🌸 Blushing Rose Chalice – WYSIWYG 🌸
Echinophyllia spp. (Vibrant Pink Colony – Collector Coral)
🔹 Quick Stats
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Care Level: Moderate
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Temperament: Peaceful to semi-aggressive (space generously to avoid neighboring coral stings)
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Colour Form: The Blushing Rose Chalice features bright pink encrusting tissue with subtle shading variations across the colony 🌸✨. Each colony is unique, creating a soft yet eye-catching centerpiece for any reef.
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Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
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Family: Pectiniidae
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Lighting: Moderate (enhances pink vibrancy and texture)
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Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements, Amino Acids
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Water Flow: Low to moderate — ensures gentle polyp extension without stress
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Placement: Mid to lower reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Blushing Rose Chalice is a premium collector coral, prized for its vivid pink coloration and encrusting growth. Its flowing tissue and subtle color variations create a dynamic, elegant focal point in any reef.
🍽️ Feeding & Care
Primarily photosynthetic, but benefits from target feeding 1–2 times per week with mysis, krill, or enriched microplankton. Amino acids and trace element supplementation maintain vibrant coloration and healthy tissue.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12
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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): 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Best in mid to lower reef zones with gentle, indirect flow. Under actinic lighting, the pink tissue glows vividly, creating a stunning collector centerpiece.
📸 WYSIWYG Note
Sold as WYSIWYG — the exact colony photographed is the one you will receive, guaranteeing premium quality, vivid coloration, and individuality.