💗💙🧡 Sunburst Halo Chalice Coral
Echinophyllia sp. – Pink Base with Blue Rim & Orange Eyes (Colony)
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Temperament: Semi-aggressive (avoid contact with nearby corals)
Colour Form: A breathtaking pink chalice coral with a radiant electric-blue border and glowing sunburst-orange eyes scattered across its surface. Under actinic lighting, the coral ignites — the pink base radiates a candy-like glow while the blue rim shimmers like neon frost, framing each fluorescent orange eye in perfect contrast.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Lobophylliidae
Lighting: Moderate to High – enhances rim and eye fluorescence
Water Flow: Low to Moderate, indirect
Placement: Lower to mid reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Sunburst Halo Chalice (Echinophyllia sp.) is a rare and visually explosive LPS coral prized by collectors for its multi-layered colour architecture. The fusion of cotton-candy pink tissue, neon-blue margins, and glowing orange eyes creates a living gemstone effect — dramatic and irresistible.
Each colony forms smooth, undulating plates that encrust rock surfaces, building vibrant living mosaics over time. This coral is a true statement piece, ideal for advanced reefers who crave bold contrast and refined detail in a single specimen.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Though primarily photosynthetic, the Sunburst Halo Chalice benefits from target feeding once or twice weekly with meaty microfoods such as Reef Roids, Coral Frenzy, or Fauna Marin LPS pellets to enhance eye growth and colour saturation.
Maintain stable alkalinity and low, steady nutrients for optimal pigmentation.
Supplementation with amino acids, iron, and manganese intensifies pink and orange fluorescence.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 8–11 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–460 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1350 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.07 ppm |
📍 Placement
Position in low to moderate flow areas of the reef where its tissue can expand fully without abrasion. Keep ample spacing from aggressive LPS — Chalices possess potent sweeper tentacles.
Best colouration occurs under blue-heavy LED or T5 hybrid lighting, which enhances the contrast between the pink base, blue rim, and orange eyes.
💗💙🧡 Sunburst Halo Chalice Coral (Colony)
A living jewel of pink fire and blue frost — radiant, rare, and born to steal the spotlight in any reef.