Letting your chalice corals grow on the sand..

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Chalice frags are ok but chalice colonies are something special to behold!

How many of you allow your chalice corals to grow on the sand? If not the sand where? Photos would be appreciated!

image via @tapout

 

[SDK]

Good topic and following..

Mine is just starting to grow off of the large square plug it's on, and onto the sand. I was wondering the same thing. I'm upgrading tanks in a few weeks and want to permanently place it. Will get a pic up when I get home later...

 

[PEP12]

I have 3 colonies on the sand and growing like mad,one is next to a rock and growing over it, also if two close to each other they are very aggressive

 

[PEP12]

two means too !!

 

[SDK]

two means too !!

As a supporting member you can edit your posts. There should be an "edit" option right below any post you make....

 

[Billldg]

I have a JF Raja Rampage chalice that I am letting grow over the sand and it loves it.

 

[khushtram]

my guys love the sand!!!

 

[LuizW13]

my guys love the sand!!!

dude...what..is that stretching across the tank??

 

[khushtram]

5 year old brittle sea star. I don’t know why mine is so large he stretches 2’+ when reaching for food.

 

[LuizW13]

5 year old brittle sea star. I don’t know why mine is so large he stretches 2’+ when reaching for food.

Jeeeeezuz

 

[RandyC]

I got them on the sand bed and plating out on a ledge.

 

[ProvidenceTidalReef]

Good topic and following..

Mine is just starting to grow off of the large square plug it's on, and onto the sand. I was wondering the same thing. I'm upgrading tanks in a few weeks and want to permanently place it. Will get a pic up when I get home later...

How did it go?

 

[MrGisonni]

Bare bottom guy here... They are growing on the scape. I have two growing out on magnetic frag rocks on the back wall. Be careful with those chalice corals growing up against the glass by the way all. There's a reefer who started a thread here a couple weeks ago about a chalice coral that was growing up against the glass that he has had all kinds of problems trying to remove.

 

[spsick]

Bubble gum monster the size of a dinner plate here. Outgrew its home on the sand and now growing up the rocks and glass haha

 

[ajremington68]

Bubble gum monster the size of a dinner plate here. Outgrew its home on the sand and now growing up the rocks and glass haha

Look at al that bubble algae... LOL though it was a ton of Flordia ricordia

 

[ajremington68]

Bubble gum monster the size of a dinner plate here. Outgrew its home on the sand and now growing up the rocks and glass haha

What would you say the flow and light are on the chalice?

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

older pic of the raja. Lights out atm.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Jf golden galaxy Rainbow was
From a friend. Other was a riptide piece. On tile on sand.

 

[spsick]

What would you say the flow and light are on the chalice?

It’s an sps tank so prob medium flow there and maybe 100-150 par as it’s shaded by staghorns

 

[Derrick0580]

My Rampage was on a small ledge and grew to drape over it. The first picture was in March of this year, the last 2 were taken tonight. Buddy of mine has a piece I gave him that is growing in a cup shape. Crazy how they grow completely different from one another.