{"product_id":"red-eye-chalice-coral","title":"Red Eye Chalice Coral","description":"\u003cp\u003eChalice corals are a wide-ranging group of encrusting and plating LPS corals, including genera like Echinophyllia, Mycedium, and Oxypora. They've been a staple in the reef aquarium hobby for years, known for their unique growth forms and varied colour patterns. A healthy chalice will form a thin plate that slowly covers the rockwork, adding texture and colour to the lower regions of a reef tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese corals typically grow in a thin, plating or encrusting sheet, often with visible corallites or \"eyes\" that can be a contrasting colour to the main body. Some specimens may develop flowing whorls or tiers as they mature. Their colouration is famously diverse, often presenting in combinations of green, red, purple, orange, or deep grey, sometimes with brightly coloured rims or eyes. At night, chalice corals can extend potent sweeper tentacles, so it's interesting to watch them with a blue light after the main lights go out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor best results, place your chalice coral in an area of low to moderate light and flow, somewhere in the lower half of the tank. A PAR range of 75-150 is a good target. Gentle, indirect water movement is enough to keep the surface clean. While largely photosynthetic, they do appreciate occasional spot-feeding with meaty foods after lights out. One of the most important things to know about chalice corals is that they are aggressive. They can produce long sweeper tentacles that will sting nearby corals, so they need plenty of space. Keep water parameters stable, with calcium around 420-440 ppm and alkalinity between 8 and 9 dKH.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a WYSIWYG item, so you'll receive the exact specimen pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Marine Aquariums","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42316464717879,"sku":"EMA-LPS-20260710-Z0ZK","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1849\/1739\/files\/08935cf0-4495-4cca-9cfb-df69c2f26e51-21-_MG_4384.png?v=1783712599","url":"https:\/\/easternmarineaquariums.co.nz\/products\/red-eye-chalice-coral","provider":"EasternMarine Aquariums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}