Jon's 90 SPS dominant reef

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Those frags are off of the big colony Brian (Biggs) grew. Wow it was awesome.. The size and shape of a punch bowl and it just sparkled.
Brian said it was an enchino, which along with oxypora are all kinda lumped together as chalice. I figured it was a Hollywood Stunner also. I have a piece of it also and it's near the bottom under 400w and mine seems to like the light.

I I'll point out this thread to Brian and maybe he will let us know how he grew that monster.

Sorry to be so slow in responding but things have been busy. It was sold to me as an Echinopora sp. and is apparently not a very common coral. Mine grew to the size of a punch bowl and was growing at an astounding rate and that's why I had to move it. I kept a piece so I could grow it again. It liked light and lots of it! I kept it under a pair of 400W 20000K XM Halides and maintained very high Calcium levels (475 -500) and Mag levels (1400-1500). It's slow to start growing and seems once it reaches critical mass it explodes. It throws sweepers 6" long and is very aggresive....but stunning if you have the room for one!

Cheers!