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WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG Coral
The coral pictured is the exact specimen reserved for your order—guaranteed. While it is conditioned in our aquaculture system, it may continue to grow beyond the size shown in the original photograph.
WYSIWYG coral care profile
LT Avatar Chalice Care Guide
LT Avatar Chalice is an encrusting or plating LPS coral that colors best under controlled light and needs space from nearby corals after dark.
- Care level
- Easy to moderate
- Suggested PAR
- 50–150
- Water flow
- Low to moderate
- Placement
- Lower to middle reef
- Aggression
- High
- Feeding
- Optional, up to weekly
What LT Avatar Chalice needs
Start in lower light and raise intensity gradually while watching tissue color and recession. Provide indirect flow that clears the surface without lifting tissue at the growing edge. Leave several inches for nighttime sweepers.
Stable water targets
Use these as a steady operating range, not numbers to chase from day to day.
- Temperature
- 76–79°F
- Salinity
- 1.025–1.026 SG
- Alkalinity
- 8–9 dKH
- Calcium
- 420–450 ppm
- Magnesium
- 1300–1400 ppm
- Nitrate
- 5–15 ppm
- Phosphate
- 0.03–0.10 ppm
How to acclimate LT Avatar Chalice
- Inspect the bag and coral on arrival. Photograph any shipping concern before opening the bag, then follow the store's live-arrival instructions.
- Match temperature, inspect the coral under white light, and use a coral dip that is appropriate for the coral group. Do not add shipping water to the display.
- Begin below the final light intensity for the first several days. Move or raise intensity gradually while watching tissue and polyp response.
LT Avatar Chalice care questions
Where should I place LT Avatar Chalice?
Start at Lower to middle reef. Leave room for growth and move the coral only after observing its response to the current position.
How much flow does LT Avatar Chalice need?
Use Low to moderate flow. The goal is steady gas exchange and debris removal without folded tissue, exposed skeleton, or polyps held in one direction.
Should I feed LT Avatar Chalice?
Recommended frequency: Optional, up to weekly. Feed only when the coral shows a response, use appropriately sized food, and remove uneaten food before it irritates the tissue.