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Lost a Banana Wrasse during the transfer to my new tank, jumped clean out while I was moving stock. Thought it was just hiding in the sand, didn't even notice it was gone at first. Had a similar scare with a male Bluethroat Trigger, but I was lucky enough to catch him mid-air and scoop him back in ...

My chalices did well at higher PAR, 100-150, and moderate to high flow - I had them in a 200g with 2 mp40s and a 1500g return pump, so they were never in low flow.

I agree with FoxRise that lighting might be a bit low for them. Your calcium level seems low to me, I aim for at least 500ppm - what's ...

I've had some success with chalices in the past, and I think you might be selling them short on PAR - they can definitely handle moderate to high flow, and in my experience, they've got a structure more akin to SPS than LPS.

I test my water pretty regularly, at least once a week, and I focus on Calc, Alk, and Mag since I'm not too concerned about nitrate and phosphate. I also do weekly 5-gallon water changes on my 29-gallon biocube, but I still dose small amounts of Calc, Alk, and Mag to keep things stable. Recently ...