Chalice placement >>> Horizontal or Vertical?

A.VOID · 09/08/2008, 09:26 AM

I read different views on Chalice placement.

Does it matter if they are placed vertical on a rock, or do they need to be flater?

I have mine at about a 45 degree angle now, but not sure if that's going to do it

dan10342 · 09/08/2008, 03:56 PM

they will grow (well most of them) the way gravity pulls them.

dan10342 · 09/08/2008, 03:56 PM

i think ...

roblack · 09/09/2008, 08:58 AM

One reason to mount a chalice vertical has to do with the amount of light they receive. In nature, chalices tend to be in deeper waters or in protected areas where they do not get direct light all day. Due to the fact very few reefers have moving lights like the sun, we can counter a stationary light source by shading the coral or placing it so the coral receives light at an angle (vertical). Another good reason to place a chalice vertical is because if placed right, you get to see more of the coral and the eyes staring back at you. Or maybe it has something to do with flow and feng shui.

A.VOID · 09/09/2008, 11:59 AM

SO >>>

Vertical is your final answer? Or on the rock at 45 degrees is fine and dandy?

I see so many pictures of them in the substrate.

roblack · 09/09/2008, 07:39 PM

Depends on the situation. I have a bit of both going on, but partly because a few are flat on the bottom of the tank being shaded. Most of the reef mounted chalices are vertical or at an angle and are growing well with good colors. I will place them horizontally if the available space on the liverock is more conducive to such placement. 45 degree placement should be fine, but it also depends upon your light, coral, and distance of coral from lightsource.

kev apsley · 09/10/2008, 07:07 AM

some chalice's, particulary some of the Watermelon varities really like to get full direct moderate light, where as some of the reverse watermelons such as the Mummy Eye, Emerald Mummy Eye, prolly prefer that diffused indirect lighting, that's where a verticle placement might come in handy for some people due to the high amount of light over their tanks.

roblack · 09/11/2008, 12:22 PM

Here's a pic of a few chalice frags that are mounted at an angle from the light. Others are down below shaded in the sandbed.

kev apsley · 09/11/2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by roblack
Here's a pic of a few chalice frags that are mounted at an angle from the light. Others are down below shaded in the sandbed.

Nice looking frags

roblack · 09/11/2008, 07:07 PM

Thanks Kev! Much of my tank is that way, full of frags. All the big and medium sized corals have been grown from frags as well. Except for a tube anemone and some caribbean palys, it's all aquaculture. Can't wait till my tanks grow up. It has taken the reef mounted frags some time to start growing, wonder how different the growth rate and pattern may be since they are positioned at an angle.

09/08/2008, 09:26 AM	#1
A.VOID Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus Posts: 985	Chalice placement >>> Horizontal or Vertical? I read different views on Chalice placement. Does it matter if they are placed vertical on a rock, or do they need to be flater? I have mine at about a 45 degree angle now, but not sure if that's going to do it

09/11/2008, 07:07 PM	#10
roblack Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 3,094	Thanks Kev! Much of my tank is that way, full of frags. All the big and medium sized corals have been grown from frags as well. Except for a tube anemone and some caribbean palys, it's all aquaculture. Can't wait till my tanks grow up. It has taken the reef mounted frags some time to start growing, wonder how different the growth rate and pattern may be since they are positioned at an angle. Last edited by roblack; 09/11/2008 at 07:13 PM.

09/08/2008, 03:56 PM	#2
dan10342 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneseo, NY Posts: 3,331	they will grow (well most of them) the way gravity pulls them.

09/09/2008, 08:58 AM	#4
roblack Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 3,094	One reason to mount a chalice vertical has to do with the amount of light they receive. In nature, chalices tend to be in deeper waters or in protected areas where they do not get direct light all day. Due to the fact very few reefers have moving lights like the sun, we can counter a stationary light source by shading the coral or placing it so the coral receives light at an angle (vertical). Another good reason to place a chalice vertical is because if placed right, you get to see more of the coral and the eyes staring back at you. Or maybe it has something to do with flow and feng shui.

09/09/2008, 11:59 AM	#5
A.VOID Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus Posts: 985	SO >>> Vertical is your final answer? Or on the rock at 45 degrees is fine and dandy? I see so many pictures of them in the substrate.

09/09/2008, 07:39 PM	#6
roblack Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 3,094	Depends on the situation. I have a bit of both going on, but partly because a few are flat on the bottom of the tank being shaded. Most of the reef mounted chalices are vertical or at an angle and are growing well with good colors. I will place them horizontally if the available space on the liverock is more conducive to such placement. 45 degree placement should be fine, but it also depends upon your light, coral, and distance of coral from lightsource.

09/10/2008, 07:07 AM	#7
kev apsley Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 4,424	some chalice's, particulary some of the Watermelon varities really like to get full direct moderate light, where as some of the reverse watermelons such as the Mummy Eye, Emerald Mummy Eye, prolly prefer that diffused indirect lighting, that's where a verticle placement might come in handy for some people due to the high amount of light over their tanks.

09/11/2008, 12:22 PM	#8
roblack Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 3,094	Here's a pic of a few chalice frags that are mounted at an angle from the light. Others are down below shaded in the sandbed.