Once in a while, you come across a coral during a dive, and you can’t not share it with everyone. This was the case during an exploration dive in the south of Sumba. Exposed, high swell, cold up-wellings, everyone was…
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Watermelon Chalice is a stunning coral
While diving in North Sulawesi, we came across a fantastic small colony of Oxypora lacera, the Watermelon Chalice. While this color morph is quite common in Australia, it’s quite rare in Indonesia. The perfect red colony color, with a green…
CDU’s Gucci Chalice features every color of the rainbow
Think of a Rainbow chalice and you’ll probably picture an Asian Bugatti or Jelly Bean, but the Australian Rainbow Chalices coming out of Queensland display color and patternation on a whole other level. This “Gucci” Chalice collected by Corals Down…
The Nishi Chalice, Echinomorpha nishihiroi, is One Rare Coral
Words like that are used to describe the relative abundance of corals like ‘rare’ have all but lost any meaning in the aquarium hobby because it gets thrown around so much. But if there’s one holy grail coral species among all…
A Multilevel Display for Shrooms, Chalices and Anemones [Video]
In our latest video we showed off the new incarnation of our Mode retail rack system which has been an integral part of the Reef Builders Studio for several years now. The multitiered aquarium system was initially purposed as a…
Confused Moseleya Grew Like a Chalice Coral
Of all the coral species that can make us rubberneck at a reef aquarium conference we have to admit that Moseleya is rarely able to elicit that kind of response. Save for few exceptions the honeycomb-shaped moon coral is almost…
Ultimate Mycedium Chalice Corals Spotted in Indonesia
We love to photograph Mycedium under water – Mycedium elephantotus is probably one of the most photogenic corals because it always exhibit a variety of bright colors on the same colony with contrasting mouths. During a diving trip in central…
Fruit Salad Chalice Coral is a Radical Echinophyllia
Chalice corals of the Echinophyllia genus can have some of the boldest colors and wildest patterns and in the name of keeping tabs of how awesome they can be, we’ve featured a wide diversity of so-called rainbow chalice corals over…
Oregon Mummy Eye Chalice Forgot What Color It’s Supposed to Be
The Mummy Eye Chalice coral is one of the oldest and most beloved of the classic strains of Echinophyllia but this coral has a unique trick up its tentacles. When it was first introduced to the reefing world by Isaac Seidel…
Quick Tips For Fragging Chalice Corals With Gallery Aquatica TV
Ania is back with another episode of the frag files! This time she is showing us a few quick tips for fragging chalice corals. Check out the video below, or on the Gallery Aquatica YouTube Channel to learn more about…
