What is up with this Hollywood Chalice?

[anthonys8107]

I got this chalice around a month ago now and it is slowly turning a tanish/baige color starting from its right side. I’m assuming it’s a coral sting from the trumpets next to it but I want to be sure. Is there any chance this could be a disease or lighting/parameter problem? If it is the sting, which one should I move? Also wondering if maybe one of my fish or shrimp could be picking at it but I don’t think thats very likely. I’ll attach some images of when I first noticed it VS. now.
Chalice is located between my two LEDS and about halfway up from the bottom of my tank.
Tank Levels:
sal- 35.0
pH- 8.1
Alk- 10.0
Phosphates- 0.08
Nitrates- 12
Calcium- 460
Nitrites- 0

Stock:
2 Ocellaris Clowns
Lawnmower Blenny
Diamond Goby
Melanarus Wrasse
Powder Blue Tang
Kole Tang
Vlamingi Tang
Skunk Tilefish
Coral Beauty Angel
Foxface Rabbitfish
Sailfin Tang
Purple Queen Anthias
Midas Blenny

 

[fishguy242]

sorry cannot tell you why ,but can tell you to frag a couple of good pieces off ,toss the rest ,it's going to go fast.
nitrates at zero is never a good thing

 

[Pod_01]

Hollywood chalice is generally a pest. Mine took better part of a year to settle in and now it is taking over and the growth is similar to plating montiporas.

When I got it I had it high up on the rocks but it didn’t like it. I moved it down to the sand level/ still off the sand (mine doesn’t like sand) and it took off. Now it is taking over the rock and seems good at killing other corals in its path. On its own it grew to the top of the rock so it can take the intense light once settled in.

I would move it to some peaceful place where there is lot of room to grow.

Looking at your parameters I would bring the Alk down to 8.5 dKh. 10 dKh can work but it takes lot more experience.

Good luck,

 

[Dburr1014]

sorry cannot tell you why ,but can tell you to frag a couple of good pieces off ,toss the rest ,it's going to go fast.
nitrates at zero is never a good thing

Nitrates listed as 12
Nitrite listed as 0

 

[Dburr1014]

I got this chalice around a month ago now and it is slowly turning a tanish/baige color starting from its right side. I’m assuming it’s a coral sting from the trumpets next to it but I want to be sure. Is there any chance this could be a disease or lighting/parameter problem? If it is the sting, which one should I move? Also wondering if maybe one of my fish or shrimp could be picking at it but I don’t think thats very likely. I’ll attach some images of when I first noticed it VS. now.
Chalice is located between my two LEDS and about halfway up from the bottom of my tank.
Tank Levels:
sal- 35.0
pH- 8.1
Alk- 10.0
Phosphates- 0.08
Nitrates- 12
Calcium- 460
Nitrites- 0

Stock:
2 Ocellaris Clowns
Lawnmower Blenny
Diamond Goby
Melanarus Wrasse
Powder Blue Tang
Kole Tang
Vlamingi Tang
Skunk Tilefish
Coral Beauty Angel
Foxface Rabbitfish
Sailfin Tang
Purple Queen Anthias
Midas Blenny

What size tank?
Do you know your par?

 

[kevgib67]

My chalice thrives on the bottom of my tank in low par. Do you know what your par is where yours is at?