

Kessel led best light I've ever had your stupid to say led are horrible for chalice

 

[burtbollinger]

I just ordered a Pink ******* and a Bubblegum Monster from WWC....is best bet to start them both on the sand bed and slowly work up? Final placement is about 3"-4" off the sand bed.

Lighting is Nanobox Duo set to 80 blues, 25 whites...over a Red Sea Reefer 170

 

[Lninwa]

What do you feed your chalices? Do their tentacles have to be out to feed them?

 

[Lninwa]

The flesh of one of my chalices (hills have eyes) has started pulling away from its skeleton. I've had it for about 9 months.