How would you go about removing this chalice from the back wall?

[Pygo]

This baby has grown like a champ in my abusive tank(by abusive, I mean not enough WCs and very little/irregular dosing. I also use the chalice to diffuse the flow on my water changes with unheated water, it does not care about anything lol). Plus, I moved the tank twice in one week for fumigation and it sat out of water for a good 45 mins each time, still not a care in the world.

ANYWAY, it has cupped upward and almost totally blocked it’s own little pool off from the rest of the tank. It’s encroaching on my return nozzle and is taking up too much space for something that can only be seen top-down.

i can’t decide if I want to frag it down to a small plate or try to remove the whole thing and sell it as a colony. WWSCRD?

I’m also a little nervous about removing it as a whole and accidentally crushing it. I can’t really tell how much of it is actually attached to the wall. Any tips?

 

[StanD]

very cool growth pattern

If it was me, I'd try to break it off the wall as a colony. You should be able to use a putty knife or xacto blade to remove it.

 

[Pygo]

very cool growth pattern

If it was me, I'd try to break it off the wall as a colony. You should be able to use a putty knife or xacto blade to remove it.

yeah it’s a rad piece! Just wish I had a bigger tank to continue to accommodate it. It’s getting a little crazy now lol. Biggest complaint is my snails try to ride the spinning return nozzle and end up wedged in there for a couple days until I see them and pull them loose.

good call, skinny blade should probably do the trick. My next problem is, what would someone pay for a piece this size? Lol

 

[Tommy Ngo]

yeah it’s a rad piece! Just wish I had a bigger tank to continue to accommodate it. It’s getting a little crazy now lol. Biggest complaint is my snails try to ride the spinning return nozzle and end up wedged in there for a couple days until I see them and pull them loose.

good call, skinny blade should probably do the trick. My next problem is, what would someone pay for a piece this size? Lol

looks like a hollywood stunner chalice. It can be very aggressive with other corals nearby with it sweepers. My guess would be $60-$100 for that piece.

 

[Pygo]

looks like a hollywood stunner chalice. It can be very aggressive with other corals nearby with it swippers. My guess would be $60-$100 for that piece.

looks like a hollywood stunner chalice. It can be very aggressive with other corals nearby with it swippers. My guess would be $60-$100 for that piece.

yeah it's a hollywood stunner.So far no major aggression, but those sweepers are impressively long! also, thanks for the appraisal.

 

[562_Reefer]

I would definitely second the knife. Or if you have a flipper blade or painters blade, you may be able to get it with one swipe


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[Theyeg]

I have used a razer blade in the past. You just have to be careful not to cut your self but it allows you to get really flat and close. Better control then a knife for me but it's going to be tough either way.

 

[Sonthaily85]

how did you attach it to the back wall? i like the idea lol

 

[drexel]

Yes, use the longest blade you can find and you should be able to get it in one swipe with minor breakage.

 

[Pygo]

how did you attach it to the back wall? i like the idea lol

It started out as a small, flat frag. I 3-d printed an L-shaped bracket sort of thing(I think it was scrap from another project). Glued the back of the bracket to the wall and glued the frag to the L piece. It eventually grew up to be way bigger than expected lol

 

[Sonthaily85]

It started out as a small, flat frag. I 3-d printed an L-shaped bracket sort of thing(I think it was scrap from another project). Glued the back of the bracket to the wall and glued the frag to the L piece. It eventually grew up to be way bigger than expected lol

oh sweet thanks lol