Sugar Cookie Chalice Coral

Sugar Cookie Chalice Coral

Add a sweet splash of color to your reef aquarium with the Sugar Cookie Chalice Coral! This beautiful Large Polyp Stony (LPS) coral is known for its colorful patterns, textured surface, and eye-catching appearance that makes it a fantastic addition to any reef collection.

Sugar Cookie Chalice features a unique combination of contrasting colors and intricate patterns that create a stunning display under blue reef lighting. Its fleshy, encrusting growth and distinctive chalice structure make it an excellent choice for mixed reefs, LPS gardens, and colorful coral collections.

With its relatively manageable care requirements, Sugar Cookie Chalice is a great option for intermediate reef keepers looking to add something unique to their aquarium. As it matures, this coral can gradually spread across rockwork and develop beautiful plating formations, creating an impressive display of color and texture.

Whether you're expanding your chalice collection or looking for a standout coral to complete your aquascape, Sugar Cookie Chalice is a fantastic addition to your reef!

Care Requirements

• Care Level: Moderate

• Lighting (PAR): 50–150

• Water Flow: Low to Moderate

• Placement: Bottom to Middle of Aquarium

• Temperament: Semi-Aggressive (may extend sweeper tentacles and sting neighboring corals)

• Feeding: Primarily photosynthetic, may benefit from occasional target feeding with small meaty foods or fine particulate coral foods

• Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate

• Ideal Temperature: 75–79°F

• Salinity: 1.024–1.026 SG

• pH: 8.1–8.4

• Alkalinity: 8–12 dKH

• Calcium: 400–450 ppm

• Magnesium: 1250–1350 ppm

Helpful Tip: Sugar Cookie Chalice generally prefers lower to moderate lighting and gentle, indirect water flow. Start the coral in a lower-light area and gradually acclimate it to your aquarium's conditions. Allow plenty of space between this coral and neighboring colonies to prevent potential stinging.

Please Note: Each coral is unique. Coloration, size, growth patterns, and appearance may vary depending on lighting, aquarium conditions, and individual specimens.