Tomorrow, Advanced Aquarist will publish Craig Bagby’s 335 gallon reef system as our monthly Feature Aquarium.  This system includes a 247 gallon SPS dominated display and a 50 gallon chalice frag tank.  As a teaser, enjoy these photos of choice pieces from Craig’s chalice frag tank.  It’s not hard to see why the Chalice trend took off the way it did: they give all other corals (including Blastomussa) a run for their money when it comes to surreal pigmentation.

The Grinch

Stardust

The Rainbow Boobies (earlier photo)

The Rainbow Boobies today – now a small but impressive multi-eye colony

WWC Goldeneye Watermelon

Cupid’s Chalice

Illuminati

A wild colony displaying a galaxy of colors!

Another wild-harvested alien-eye chalice

One more unnamed, wild chalice.