SC's Ultimate Chalice Growout

[CJO]

I think that 5 out of the 6 is enough for a consensus. Looks like option #2 it is!

CJ

 

[drainbamage]

option #2 it is then! I really didn't think anyone would find a reason to prefer #1, but I just didn't want to presume for anyone.

A few updates-

-Found a food that the flamethrower loves to eat. It was eating the caviar, but not very aggressively so I was worrying a little bit. I didn't say anything because I knew I was being paranoid (a local reefer who I consider an expert reefer has never had success with this chalice, so I was always a bit nervous regarding my ability to prevail where he was unable to) but I was still a little worried, especially when I thought I was seeing some exposed skeleton. Well, turns out the spots are actually the blue coming in :embarrassed: and it looks to be gaining in some size, especially after it chowed down last night. So very happy there :bigsmile:

-Might have a new camera lined up, maybe as early as this weekend, so will be able to get pictures rolling soon. I know y'all would probably be happy with the phone pics, but I just feel like it would be a step backwards in showing off how they're doing with the cruddy pics.

-The lingerie is coloring up more, and several of them have noticeable growth developing, so I should be able to show you some decent progress once I get the photo's going.

- Still letting the new frag tank "break-in" and get fully settled before I risk any of these guys, so just an FYI that they're still hanging out in the 20L for now. Not that it's a big issue, just letting you know where they are. I will admit I've been putting more time into the new frag tank, as well as a complete redo of my 30 gallon, so haven't been giving them as much babying as I'd like, but they're still getting fed every day/every other day. also just changed out the DI on my RO unit so can get some more water changes cranking.

 

[xxbrianxx]

thanks for the update db. lol that's what happened with this frag of bazooka joe I got recently. Thought it was skeleton, but it was just the green coming in :feel_good: and I'm curious what kind of food did you end up feeding them? I've got a couple chalices that I feed every other day with reef roids but I haven't noticed much growth...so I'm lookin for a new food lol.

 

[drainbamage]

I typically feed the H20 Life's Reef Caviar and have great results. The flamethrower is the first one I've seen that hasn't hungrily gobbled up the caviar, which I'm guessing may be due to its smaller size. Let me keep up the feeding with the other stuff for a week to make sure the results are repeated before I have anyone get excited and waste their money on it.

 

[Speg]

In my experience some coral just don't eat like the others. I'm not sure what causes it, but I've had chalices that won't feed for weeks and then all of a sudden they'll do it again. I can't wait to see how well this goes for you guys. I'm sure it'll be great!

 

[SD Actuary]

Saw the chalices live and in person yesterday. They are looking AWESOME!
Totally jealous of everyone who was able to get in on this, and totally not jealous of everyone who cant walk on over to Brian's house and see the awesome chalices in person :bigsmile:

 

[drainbamage]

hah- thanks Scott!


so here's some random photo's I took tonight during feeding- just taken on my phone cam still, and taken during/after feeding so the food is blocking up some of the chalices.


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flamethrower, rainbow, and my new bowser at the top of the photo, with the crazy fox to the right of it, My Miami to the right of that

closer-up of the rainbow with the my miami sucking in a nice pile of food above it

just stoked that the bowser is chowing down, totally a shameless showing off picture :xd:

closer of the flamethrower

My Miami

more- plus an utter chaos hanging out with the rest

yes I'm obsessing over the flamethrower for no good reason anymore, my earlier paranoia is lingering

Light hangs over, so tough to get a photo of the rest- but a few in this photo: SC's People Eater, WWC's Toxic Pie, a secret nuclear pink, then towards the 'front/bottom' are the JF Orange Rainbow (with new pups forming, btw it's also a muncher ) our SC frozen Lava, SC lingerie

hope that helps for now! need to get them all remounted to some bigger discs, but still waiting on the new frag tank to get totally 'matured' before risking these guys. May end up keeping the 20 for awhile, and just emptying it out of all the other random stuff and turning it into the chalice lunch cart, maybe hooking up a big fuge to it or something.

 

[lps1212]

1 word phenominal DB

 

[Salty Dog]

is there any way I could get intoo this growout?

 

[CJO]

Looking awesome. Thanks for the update pics.

CJ

 

[CJO]

is there any way I could get intoo this growout?

Sorry, but this has been closed for a while. Quite a few people have been asking about getting in on this. All it takes is one person to get the ball rolling on a new growout...

CJ

 

[SD Actuary]

Oh hey, nice bowser

 

[Salty Dog]

Thanks CJ, Ive got a deal working with Fab1971 on a grow out.

 

[Moochi]

If you have a growout similar to this salty dog im down! Just let me know.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Great looking chalices. I never saw a flamethrower until joining R2R. I must have one. Whoever said the greatest game was man is wrong. The greatest game is hunting down coral.

 

[CJO]

Awesome!

CJ

 

[Dave3112]

Hey Brian! It has been a couple of weeks and I was just wondering if you had anything to update on the grow out?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[drainbamage]

Sure! Sorry, I honestly just don't think to post, so again, bump the thread whenever and ill put up any latest.

Last night cleared some room so that everyone is now on the sand bed and flush with it to hopefully encourage nice growth and shape, remounted the flamethrower, rainbow to discs instead of plugs. Fed everyone more, all are starting to feed more aggressively, especially noticeable in the crazy fox. The orange zoas are looking really nice as well, up to 4 polyps so we'll all have nice colonies of them by the time the chalices are ready to be shipped I think.

One reason I haven't updated much is the lack of a camera, still working on that. Did take a few phone snaps last night, ill update with them tonight but not that easy to see stuff with them.

 

[Dave3112]

Thanks! I'm not too worried with pics. It is nice about once a month or so though. That way we can possibly see some of the growth. LOL. Glad to hear they are doing well. You seem to be the master at getting the growth out of chalices.

 

[drainbamage]

everyone shoot SD_Actuary a PM- Scott's letting me bum his camera so I can get some photo's taken! Only problem is he's got a much nicer rig than what I used to use, so taking me some getting used to it. Still, should have you guys some pics within the next few days.


One major note- the Lingerie seems to have gained an eye....or rather, three. I swear while I was feeding it last night it had four mouths munching down food! So very awesome news there, all are showing growth otherwise, though the flamethrower is proving the slowest growing, but has begun to eat Reef Caviar so fingers crossed it's going to start accelerating.