Actual coral you will recive 13cmx13cm colony
LIGHT: LOW (50-125 par) to Moderate (125-250) Lighting we find best. The reason why there are two recommendations is that "Chalice" is a broad industry term that we use in the hobby to describe something like 9 different species. The thing is some of these species like Mycedium for example (Raja Rampage) do best with more light while other species like your typical rainbows (Echinophyllia) will prefer light in the 100-150 range and still there are other species of coral like Oxypora which seem to do best in the 50-100 range. It is easy to damage coral with too much lighting so in our opinion when it comes to lighting, less is often more for LPS corals. You can learn more about Lighting and it's overall impact on your reef tank in our article Lighting and your Reef Tank
FOOD: Chalice Corals tend to have hungry little mouths and will usually benefit from occasional spot feeding. They like to capture nutrients from the water column and will do best when supplied a healthy amount of food. Our method is high import, high export. You can learn more about Feeding and Filtration in our article Feeding, Filtration and your Reef Tank.
FLOW: MODERATE. Chalice corals do best with moderate indirect flow. Enough to keep them clean and carry food and nutrients to them. Too much flow, especially direct flow, can cause damage to the corals tissue or an inability to capture food. You can read more about Flow and its overall impact on your reef tank in our article Flow and your Reef Tank
DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE. Chalice corals do fairly well in captivity and their are many aquacultured varieties available. That doesn't mean every wild specimen will adapt to captivity but it does mean that many hobbyists have experienced success long term with these types of corals. Although not considered the fastest growers, depending on the sub species some of them can grow at reasonable rates and can really thrive when the right combination of Food/Light/Flow and Filtration are achieved, but in our opinion requires a moderate level of reef keeping knowledge.
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