🔴⚫ Sith Flame Chalice
Echinophyllia spp. (Premium Darth Maul Grafted Morph – Deep Red & Bright Crimson Fusion)
Quick Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Colour Form: A dramatic fusion of dark crimson and searing bright red grafted together across a textured, encrusting chalice. Under blue/actinic spectrum, the colours glow like molten lava streaked with shadow.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Lobophylliidae
Lighting: Low to Moderate
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Amino Acids, Trace Elements
Water Flow: Low to Moderate
Placement: Sandbed or lower rockwork with space to expand
Overview
The Sith Flame Chalice is a high-end morph of Echinophyllia spp. known in the hobby as the Darth Maul Grafted. It exhibits an explosive palette of deep maroon merging with radiant red-orange fire, like the embers of a Sith forge. Its encrusting structure grows into undulating folds with raised corallites, enhancing its 3D impact.
This ultra-premium chalice is a favourite for collectors seeking intense pigmentation and contrast. It’s both an art piece and a statement of power.
Care & Feeding
While photosynthetic, this chalice thrives with regular feeding. Offer reef roids, rotifers, or finely minced meaty foods once or twice a week to promote growth and maintain vibrant grafted colouration. Avoid strong flow, which can cause tissue recession on delicate edges.
Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–11
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Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm
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Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm
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Nitrate (NO₃): 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate (PO₄): 0.01–0.05 ppm
Placement
Place this coral on a flat surface on the sandbed or low rock, in low-flow zones to allow full tissue expansion and polyp feeding. Maintain a buffer zone from aggressive neighbours due to potential sweeper tentacle activity at night.
🔴⚫ Sith Flame Chalice
A relic of the reef’s dark side — where molten colour and shadow collide in one of the ocean’s rarest fusions.