Saltysteele
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maybe i missed it being mentioned, but have you tried indirect lighting, or maybe more "blue" lighting?
chalice bleaching
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reefboy
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I mnot sure its lighting as with the last frag thats pictured of mine it wasnt untill after I fraged it did it do this so not sure if lighting is the cause but worth a try eithier way.
Viva'sReef
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Are we talking about wild caught colony's? Or established ones? I have had 50/50 results with some of the wild caught Mycediums, and had an AWESOME bright Pink with Yellow eye Oxy that slowly but surely faded to white then fully receded over the course of 4 months.
The other chalice frags I had, 4 color, BB Hybrid, and Tyree blue all were fine and untouched!!
This just supports the theory of buying Aquarium Hardy and solid pieces
The other chalice frags I had, 4 color, BB Hybrid, and Tyree blue all were fine and untouched!!
This just supports the theory of buying Aquarium Hardy and solid pieces
you mean like this?
chalice have their own too... these guys are ready to fight.... who wants some?!?
I wonder who would win between the favia and chalice?
See now that's what i was talking about!!!
I don't think it has to do with lighting. My tank is pretty blue and it still bleached.
CoralBandit
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The using of TMPCC or lugols is to sequester excessive oxygen species. Rev posted an article reffering to the jackyl and hyde behavior of zoanthellae under diff temp parameters. When the algae shift into higher temps they change expression profile of genes and inadvertantly release toxic amounts of oxygen species, the lugols or any iodine will convert to iodate relieving the tissue from further degradation. Whether or not that is what is actually happening is yet to be proven.
Darren
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I am in. Have had a large Tyree Pink and Mars Man chalice die. They start to bleach first and then they are gone. Even fragged the healthy part and they died as well. Tried Revive, TMPCC, Lugols, and interceptor. Very frustrating. Other chalices, sps, lps seem fine.
CoralBandit
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The only experience I have had completely saving corals in the above situation is altering the environment i.e. changing tanks. I have also tried lugols with success and failure you may have to treat daily until you see results, also, lowering the flow seems to help them when stressed. I have had blastos do a similar thing and then come completely back like the plate coral phenomenon but with chalices they just melt away completely once gone no stem cells left behind 
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I know this is an old thread but want to bring it back. I personally have been experiencing this myself. Two different mummy eye chalice colonies that I grew from single eye frags into softball-sized colonies are suffering from this. At first, I thought it was normal bleaching as I had tried to relocate one of the colonies just before it started. Figured it just didn't like its new spot. After moving it back, the issue not only progress but spread to the other chalice as well. Whatever it is, it's not just bleaching. It is some form of disease that appears to be communicable.
