Kinda Bleached Chalice- where should i place it?

[rtirado]

Got this frag at the frag swap, its a piece of the large chalice that was up in the 10 gallon display tank at the sign in desk. It's been lacking color ever since I brought it home so I started with it being down on the sand for a week, then moved it up to mid tank a few days ago.
My question is: Where is the best place to have a chalice for it to regain color and happiness?

I have a slightly taller than normal 10 gal size (11.5gals) with SG at 1.024, high flow in the tank (800gph+) with a brand new phoenix 14k 150w bulb over it.

Should I have it up high or back down low? :unsure:

here's what it looks like at the moment:

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Here is what it looked like when I got it home:

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Don't think it has changed much. If not gotten worse...:sad:

 

[dine]

id get it in lower light and flow. but of all the frags i brought home from the swap this chalice has been the most difficult to color back up. mines not doing "bad" but i think its just going to take a while for these to get their color back. maybe someone else will chime in that got one and let us know where they have it.

 

[rskillz]

Chalices in general like low light/low flow. If they are wild caught chalices fresh off the boat, I find that any direct light at all will bleach them out. They are as sensitive as any coral I buy when they are fresh out of the ocean.

Over the summer, my LEDs at home were left on too bright for a month or two while I was away and I lost 90% of my chalices, which ones were left? The old school aquacultured ones; Miami hurricane, pink boobies, and Red Watermelon. And all of those were mid-high in the tank as well.

While my story is rambling, there is a point; put the chalice in indirect light, low flow, and leave it alone. Mostly only aquacultured chalices that have been in captive tanks for more than a few years tend to do well under our intense light.

-Ryan

 

[thanh386]

toss in ur sump for 2 days. keep in eye on it

 

[sucio_reefer]

Mines looks pretty much the same. I have mine about 5in from the sand bed. Everyone in awhile I see a little bit of green to it. Other than the color being a little dull it seems to be fine. Is there a pic of the colony b4 hand around btw?

 

[dine]

for what its worth i actually ended up with 2 frags of this somehow (no clue how just had too many frags in the cooler i guess) and just to play around i have one up high and its doing just as good as the larger piece thats down low.

 

[thanh386]

the guys that brought it to me i tossed it in the sump. All three are dark green and purple within a week.

 

[dine]

Thanh386;746895 wrote: the guys that brought it to me i tossed it in the sump. All three are dark green and purple within a week.

i might just try that with my "experiment" frag

 

[sucio_reefer]

Ate they still colored up after moving them back up out of the sump?

 

[thanh386]

I would suggest you out it under a rock rather than a sump if ur system isn't set to have coral in the sump .chalices are tough if you remember the My Miami that got eaten in my tank. I have an tiny eye still ( down from 14 !!)

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sucio_reefer;746908 wrote: Ate they still colored up after moving them back up out of the sump?

Well , I'm not sure . They weren't mine. I never picked up any free frags for myself

 

[dine]

i assume you have some sort of light under the tank if you threw it in the sump? ive got it set up to hold a few frags if need be, but the lighting down there is just pc from the fuge.

 

[thanh386]

I have a few led under my tank to test color spectrum ATM. But only running about 30% so it's low light.

 

[dine]

well ill let you know how it works out. in the mean time still curious about that red dragon situation i pm'd you about.

sorry for the hijack

 

[thanh386]

Mine are in 2 places. both showing great growth. but as for experience . Oz is your man. I am still experimenting with that particular acro

 

[hiimsean]

my chalice is under my frag rack thats full of corals. it has a nice deep green color.

 

[rtirado]

I threw it in my refugium that has lower wattage LED lighting and a lot less flow. Hopefully it will start to regain some color in there, thanks guys!