Chalice Show-Off Thread!!!

Reefer93105 · Jan 22, 2016

I have a Miami hurricane that is 5" across. Also have a Tyree Aspera that is 6" across. It would have been twice as large or more if my Moorish Idol didn't decide to dine on it. Have that Aspera for 9 years.
I will try to take a pic when I get the chance.

Synodontis · Jan 22, 2016

Thanks Reefer, like I said, some great pieces in here but I'd love to see a hurricane & many others in all their glory lol

Reefer93105 · Jan 22, 2016

Since you are in a different time zone Syn. Here is the miami hurricane and the aspera. Also forgot about this green one it's 6" across. This piece refuses to die. LOL . It has bleached and recededthree times on me in a span of 5 years. WWC sells this as a toxic green chalice. I ran out of space and placed this at he bottom of the tank. It would be more green if it gets more light.

Reefer93105 · Jan 22, 2016

Just noticed both my Tyree neon toadstool and Japanese green toadstool are closed up. Guess they are growing again.

CORAL JUNKY · Jan 22, 2016

That guy said:
What kind of plugs are those

They're 6 " discs I bought awhile back from Murfreesboro aquatics

srpsycho11 · Jan 22, 2016

Synodontis said:
Some great Chalice pieces in these posts & many we just don't see in Oz
One question if I may tho, everyone seems to have frags & very few full or large colony's are in here, are there any 6" or larger pieces around? Or as soon as the frags grow to a decent size they get cut up again?

Great post Synodontis. I like so many others love getting and showing off new frags but there is something about seeing a large coral.

Paul87 · Jan 22, 2016

Reefer93105 said:
Since you are in a different time zone Syn. Here is the miami hurricane and the aspera. Also forgot about this green one it's 6" across. This piece refuses to die. LOL . It has bleached and recededthree times on me in a span of 5 years. WWC sells this as a toxic green chalice. I ran out of space and placed this at he bottom of the tank. It would be more green if it gets more light.

Those are very nice!

Synodontis · Jan 23, 2016

Reefer93105 said:
Since you are in a different time zone Syn. Here is the miami hurricane and the aspera. Also forgot about this green one it's 6" across. This piece refuses to die. LOL . It has bleached and recededthree times on me in a span of 5 years. WWC sells this as a toxic green chalice. I ran out of space and placed this at he bottom of the tank. It would be more green if it gets more light.

They are some great pieces mate! Love that hurricane.
We have the same green chalice, they are very tuff lol. In the tank change over I never realised a 500w heater was resting on top of it! Taken a few months but it has finally healed over again. We also have the same green but on a red base. I'll find a pic.

rossco · Jan 23, 2016

Synodontis said:
Some great Chalice pieces in these posts & many we just don't see in Oz
One question if I may tho, everyone seems to have frags & very few full or large colony's are in here, are there any 6" or larger pieces around? Or as soon as the frags grow to a decent size they get cut up again?

I don't frag mine until they start growing over each other. I miss out on recouping my investment, but that's not why I keep corals. All old school chalices, left to right : Bazooka Joe, MyMiami, my purple rim chalice, Bubblegum Monster, Purple Erkle

BSA Corals · Jan 24, 2016

Reefer93105 · Jan 25, 2016

Here's some more.

sexycorals · Jan 25, 2016

Never stopped loving them

Reefer93105 · Jan 25, 2016

rainbow eyes

revhtree · Jan 25, 2016

Great job on letting these grow out! How long has it taken and how big are they?

rossco said:
I don't frag mine until they start growing over each other. I miss out on recouping my investment, but that's not why I keep corals. All old school chalices, left to right : Bazooka Joe, MyMiami, my purple rim chalice, Bubblegum Monster, Purple Erkle

djrice69 · Jan 26, 2016

My rainbows

CoralNerd · Jan 26, 2016

@djrice69
What's the chalice in the 3rd pic called nice![emoji106]

loz · Jan 26, 2016

djrice69 said:
My rainbows

Nice , what's light are you running?

djrice69 · Jan 27, 2016

loz said:
Nice , what's light are you running?

360we kessil

CoralNerd said:
@djrice69
What's the chalice in the 3rd pic called nice![emoji106]

It's a cb rainbow flamethrower

rossco · Jan 27, 2016

revhtree said:
Great job on letting these grow out! How long has it taken and how big are they?

Thanks! The Bubblegum Monster, My Miami, and Purple Rim chalice needed to be fragged after 2 years. Bazooka Joe and Purple Erkle I have never fragged. Bazooka Joe I have had as long as the rest, Purple Erkle was picked up later. They are all about 2.5-3 inches in diameter right now, after they get a little over 3 inches they start growing over each other so I get the band saw out and take an inch off and let them grow again. I don't have a whole lot of floor space available and as the tank is really SPS dominated & I don't want to let them take over the rockwork.