Chalice issue

Tphill · Nov 16, 2013

Hello. I got a small green chalice with neon green eyes about 1 month ago from a local reefer tearing down his tank. He had the chalice on the sand bed in full light under a 6 bulb t-5 fixture. I have led's over my tank, so I put the chalice on the sand bed in a mostly shaded area. After about a week, I noticed the edges started getting a little brown, so I moved it out into the light. It has continued with the slight browning, so I put it on a rack about 3 inches off the sand bed. I was thinking that the browning meant it needed more light. It's been on the rack for about a week with no change. Should I move it higher, put it back in the shade, or what? BTW, my led's started as a Marineland double bright fixture, then the blues went out, so I added a couple of exotic strips, and also a couple of 10 watt multi chips. The fixture is kinda hodge-podge diy. Thanks for any advice.

Tab28 · Nov 16, 2013

Do you have s picture? Browning generally means it needs more light. But not sure if that is the case here. Chalices prefer lower light. It could be new growth coloring.

Tphill · Nov 16, 2013

I do not have a picture, and lights aren't on enough to take a picture right now. I also thought that about the browning, that's why I moved it out and then up. I do not thing the lights are very high light, but I am growing several birdsnest and monti's higher up in the tank.

Tab28 · Nov 16, 2013

Too much lighting will kill a chalice before too little will. Since the browning is on the edges i thinking it may just be me growth and will change to body color as it ages. Does it look like it could be a rim of new growth. Chalices can change there coloring depending on lighting. It may be nothing.

kacrocorals581 · Nov 16, 2013

Higher light is worse for a chalice than to little light prob just new growth

Tphill · Nov 16, 2013

There is the growth ring around the edge that is distinct, and it's brown. The chalice is about 1.5" in diameter, and about 1/4" or so around the edge is brown. There is like a hump in the center part that is still green. When I got the chalice it was all green. I woke up early this morning before any lights came on and looked with a flashlight at the tank, the chalice had it's tentacles out. Should I be feeding it?