Amazing Bright Rainbow Chalice Colony
Transform Your Tank with a Large Chalice Colony That Earns "Rainbow" Without Apology
Looking for a chalice that actually delivers on the color promise? This large Rainbow Chalice colony is the real thing — a mature, fully developed encrusting specimen displaying vivid, multi-toned coloration across its entire surface that shifts and deepens depending on the lighting spectrum you run. Reds, oranges, greens, purples, and blues all present across the corallites in combinations that make every section of the colony look slightly different from the last. At large colony size the full effect is already realized — no growing out, no waiting for color to develop. The brightness on this one earns every word of the listing title.
Chalice corals are ideal mid-to-low tank placement corals — encrusting steadily outward over rockwork under gentle flow and moderate lighting, they become permanent, ever-expanding features of a display aquascape. A large colony of a truly bright rainbow morph is a rare find and one of the most visually rewarding single additions you can make to an established reef tank.
Quick Stats & Care Guide
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Common Name: Rainbow Chalice Coral
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Scientific Name: Echinophyllia sp.
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Current Size: Large colony
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Care Level: Intermediate
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Temperament: Aggressive (sweeper tentacles — keep 3"+ from all neighbors)
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Diet: Photosynthetic; target feed 1–2x weekly (mysis, Reef-Roids)
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Reef Safe: Yes, with spacing
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Water Conditions: Temp 76–78°F | Sal 1.025 | Alk 8–9 dKH | Ca 420–440 ppm | Low-moderate flow | Low-moderate PAR (50–150)
Why Buy From The Coral Boutique?
Every specimen we ship has been quarantined, conditioned, and eating before it leaves our facility. Large chalice colonies require careful handling in transit — ours arrive stable and acclimated, ready to continue spreading in your tank from day one.
