120g of chalice delight

[stylaster]

I have finally converted over my 120g tank to a chalice dominated system I currently have 36 chalice colonies (still not enough!) plus a few SPS and softies thrown in the mix. I have put names to ones that i know, others have no names unless you come up with a cool one! :wink:
I am running two 250w SE 20k radiums with icecap ballasts. One 4 bulb blue led for night time effect.
For circulation im using a reefflo dart plumbed to an ocean motions 4 way closed loop. I also have one tunze pump in the tank and an ehiem 1260 for a return going though two seaswirls. I am running a knop calcium reactor and a kalkreactor. I am running a reef octopus with modded impellor
I run a media reactor with carbon and phosphate remover 24/7. I also have a 5 gallon bucket of sand with slow water flow through it for nitrate removal since my tank is bare bottom
Enjoy folks!

worlds on fire chalice on left and golden chalice on right

swamp fire chalice

superman chalice

roys chalice

purple urkel chalice

pastel chalice

orange crush echinata

tank right side

tank right middle

tank middle left

tank left side

alien eye chalice

pastel and urkel

unknown

 

[stylaster]

baby emerald mummy eye

unknown

washington mummy eye

miami hurricane / pumpkin patch

pink sapphire on left and westside chalice on right

paint splatter chalice

oiab watermelon chalice

golden eye chalice

unknown

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tank shots

 

[stylaster]

fungia

fantastic frags chalice

emerald mummy eye

cornbred trash bubblegum mummy eye

bubblegum monster on left and oregon mummy eye on right

watermelon bandit chalice

 

[stylaster]

and finally keylime mango morph (enchinopora sp)

 

[Reef Breeders]

Dam! I want to do the same thing with anemones one day. Blue btas, green btas, rainbow, and a LOT of clownfish. Nice tank, great variety.

 

[subdrive]

WWWWWWWWWWwAaaaaAAaaaaaaaAaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Nice Bro!!
those are crazy collection!!!

 

[skinz78]

Looking good Stlyaster!!

 

[RogerWilco357]

wow that is one serious chalice tank I take it you dose calcium how much per day you seem to have alot of coraline reminds me of my last sps tank looks awesome..

 

[stylaster]

Thanks guys, most of the colonies have been with me for several years!

 

[soccerbag]

Stylaster, good looking tank man. Lots of nice chalices. I think that's the largest Purple Erkle Chalice I've ever seen. If you need some razor blades for that coralline, let me know....lol.

 

[BlazinNano]

Now those are some sweet chalices. Can't wait for my chalices to grow like that.

 

[butts182]

like chalices much now?!?! Sweet tank...i like that swamp thing chalice and the mummy eyes look nice

 

[underwaterfirefighter]

Wow! That is one serious chalice collection. Nice to see some large colonies. Awesome tank Bro!

 

[Lowsingle]

My favorite is the huge colony of the oregon mummy eye.....nice tank!

Darren

 

[stylaster]

Thank you much guys, ya the coralline gets out of control, and that tank is deep it's really hard to reach to the bottom!

 

[stylaster]

like chalices much now?!?! Sweet tank...i like that swamp thing chalice and the mummy eyes look nice

which one is swamp thing???

 

[stylaster]

anyone have pics of frags you have grown out to large colonies, would love to see them!

 

[soccerbag]

Unfortunately, I did not have a decent camera a couple of years ago when I started collecting. I did get this pic when it first came in. This is the Rainbow ******* when it first came in.

And a few months ago....

And then I lost the whole thing in an alk swing....: (. Was one of my fav's!

 

[stylaster]

oh wow man that is a sweet chalice, sorry you lost it :-(

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Stylaster - You have some great looking chalices man!! So how did you get that rock work on the wall in the back...looks crazy!!